Job Description

FNHA Overview

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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.


FNHA is proud to have been named on of BC's Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.


It is an exciting time to join our Office of the Chief Nursing and Allied Health Leadership team. This is a great opportunity to work with First Nations and Indigenous communities to help improve the delivery of health care services and where you have the ability to create and foster a culture of humility to enhance quality and culturally safe work environments, and to identify and address anti-Indigenous racism and cognitive biases in a proactive manner. We welcome healthcare leaders who are up for the task and thrive in change!

Title:

Vice President of Quality and Chief Nursing & Allied Health Officer

Salary:

$180,344 - $202,886 - $225,428 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

8:30am - 4:30pm (core hours 9am-3pm Monday-Friday)

Location:

Metro Vancouver - Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA's flex work policy. Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway in Summer 2026.

About the Role

In this role, the

Vice President of Quality (VP of Quality) and Chief Nursing & Allied Health Officer (CNAHO)

, you will provide executive leadership, advice and expertise in the development, implementation and evaluation of the domains of practice including clinical education, clinical research, ethics, quality, interprofessional clinical practice, client experience and health services delivery and systems leadership and transformation for Clinical Services and Programs for BC First Nations.


This opportunity has become open as the incumbent has recently been promoted to the role of FNHA's Chief Executive Officer.


In this role, you will lead and support the important work of major cross-system cultural safety and humility and Indigenous Anti-Racism program strategies and initiatives and provide perspectives on cultural safety and humility to external health partners, government agencies, and education institutions. You will also provide leadership in the promotion and support of the development of wise, evidence-based, clinical practice competency and innovation to enhance and improve culturally safe, quality care for First Nations clients and communities.


The VP of Quality and CNAHO will also provide leadership that creates and fosters a healthy and engaging environment that enables personal excellence, contributes to FNHA's vision of "Health through Wellness" and cultural safety and humility in the workplace.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

A Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN) with significant and relevant training and experience; A valid license to practice Nursing in the province of British Columbia; Significant, recent and relevant senior leadership experience in First Nations Health (usually acquired over a period of 10 or more years); Significant, recent and relevant experience in providing leadership to nursing programs and services, including nursing in remote communities (usually acquired over an 8-10 year period); Significant, recent and relevant experience in strategic planning and program development relative to Provincial and Clinical Quality, Cultural Safety and Humility and Nursing programs and services.

Please refer to Principal Duties and Responsibilities, and the Job Specification section of the for full details related to this opportunity.

Working at FNHA

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

Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (upon hire); 5 weeks' vacation, which increases with service to up to 8 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People's Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day; Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment; And more!

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to qualified individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Metis.

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 and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.

Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.


The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.


Closing date: March 9th, 2025 (at 23:59).


For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca

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