Nurse Practitioner – Cardiac Care Unit – Residency Opportunity

Fraser Health Authority; Surrey; On-site; CAD 82,049 - 117,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive employer-paid benefits

Generous vacation time

Pension enrollment from day one

Maternity top-up during leave

TransLink Pass Subsidy

Job summary

A health care organization in Surrey, B.C. is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for the Cardiac Care Unit. This role involves providing post-acute cardiac care, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and mentoring in a supportive environment. The successful candidate will be registered with BCCNM and bring recent clinical nursing experience. This is a full-time, entry-level role with comprehensive employer-paid benefits and a stable weekday schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical nursing role is essential.
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Proficiency in diagnosing and treating various health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized post-acute cardiac care for complex patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for effective care delivery.
• Monitor ongoing care and manage treatment plans.

Skills

Leadership

Effective communication

Critical assessment

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Nurse Practitioner – Cardiac Care Unit – Residency Opportunity at Fraser Health Authority

Salary: CAD $59.56 - $85.62 / hour

Job Summary

Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) in Surrey, B.C. is proud to offer an exciting opportunity for a 1.0 FTE Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our dynamic Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). Located in one of British Columbia’s fastest growing communities, Surrey Memorial is the second largest hospital in the province, delivering specialized care to residents across the Fraser Health region. This full-time role invites you to bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and dedication to a highly collaborative, team-based model of care. Working in close partnership with cardiologists who remain Most Responsible Physicians (MRPs) or consultants of the patients, the NP will play an essential part in advancing patient outcomes and cardiac care excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Provide specialized post-acute cardiac care for complex patients
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver timely and effective care
• Support cardiologists in a co-managed care framework
• Advance patient outcomes through education, research, leadership, and consultation
• Enhance care capacity, resource utilization, and service quality amid growing demand

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a high performing, closely knit CCU team
• Make a meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving cardiac program
• Enjoy a stable weekday schedule, with weekends and statutory holidays off
• Contribute to health innovation in one of BC’s leading hospitals

Residency Opportunity

Our Nurse Practitioner Residency Program offers a unique postgraduate experience that will elevate your skills and strengthen your transition into independent practice.

• Advanced Training: In-house experts provide specialized training
• Team Collaboration: Work with experienced professionals who value teamwork
• Patient-Centered Care: Focus on patients and make a real impact
• Mentorship: Mentorship across multiple clinical areas
• Clinical Supervision: Dedicated supervision during clinical placements
• Self-Directed Learning: Protected time for self-directed learning
• Experienced Coaching: Weekly check-ins with an experienced NP

Examples of in-house residency rotations include: Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Acute Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation clinic, and various Heart function clinics in the FH region. Be part of our clinical enhancement program with regular in-house skills development such as 12-lead ECG interpretation, Point of Care ultrasound (POCUS), suturing, and x-ray interpretation, plus centralized NP orientation. You will be welcomed into a New Graduate NP Community of Practice team supporting your transition into independent practice.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits
• Generous Vacation Time: up to four weeks
• Benefit Portability: Transfer benefits from another HEABC employer
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Defined municipal pension plan from day one
• Maternity Top-Up: 87% top-up during maternity leave
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks
• Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients, including diagnosing diseases and conditions, initiating treatment, managing health care, prescribing medications, and providing professional guidance to other health professionals. The NP practices autonomously and interdependently within an interdisciplinary team, making referrals to specialists as appropriate. The position collaborates with patients and other health professionals to identify trends and implement population- and evidence-based strategies to improve health, and participates in peer review and self-review to evaluate service outcomes at patient and population levels.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and treats diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions within scope; writes orders and provides first-line care in emergencies
• Monitors ongoing care, orders and interprets investigations; plans treatment and follow-up
• Establishes priorities for management; communicates findings, diagnoses, and prognoses to patients and families
• Collaborates with physicians and other providers to assess and diagnose; develops and implements treatment plans; may admit/discharge per policy
• Prescribes drugs within standards and policies
• Assigns work to other nursing/health staff; may hire and evaluate staff
• Participates in research and population health initiatives
• Maintains population health focus with screening and health promotion
• Participates in education and mentoring within the team
• Develops and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing and care
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Recent relevant clinical nursing experience

Competencies and Capabilities

• Leadership aligned with Fraser Health values
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families
• Ability to consult with and refer to physicians and other professionals
• Ability to critically assess literature and implement evidence-based practice
• Ability to assess population health trends and plan prevention strategies
• Ability to implement and evaluate planned changes
• Ability to supervise, lead teams, and work collaboratively
• Self-direction and adaptability in dynamic settings
• Ability to teach, coach and mentor others
• Awareness of legal and ethical issues in patient care
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health serves over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, on traditional lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and includes 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and culturally safe care. Information on recruitment scams: we will never ask for money or payment or personal information beyond what is required in the hiring process.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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