Job Summary

Come work as a Public Health Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Public Health team at Three Bridges Community Health Centre in Vancouver, BC as a Public Health Nurse. Apply today to join our team! As a Public Health Nurse focused in Public Health you will:

• Utilize public health nursing knowledge and expertise to promote and protect the optimal health, well-being and safety for the designated client population through selected and targeted programming with the focus on services to prenatal, infants and toddlers between the age of 0-5 years and their families.
• Provide a full continuum of services including prevention, health promotion and early intervention services to individuals/groups in a variety of community-based settings using an equity based approach to support the population health and mitigate the impacts of the social determinants of health with equity-deserving populations.
• Establish and maintain interdisciplinary and community relationships with internal and external partners.
• Identify the client as individual/community/system and determines necessary interventions using a continuum of public health nursing interventions such as screening, assessment, referral, advocacy, surveillance and monitoring, education, consultation and responding to public health emerging issues.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of specialty nursing certificate (i.e. 20 hour breast/chest feeding education), BCCDC immunization competency certification, as applicable and two (2) years' recent, related public health nursing experience including experience related to the designated client population (i.e. prenatal, infant), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver's license and access to personal vehicle for business related purposes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of public health nursing theory, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of community development and health promotion principles and practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of evidence informed nursing practice related to normal growth and development of relevant populations and appropriate screening and referral processes.
• Knowledge of communicable disease control practices and procedures including: prevention, promotion, reporting responsibilities and related procedures and immunization practices, including up to date immunization competency.
• General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Knowledge of Baby Friendly initiative, including completion of relevant breast/chest feeding course(s).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with co‑workers, physicians, other health care staff, clients and their families and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care, the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with co‑workers, care team and community partners and the ability to identify and facilitate community resources appropriate to clients’ and families’ needs.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel, teach, facilitate and coach individuals, families and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to deal sensitively and tactfully with clients and provide culturally sensitive nursing services to diverse and equity‑deserving populations.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritise work.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse situations, problem solve and facilitate resolutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with others to make evidence informed decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new and unexpected events.
• Demonstrated facilitation, mediation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in the development and delivery of educational materials based on the basis of education theories and best practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic research principles and procedures, such as research ethics, research question, hypothesis and qualitative vs. quantitative data analysis methods, and demonstrated ability to participate in research.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services for employees and their immediate families
• Award‑winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff