Occupational Health Nurse
The Workplace Health and Safety Branch (WHS) provides the BC Public Service with health planning and
promotion, occupational safety, occupational health and rehabilitation, and disability benefits
administration services, through regional offices in Vancouver, Victoria, and Kamloops. Within WHS,
Occupational Health and Rehabilitation (OHR) delivers specialized services to manage health issues at
work; to assist ill and injured employees to return to work in a timely, safe, and sustainable manner; and
to improve accountability for and management of health-related absences in the public service.
The Occupational Health Nurse manages disability cases, provides advice, support, and coordination of
resources for employees and their supervisors, and identifies opportunities for early intervention, to help
ill and injured employees return to sustainable work as quickly and as safely as possible. This role works
directly with employees, managers, occupational health physicians, and community health care providers
to provide clinical case management services consistent with current occupational health nursing ethics
and practice guidelines. Within the Workplace Health and Safety Branch principles of early intervention,
evidence-based decision-making, health as a shared responsibility, and customer service, the
Occupational Health Nurse works collaboratively with the integrated OHR team of Return to Work
Specialists, Injury Recovery Specialists, Medical Case Analysts, and administrative professionals.
The BC Public Service is an award winning employer and offers employees competitive benefits, amazing
learning opportunities and a chance to engage in rewarding work with exciting career development
opportunities. For more information, please see What We Offer.
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve
and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative,
inclusive and rewarding workplace.
The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to applicants that self-identify as Indigenous (First
Nations, status or non-status, Métis, or Inuit) seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service.
For advice and guidance on applying and/or preparing for an interview for this opportunity, we invite
applicants to connect with the Indigenous Applicant Advisor Amanda by email:
IndigenousApplicants@gov.bc.ca or by phone: 778-698-1336.
Qualifications for this role include:
• Registered Nurse, or Nursing Degree, and Occupational Health Nursing Education; or equivalent
combination, from an approved School of Nursing.
• Must have or be immediately eligible to obtain registration with the British Columbia College of
Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), formerly known as the College of Registered Nurses' of British
Columbia (CRNBC).
• One year occupational health nursing experience.
• One year disability case management experience.
For more information and to apply online by August 17, 2021, please go to:
https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/79131
