Registered Nurse, Primary Care

Salary Range: $80,026.00 To $ Annually

Are you a compassionate, skilled, and culturally grounded Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering holistic primary care? Squamish Nation is seeking a Registered Nurse, Primary Care to join the Yúustway Health and Wellness Team
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In this role, you will provide comprehensive, culturally safe nursing care that supports the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well‑being of Squamish Nation Members. Working within a collaborative interdisciplinary team, you will play a key role in health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and community wellness initiatives that strengthen individual, family, and community health outcomes.

• Provide culturally safe, patient‑centred primary care nursing services to community members across the lifespan.
• Conduct health assessments, triage, screenings, physical examinations, and ongoing monitoring of patient health needs.
• Perform nursing procedures, including wound care, phlebotomy, ECGs, Holter monitoring, immunizations, and other clinical interventions within scope of practice.
• Support the prevention, assessment, treatment, and management of sexually transmitted and blood‑borne infections (STBBIs).
• Participate in Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) assessments, treatment planning, education, and ongoing patient support.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify individualized care plans in partnership with patients and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide chronic disease management, health education, and self‑management support for individuals and families.
• Coordinate care and referrals with physicians, specialists, community agencies, and external healthcare partners.
• Advocate for patients and families to ensure access to holistic, wrap‑around, and culturally appropriate healthcare services.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation in electronic medical records and healthcare information systems.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, case conferences, program planning, and team meetings.
• Build trusting relationships with patients, families, Elders, and community members while supporting a strengths‑based approach to wellness.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from a recognized post‑secondary institution.
• Current practicing registration and good standing with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Minimum three (3) years of recent nursing experience in primary care, community health, public health, or related healthcare settings.
• Experience providing chronic disease management and patient‑centred care planning.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records (EMRs) and healthcare database systems.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship‑building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in evolving and fast‑paced healthcare environments.
• Commitment to Indigenous cultural safety, humility, and ongoing learning.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to obtain.
• Experience with OAT programs, STBBI prevention and treatment, reproductive health, immunization, or addiction care.
• Experience working in Indigenous health, rural, remote, or community‑based healthcare environments.
• Knowledge and understanding of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw history, culture, customs, lands, and People.
• Experience working within interdisciplinary primary care teams.

• Professional Growth – We invest in our people with training, mentorship, and career development
• Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw Values – Be part of an organization that values Úxwumixw (community/peoples), snew̓íyelh(guiding through teachings), wenáxws (respect)…