Nursing Practice Consultant

**FNHA Overview**:
**About us**
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and its employees are committed to a proactive holistic approach to health and wellness, and to the delivery of services which are sustainable and honour the customs and traditions of First Nations communities.

**Title**: Nursing Practice Consultant
**Salary**: $102,490 - $125,736 per year (pay range explained below)
**Contract**: Permanent Part-time 0.6 FTE
**Hours**: 22.5 hours a week (core hours Mon-Fri 9am-3pm)
**Location**: Remote
- Anywhere in British Columbia
**Bargaining Unit**: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)

**About the role**
This role is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive clinical and community health nursing orientation programs tailored to the unique needs of nurses working in remote First Nations communities. It provides expert clinical guidance to support safe, competent care across primary health, health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment services for individuals, families, and communities. As a key resource for nursing staff, mentorship nurses, student nurses, and other healthcare personnel, the position fosters professional development through in-services, case conferencing, and training sessions. It also contributes to the creation of educational materials and supports the implementation of preceptorship and mentoring programs, ensuring adherence to the Registered Nurse Association of British Columbia. Travel will be required to remote nursing stations so must possess a valid driver’s license.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will have:

- Education, Training and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Three (3) years of experience in community and/or public health nursing providing clinical practice support and education to nurses.

Occupational Certification
- Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).
- Remote Certified Practice with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).
- Current CPR course for Health Care Providers (HCP)..
- Knowledge
- Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations.
- Knowledge of concepts, principles and theories of trans-cultural nursing, including traditional, homeopathic or other healing practices used in the community.
- Knowledge of advanced clinical nursing practice, including current clinical treatment practices, principles, techniques, disease symptoms, and accident indicators.

**Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.**

You may have experience as: Community Health Nurse, Primary Care Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Educator

**Working at FNHA**
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
- 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more

**The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.**

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our FNHA family members to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum (Step 1) and maximum (highest Step) annual base salary based on full time equivalent hours.

**How to apply**

Closing date: October 26, 2025 (at 23:59)

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