Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.
Lift is a unionized environment whose programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, literacy programs and outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community.
The Position
The Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides direct clinical support to participants at the iOAT Clinic by delivering evidence-based interventions, administering medications, and promoting harm reduction practices. The role contributes to participant well-being by establishing therapeutic relationships, supporting trauma-informed and culturally safe care, and collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to reduce toxic drug poisonings and improve health outcomes.
Overview
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Job status: Permanent full-time, 37.5 hours per week
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Job title: Registered Nurse
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Hours of Work: Rotating Monday – Saturday, 9am-5pm
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Work site: New Roots Clinic
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Date Posted: March 17, 2026
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Close Date: Open until filled
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Hourly wage: $41.42 – $55.91 per hour with an additional hourly premium
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Reports to: Community Health Services Manager
Qualifications
- Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Minimum 1 year experience in mental health and substance use nursing, plus 1 year in community health or primary care.
- Harm reduction nursing experience.
- Completion of BCCSU Addiction Care Online Training Certificate and Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program modules.
- Certificates in CPR, First Aid, BCCDC Immunizations, phlebotomy, transportation of dangerous goods, and advanced wound care.
- Valid BC Driver’s License required.
- Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check clearance.
Skills
- Direct nursing care for substance use disorders (iOAT, OAT, safe supply, adjunct meds)
- Pre-administration nursing assessments; ongoing monitoring of medication response
- Phlebotomy, wound care, vitals; focused & general assessments; point-of-care testing (pregnancy/urine)
- Harm-reduction education, naloxone training, HCV/HIV testing & counselling
- Trauma-informed, culturally safe practice; de-escalation and recovery-oriented support
- Client-centred care planning; prioritization and revision of plans based on status
- Care transitions & outreach for hard-to-reach clients; referral coordination
- Interdisciplinary collaboration (MDs, nurses, ICM, SW, outreach, housing, counsellors, primary care)
- Professional communication, confidentiality, and dignity in all interactions
- EMR documentation & MAR/paper charting accuracy; data/report preparation
- Safety practices (violence prevention, infection control, OH&S); equipment checks
Working Condition and Physical Requirements
- Required to occasionally lift and move items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Work in an environment that requires the ability to plan, organize, and adapt to shifting priorities.
We appreciate all applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tla’amin People. We honour the land, the Tla’amin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.
