BC Public Service Agency
Occupational Health Nurse (OHN)
$67,259.78 – $88,281.50 annually
This position may be located in Vancouver or Kamloops.
This position is excluded from union membership.
Take the next exciting step in growing your career in Nursing
The BC Public Service Agency’s Occupational Health & Rehabilitation team is committed to restoring, maintaining, and improving the health of BC’s public service employees. Make a difference in the lives of others in this exciting nursing opportunity in beautiful British Columbia.
We are looking for passionate and creative team players to help us build on our success in providing expert consultation in medical case management, workplace health programs, and safety-related services that protect the safety and health of employees and enhance the public service.
As an Occupational Health Nurse with the BC Public Service Agency, you’ll be a member of our multidisciplinary Occupational Health & Rehabilitation (OHR) team, comprised of OHNs, OHR physicians, Injury Recovery Specialists, Medical Case Analysts, and Disability Case Specialists. Together the OHR team supports the diverse health and wellness needs of public service employees.
In keeping with the BC Public Service Agency (BCPSA) goals and Workplace Health & Safety principles, you will provide case management services and occupational health expertise to identify opportunities for ill or injured employees to achieve early, safe and sustainable returns to work. You will identify treatment and rehabilitative options, working collaboratively with a variety of resources, to support public service managers and employees to manage their health and wellness and thereby improve workplace engagement and productivity.
This position may require travel throughout British Columbia.
Qualifications for this role include:
- Registered nurse; Diploma or degree, and occupational health nursing education; or equivalent combination, from an approved school of nursing.
- One year occupational health nursing experience.
- Must have or be immediately eligible to obtain registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP), formerly known as the College of Registered Nurses’ of British Columbia (CRNBC).
- Preference may be given to applicants who have specialized training in occupational health.
- Preference may be given to applicants who have disability case management experience.
- Preference may be given to applicants who have a certificate in occupational health nursing OHN(C).
- Preference may be given to applicants who have an active membership in an occupational health nurses’ professional practice group and participation in continuing education, related to disability case management.
For more information and to apply online by February 26, 2020, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/67551