Social Worker - Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada - First Nations Health Authority

First Nations Health Authority
First Nations Health Authority
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Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada

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FNHA Overview:


About us

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.


Title:
Social Worker, Palliative Care and Serious Illness


Contract:
Permanent


Hours:
Full-time


Salary range:
$ $75883 (see details below)


Location:
Metro Vancouver (Hybrid - working remote can be discussed)

Bargaining Unit:
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
(PIPSC)


About the role
As the Social Worker, you will develop and maintain educational resources for community health care providers. And you will develop and maintain, or provide recommendations for, policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines for nurses. As well, you will support community healthcare providers and nurses. Additionally, you will participates in quality improvement activities.


About you
To be successful in this role you will have / be:

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an approved post-secondary institution is required
  • Master's degree in Social Work from an approved postsecondary institution is an asset
  • Current practicing registration in good standing with the BC College of Social Workers
  • A valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for businessrelated purposes

You may have experience in;

  • Two (2) years of recent, relevant clinical experience working with palliative clients, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Experience providing serious illness and palliative care to First Nations clients

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
  • Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment


The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training.

We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.


The Pay Range is the minimum (Step 1) and maximum (highest Step) annual base salary based on full time equivalent hours.


As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021.

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.


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