This is an ideal opportunity for an Adult Nurse Practitioner interested in working with vulnerable populations, addictions medicine, and youth. This is a collaborative position within the Cowichan Primary Care Network.
As well as working at the Cowichan Wellness Recovery Centre and the Overdose Prevention Site, additional service sites include patient homes and MHSU housing sites in Cowichan.
There are no after-hours or on-call expectations in this service.
Community Information:
Residents of the Cowichan Valley live a stress-free lifestyle among magnificent forests, mountains, lakes, and rivers. With great hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, nature viewing, and scuba diving, Cowichan provides endless opportunities. The leading industry in the region is forestry and there are several farms and agriculture businesses in the area.
The Cowichan Wellness Recovery Centre and the Overdose Prevention Site, provides primary care to the under-serviced population in the Cowichan Valley. This position works alongside Addiction Medicine physicians and NPs.
Harjinder Conway
Medical Staff Recruiter
medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Full licensure with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives
Experience working with vulnerable populations, addictions medicine, and youth preferred.
Applicants to meet the conditions and limitations for OAT prescribing.