Nurse Navigator Support

Coast Salish
South Vancouver Island

FNHA Nurse Navigator:
Phone: 778-678-5392

Kwakwaka’wakw
North Vancouver Island

FNHA Nurse Navigator:
Phone: 250-230-1503

The Community Based Nurse Navigator Assists You By:

• Working together with you and your community

• Explaining health care issues or concerns

• Helping with your health and wellness plan

• Helping to connect you and the healthcare system

• Supporting your relationship with other healthcare professionals

• Helping with discharge planning along side the Advocate Nurse and Hospital Nurses

• Providing assistance and direction if you have a complaint about services or treatment while in hospital

• Finding a cultural/spiritual healer

• Providing cultural awareness to healthcare professionals

• Assisting with bridging connections to support services such as employment services, counselling and schooling

Alert Bay
Namgis Health Centre
Teliah Vollick
Phone: 250-974-5522 ext. 2184
Cell: 250-974-8314
Fax: 250-974-2698
Email: teliah.vollick@namegis.bc

Campbell River
Nadine Kruger, ILN
Phone: 250-286-7100 ext. 67305
Cell: 250-830-8865
Fax: 250-286-7177
Email: nadine.kruger@islandhealth.ca

Comox
Laurel Anderson, ILN
Phone: 250-331-5900 ext. 65308
Cell: 250-650-5714
Email: laurel.anderson@islandhealth.ca

Emily Mark, Weekend ILN
Phone: 250-331-5900 ext. 65308
Cell: 250-527-0139
Email: emily.mark@islandhealth.ca

Mt. Waddington
Port Hardy Hospital
Benedict Leonard, ILN
C/O Port Hardy Health Unit / Port Hardy Hospital
Phone: 250-902-6011 ext. 66985
Cell: 250-713-4549
Fax: 250-902-6030
Email: benedict.leonard@islandhealth.ca

Violet Alfred, IPN
(Thursday – Tuesday, 11 – 7 p.m.)
Cell: 250-702-5614
Fax: 250-902-6030
Email: violet.alfred@islandhealth.ca

Nanaimo Hospital
Louise Dexter, ILN
(Friday – Sunday)
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext. 52095
Cell: 250-741-4234
Fax: 250-755-3361
Email: louise.dexter@islandhealth.ca

Joanne van Engelsdrop
(Monday – Thursday)
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext. 52095
Cell: 250-883-3010
Fax: 250-755-3361
Email: joanne.vanengelsdrop@islandhealth.ca

Miranda Borrelli, ILN, NRGH ED
Cell: 250-713-8184
Email: miranda.borrelli@islandhealth.ca

Cowichan

Cowichan District Hospital
Danny Pasichnyk, CTN
Thursday – Monday 11 – 7 p.m.
Phone: 250-727-2030 ext. 45682
Cell: 250-589-8256
Fax: 250-709-3038
Email: danny.pasichnyk@islandhealth.ca

Port Alberni

West Coast General Hospital
Deb Melvin, LPN /
Claudette Lucas, LPN
4 rotating 4 days on, 4 days off with Claudette Lucas
Phone: 250-723-1390 ext. 48109
Cell: 250-735-4319
Fax: 250-731-1342
Email: deb.melvin@islandhealth.ca or deb.melvin@nuuchahnulth.org
Email: claudette.lucas@islandhealth.ca

Linda Smith, LPN
Nurse Navigator
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 – 4:30p.m.
Phone: 250-742-5757 ext. 280
Cell: 250-731-5392

Becki Nookemus, BA
Client Navigator
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Phone 250-724-5757
Cell: 250-735-3033

Tofino

Tofino General Hospital
April Nelson, CTN (Sun-Wed)
Alishia Vandrimmelen, CTN (Wed-Sat)
Phone: 250-725-4010 ext. 64143
Email: april.nelson@islandhealth.ca
Email: alishia.vandrimmelen@islandhealth.ca

Sannich

Sannich Peninsula Hospital
Jane Fox, RN BScN
Phone: 250-652-7590 ext. 27590
Cell: 250-677-0774
Fax: 250-652-7547
Email: jane.fox@islandhealth.ca

Lucia Bartleman, IPN
Cell: 250-217-6407

Victoria

Victoria General Hospital
Monique Pat, RPN
Phone: 250-519-5300 ext. 15479
Cell: 250-480-8333
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: monique.pat@islandhealth.ca

Cody Kirkpatrick, ILN
Satuday – Monday
Phone: 250-727-4543
Cell: 250-217-0934
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: cody.kirkpatrick@islandhealth.ca

Royal Jubilee Hospital

Selina Bickle, ILN
Phone:250-370-8847 ext. 18447
Cell: 250-580-4922
Email: selina.bickle@islandhealth.ca

Catherine Condy, ILN
Saturday – Monday
Phone: 250-519-1905 ext. 11905
Cell: 250-580-3920
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: catherine.condy@islandhealth.ca

Candice Trudel, ILN (Float)
Cell: 250-508-6268
Fax: 250-519-1524
Email: candice.trudel@islandhealth.ca