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Eating Disorder Nurse (RN/RPN)

Island Health

Nanaimo

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CAD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

A leading health authority seeks an Eating Disorder Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on counseling individuals and facilitating support groups, ensuring high standards of patient care in community settings. Interested candidates should have relevant nursing qualifications and experience to empower individuals living with eating disorders.

Qualifications

RN or RPN registrant required.
Minimum one year of experience in related roles.
Knowledge of eating disorder programs essential.

Responsibilities

Provide counseling to individuals with eating disorders.
Facilitate support groups for patients and families.
Promote community awareness of eating disorders.

Skills

Clinical competence

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Tact and empathy

Client assessment

Education

Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives

One (1) year recent related experience

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Job Description

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Working in the community setting and as a member of a multidisciplinary team, the Eating Disorder Nurse provides counseling to individuals living with eating disorders and weight preoccupation and their caregivers/families; facilitates support groups; and promotes community awareness

QUALIFICATIONS:Education, Training And Experience

Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant. One (1) year recent related experience. Knowledge of available eating disorder programs and services, their interrelationships, and their function in delivering care in the community; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Valid BC Driver's License.

Skills And Abilities

Apply nursing process.
Demonstrate clinical competence congruent with Chronic Disease Management, Primary Health Care Portfolio, Eating Disorder Program.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Demonstrate sound organizational, problem solving and teaching skills
Demonstrate sound judgment, good observation and client assessment skills
Demonstrate tact and empathy
Provide culturally sensitive care and services
Work independently, demonstrating initiative, with limited supervision
Work cooperatively as part of multidisciplinary teams
Promote positive change and independence
Prioritize and organize
Physically and emotionally carry out the duties of the position-
Operate a personal computer with a variety of windows based software
Foster good public relations
Operate related equipment
Use personal vehicle

Link To Full Job Description

https://jd.viha.ca/JD1959.pdf

Seniority level

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