Registered Nurse - PACU Casual

ClearpointHealth.c; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Vancouver is hiring a Registered Nurse for their surgical centre. The role involves collaborating with a healthcare team, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining high standards of care. The successful candidate will have recent acute care experience and relevant certifications. Competitive wages and opportunities for overtime are offered.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Parking Reimbursement

Opportunities for overtime

Qualifications

• 2-3 years recent experience in an acute care post-anesthetic care unit.
• Active registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals.
• Current immunization for hepatitis B, influenza, and other diseases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with healthcare team members.
• Documents patient care in the medical record.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and compliance with policies.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Assessment

Education

Completion of an accredited nursing education program

CNA peri-anesthesia certification

Completion of a health authority peri-anesthesia or critical care education program

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

IV initiation

Job description

Clearpoint Health Network (CHN) is one of Canada’s largest trusted provider of independent surgical and multi-disciplinary medical centres across Canada. Working in close collaboration with hospitals, insurance providers, regional health organizations and workers’ compensation boards, Clearpoint delivers high-quality care across Canada meeting the needs of patients, while alleviating capacity pressure on public health systems.

False Creek Healthcare Centre, a division of Clearpoint Health Network is now hiring Registered Nurse -Casual

The Centre is located in downtown Vancouver, has 3 operating rooms specializing in ENT, Plastics, Oculoplasty, Spine, Gynecological procedures, and Hernia surgery.

Benefits working at False Creek Surgical Centre

• We offer competitive wages Casual Staff- 60/hr
• Low acuity patient population
• Some opportunities for overtime
• Parking Reimbursement

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with all members of the health care team.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substances regulations.
• Documents patient care appropriately in the medical record.
• Participates cooperatively and communicates effectively with team members
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.
• Participates in educational programs as required.
• Assists with the orientation and support for new staff to the facility.
• Performs related duties as assigned by leader.
• Maintains compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited nursing education program combined with 2 – 3 years recent experience in an acute care post-anesthetic care unit environment, with at least 4-6 months current PACU experience within a tertiary setting.
• Active/eligible for registration and practice permit with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals.
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) peri-anesthesia certification or critical care certification/Completion of a post-secondary educational institution peri-anesthesia nursing or critical care nursing program/Completion of a health authority peri-anesthesia or critical care education program and/or the equivalent in education and experience.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Certification and recent experience with IV initiation.
• Experience with care of an intubated patient.
• Experience with ECG analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of regional anesthesia, neuroaxial anesthesia, multimodal analgesia and chronic pain.
• Adaptable to a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to maintain a physically demanding job.
• Must be able to work staggered shifts, possibly extended shifts.
• Excellent assessment, organization, communication and team interaction skills.
• Current immunization for hepatitis B, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and diphtheria.
• Current tuberculin skin testing (within 6 months before date of hire).

Clearpoint Health Network Inc is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

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