Position Summary

We are seeking a caring and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our health care team. If you are a conscientious and well‑organized Nurse, with a strong commitment to the care and well‑being of others, this rewarding opportunity is for you.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Program Lead or designate, the Nurse is responsible for providing competent, ethical, and culturally safe Tele‑Care nursing in accordance with legislative requirements, operational policies, and clinical guidelines. The Nurse utilizes care protocols, standards, and guidelines to arrive at decision making, and works in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team including cultural support workers and partnering Indigenous organizations.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Days, 09:00 to 20:12 (rotating).

North American first: minimum Nurse‑to‑Patient Ratios (mNPR) are starting in B.C.! Northern Health, along with other health authorities, is implementing mNPR as a transformative staffing solution to improve the working environment of nurses and provide better quality care to patients.

Qualifications

- Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an RN or RPN with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Minimum two years recent, related clinical nursing experience in nursing and/or mental health and substance use settings, including experience developing and providing formal education to patients, families, the public or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Certified Practice Opioid Use Disorder (CP‑OUD).





Skills and Abilities

- Ability to complete initial and ongoing individual assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate / prescribed technical, therapeutic, and safety interventions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals, families, the public, medical staff, and members of the interdisciplinary team using verbal, written and computer communication means.
- Ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data from multiple sources to problem‑solve effectively.
- Ability to promote individual‑focused care that demonstrates care for individuals and their significant others, sensitive to diverse cultures and preferences, client advocacy and social justice concerns.
- Ability to create culturally safe, trauma‑informed health care settings through individualized care planning and collaborative approaches to service provision, including Indigenous Health Services where possible.
- Ability to transmit information intended to instruct individuals and others about topics essential to health care and well‑being.
- Manages time and resources, implementing activities that promote cooperation among relevant others,



collaboration across disciplines, and related activities.
- Promotes staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness, and risk‑taking, creating planning for change and innovation, implementation of NH policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self.
- Uses factual information, prior learning, and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research‑based evidence. Integrates best practice from nursing and health‑related disciplines with humanities, arts and sciences disciplines into skilled practice.
- Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Location

The Nurse will work in the community. Information about living, working, and thriving in the area is available through Terrace.

Benefits

- Comprehensive benefits including extended health, dental, and a municipal pension plan for part‑time and full‑time employees. Casual employees have the option to pay for benefits.
- Four weeks of vacation after one year of continuous service.
- Financial support for moving expenses for eligible positions.
- Employee referral program with attractive incentives.
- Employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
- Access to spectacular outdoor activities and enjoy short commutes in BC.
- Loan forgiveness programs offered through Federal and Provincial Government for eligible professions.

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📌 Registered Nurse (rn), Coordinated Access, Mental Health And Substance Use Stabilization (Terrace)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Terrace