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

Job Summary
We are currently hiring for a Relief Full Time Community Health Nurse - Registered Nurse to join Specialized Community Services Program - Complex Medically Frail team at Fraser Health Community South Fraser in Surrey, B.C. This position is available until approximately January 2027 or until the return of the incumbent.

Benefits

Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year

Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits

Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan

Maternity top‑up (eligibility requirements to qualify)

50% subsidy on TransLink passes

Eligibility based on employment status

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. The role includes assessing, 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. It emphasizes the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health such as the treatment of chronic diseases through teaching, counselling and direct client care.

Responsibilities

Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client using interpersonal and interviewing techniques, ensuring the client’s choice and autonomy in decision‑making and care planning.

Screen referrals, provide individualized assessments, interprofessional care planning, and interventions, and facilitate timely and appropriate health services for clients with multiple complex chronic conditions.

Develop a comprehensive shared patient/client care plan in collaboration with the interprofessional team, primary care provider, client, family, and other healthcare providers.

Provide direct client care and identify other care services required in accordance with applicable guidelines, policies, and evidence‑based best practice.





Make decisions on client‑specific direct care tasks, delegate tasks to Community Health Workers, and provide in‑home demonstrations and training as needed.

Facilitate care conferencing to review client care plans and determine the timing and referral to other services or interventions.

Discuss clinical findings and develop action plans and goals directed at clinical needs, self‑management, and improved health‑related quality of life.

Support clients and families before, during, and after interprofessional conferences and clinic visits by providing information and advocating for their choices and needs.

Arrange and participate in joint home visits and provide advice on community resources.

Provide health counseling through education, self‑management, self‑monitoring, and wellness/health promotion/prevention.

Maintain clinical records, including intake screens, assessments, interventions, care plans, and progress notes.

Maintain professional practice growth, knowledge and expertise through review of literature, workshops, and networking.

Participate in department quality improvement and risk management activities, identify client care issues, and collect data.

Participate in research opportunities and orient nursing staff and students as a preceptor when appropriate.

Provide input in the development and revision of standards of care, policies, and procedures, and advocate for improvements in clinical practice.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BCCNM.

One (1)



year recent related clinical experience assessing and treating complex geriatric and/or adult patients with chronic health conditions in an acute or community/outpatient care 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

Knowledge, skills 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.

Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data from multiple sources to problem‑solve effectively.

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

Ability to promote client‑focused care with sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences.

Ability to independently manage and prioritize clients with diverse healthcare issues.

Ability to teach clients and others about essential health topics and encourage self‑management using care management principles.

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

Ability to work independently and as a member of an interprofessional team.

Ability to operate 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 in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

We are committed to planetary health, value diversity in the workforce, and strive to maintain an setting of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aim to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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📌 Community Health Nurse - Registered Nurse - Fraser Health Community South Fraser (British Columbia)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 British Columbia