Job Description
Registered Nurse, Primary Care - (Multi-site) - EAST Region
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Salary: CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour
Job Summary
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.
Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.
Come work with us! Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? If you’ve answered “yes” and are currently registered with BCCNM, we invite you to keep reading and discover a new opportunity for you!
We are currently looking for Registered Nurses, Primary Care to work on a casual (on-call) basis in a number of our Urgent Primary Care Centres at the following locations:
- Abbotsford - Urgent Primary Care Centre
- Mission - Urgent Primary Care Centre
- Chilliwack - Urgent Primary Care Centre
Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.
Detailed Overview
In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, works collaboratively and as a member of an inter-professional team to provide direct patient care to clients of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) or Primary Care Clinic, providing timely and longitudinal primary care to unattached and attached vulnerable clients.
Provides initial client consultation, assessment, coaching and teaching, health promotion and intervention, client care services and follow-up based on the client’s needs and best practices to ensure access to timely, person-centred, continuous and culturally safe quality health services; facilitates and manages client transitions across the healthcare continuum; collaborates with acute, primary and community care providers to facilitate information flow.
Provides client- and family-centered care through a trauma-informed and evidence-informed approach; establishes a dignifying, purposeful and trusting relationship with clients, promoting self-determination and independence; supports clients and families to engage with their community and navigate the health care system.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct nursing care to clients receiving scheduled or urgent primary care; assesses clients and collects information from a variety of sources; makes a nursing diagnosis and determines appropriate nursing interventions in collaboration with other clinical staff.
- Processes physician or nurse practitioner orders by initiating standing orders, administering medications, carrying out treatments and monitoring/documenting effects.
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship with the client to support autonomy in decision-making and care planning, including dignity and privacy.
- Screens referrals, provides individualized client assessments, care planning and interventions; coordinates with inter-professional team and community resources to optimize function and ensure timely health services.
- Develops a comprehensive shared client care plan in collaboration with the inter-professional team, client and family; facilitates transitions to primary/community care providers and community agencies.
- Delivers direct planned and unplanned client care and identifies additional services as required; explains care to client and family.
- Reviews care plans with the team and initiates next steps to achieve client goals; supports transition across the care continuum.
- Discusses clinical findings with client/family and develops action plans and goals; plans, prioritizes and responds to changing needs.
- Supports clients and families during clinic visits; advocates for client choices and facilitates transition to other programs or providers.
- Arranges outreach nursing care to clients in home settings or other environments; provides plan of care and information about community resources.
- Provides health counselling and education to promote self-management and wellness; assesses learning needs and evaluates outcomes.
- Maintains clinical records and statistics in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Maintains professional practice growth by staying current with evidence and best practice.
- Participates in quality improvement, risk management and, as required, research opportunities.
- Participates in orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students as appropriate.
- Contributes to the development and revision of standards of care, policies and procedures; participates in quality initiatives.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
One (1) year recent related clinical experience in acute care, urgent/emergency care or related clinical area, including assessing and treating children, youth and adults in an acute or community/outpatient setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Valid BC Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes, as required.
Skills And Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments and provide nursing care through therapeutic interventions
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources to problem-solve
- Knowledge of broad health care services, community resources and the continuum of care
- Ability to promote client-focused care with sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences
- Ability to manage and prioritize clients with diverse health care issues
- Ability to teach clients and others about health care, health promotion and self-management
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of an interprofessional team
- Ability to operate related equipment and software applications
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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