Public Health Nurse

Job title: Public Health Nurse

Job description: Job title :PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Community :WILLIAMS LAKE
Facility :CARIBOO COMM HLTH SERV
Status :PERMANENT PART TIME (0.59 FTE)

Position Summary
Are you a registered Nurse with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and outstanding critical thinking skills? Do you have great communication and thrive on multitasking? If so, prepare to put your skills to the test and join our team in Williams Lake.

Our dynamic Public Health Nurses are an integral part of the community. Providing nursing services within the framework of the Population Health/Health Promotion Model, our Public Health nurses possess knowledge, skills and abilities specific to health promotion, epidemiology, community development, primary health care, social determinants of health and illness, and disease and injury prevention.

Public Health Nurses translate knowledge from the health and social sciences to support health enhancing behaviours to diverse individuals, families, and population groups through universal and targeted interventions, programs and advocacy. Services are offered in communities, schools, homes and outreach locations to individuals, families and communities.

This is a permanent part-time (0.59 FTE) position that works rotating days with shifts 08:18 to 16:30.

Join us and make a difference in the lives of others. Discover Interior Health and join our quest to set new standards of excellence in the delivery of health services in the Province of BC!

Community Profile: The growing community of Williams Lake is located amidst sparkling lakes and rolling ranchland in the heart of the Cariboo Chilcotin Region of British Columbia. As the largest city in the area, it serves as a business, industrial and service hub for outlying communities and provides employment opportunities in the forestry, mining, agriculture and tourism sectors. Home to the famous Williams Lake Stampede, this former “cowtown” has grown into a vibrant city that offers its residents a comfortable blend of urban living and western charm. Horseback riding, mountain biking, river rafting, cross country skiing, fishing and camping are popular recreational pursuits in the area.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Six (6) months recent, related experience in public health nursing or an equivalent combination of education, training experience.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License.

**Please note that travel is a requirement for this position and transportation arrangements must meet the Employer’s requirements. You are required to hold a valid BC Driver’s License and may be required to drive a personal car on mileage, as a condition of employment.

We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes. Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process, job readiness, interview readiness or tips for resume and cover letter writing, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor.

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