Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour.

Job Summary
Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and a pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the workforce and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring, and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Detailed Overview
In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Community Health Nurse (CHN) - Registered Nurse works independently in the community setting. Works collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional team, managing an assigned client caseload that includes assessments, coaching, interventions, client care services, and follow‑up to enable clients and their families to live confidently and safely at home and/or in the community. Emphasizes the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health, including the treatment of chronic diseases through teaching, counseling, and direct client care. Facilitates and manages client transitions across the healthcare continuum using the provincial Primary & Community Care model, optimizing recovery and minimizing avoidable admissions to residential and/or acute care facilities. Collaborates with acute, primary, and community care providers and family/supports to ensure seamless care planning and transition.

Responsibilities

Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client using interpersonal and interviewing techniques, in person or over the telephone, ensuring the client's choice, autonomy, dignity, and privacy.

Screens referrals, provides individualized assessments, interprofessional care planning, and interventions, including clinical care when appropriate; assists clients to achieve optimal function by facilitating timely and appropriate health services.





Develops a comprehensive shared client care plan in collaboration with the interprofessional team and facilitates its transition to the referring source and community providers.

Provides direct client care, identifies required care services per guidelines, and explains care to the client and family.

Makes decisions on client‑specific direct care tasks as required, delegates tasks to Community Health Workers, provides training, and ensures they operate within defined limits; monitors their performance in partnership with the Community Health Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse.

Facilitates care conferencing with the interprofessional team to review and adjust care plans, determine referrals, and evaluate effectiveness, developing next steps toward client goals.

Discusses clinical findings with client/family, collaborates on action plans, sets goals, reviews system information, and organizes priorities using resources effectively.

Supports clients and families before, during, and after interprofessional conferences and clinic visits, providing information, advocating for their choices, and delivering direct care during transitions.

Arranges and participates in joint home visits with other professionals, advising on available community resources.

Provides health counseling through education, self‑management, self‑monitoring, and wellness promotion via clinic, telephone, or home visits, collaborating with other health professionals in the primary & community care network.

Maintains clinical records (intake screens, assessments, interventions, care plans, progress notes) and statistical information according to established policies.

Engages in continuous skilled practice growth, reviewing literature, attending workshops and in‑services, and networking with health professionals.

Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities, collecting data, and research opportunities as required.

Participates in orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students, acting as a preceptor when appropriate.

Contributes to the development and revision of standards, policies, and procedures,



advocating for improvements and participating in quality improvement initiatives.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education and Experience
Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

One (1) year of recent related clinical experience assessing and treating complex geriatric and/or adult patients with chronic health conditions in an acute or community/outpatient setting, including recent experience in care and discharge planning, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Valid BC driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business‑related purposes.

Skills And Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge and competence in gerontology and adults living with complex frailty and chronic illnesses.

Ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments and provide nursing care through therapeutic interventions.

Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

Ability to integrate and evaluate data from multiple sources to solve problems.

Knowledge of broad health care services, community resources, and their role in a continuum of care.

Sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences while promoting client‑focused care.

Capacity to independently manage and prioritize clients with diverse health care issues.

Teaching skills for health promotion and self‑management using care management principles.

Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.

Teamwork skills, working independently and as part of an interprofessional team.

Operational competence with related equipment and applicable software applications.

Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations.

Our services are delivered by a team of more than 50,000 staff, medical staff, and volunteers, committed to planetary health and valuing diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring, and trust, ensuring all individuals are treated inclusively, equitably, and in a culturally safe manner.

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