Registered Nurse, Surgical Services - Operating Room - Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading health care provider as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Burnaby Hospital. This part-time role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a transformative redevelopment project that enhances patient care and services. You'll be part of a dedicated team delivering exceptional nursing care in a fast-paced environment. With a focus on patient-centered care, you will assess and address the needs of patients undergoing surgical procedures. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, generous vacation time, and a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion. If you are passionate about making a difference in health care, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

100% Employer-Paid Benefits

Generous Vacation Time

Benefit Portability

Immediate Pension Enrollment

Maternity Top-Up

TransLink Pass Subsidy

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing and current RN registration required.
• One year of relevant clinical nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients in the OR.
• Coordinate nursing care according to physician orders and hospital policies.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and patient care evaluations.

Skills

Clinical proficiency

Patient assessment

Emergency response

Communication skills

Person-centered care

Data integration and evaluation

Collaboration

Technical skills

Organizational skills

Physical ability

Education

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing

Current registration as a Registered Nurse

One year of clinical nursing experience

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour
Job Summary

The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.

Highlights of the two-phase redevelopment project include:

• Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces
• New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients
• New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces
• New acute care tower with 160 beds
• New medical imaging department
• New integrated BC Cancer Centre

Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety of health care services. Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate-level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and plastics specialties.

We are currently looking to fill a Part-Time opportunity for a Registered Nurse, Surgical Services to join the Operating Room Unit at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.

*Eligibility based on employment status

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, the Registered Nurse (RN), O.R. provides direct nursing care to patients within the Operating Room (OR) according to established standards and administrative policies and procedures. Assesses patients' physical and psycho-social needs; identifies problems, plans, implements, documents, evaluates and coordinates the nursing care of assigned patients and performs scrubbing and circulating duties.

Responsibilities

1. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care of patients. Identifies actual or potential problems, plans interventions, performs planned interventions and evaluates outcomes.
2. Receives and admits patients to the OR. Coordinates and provides nursing care to patients according to physician and anaesthetist orders and in conformance with established standards and hospital policies. Sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to appropriate staff.
3. Participates in identifying and reducing risk factors that may impact the patient and/or health care team. Acts as an advocate to protect and promote the patient's right to autonomy, respect, privacy, dignity and access to information.
4. Modifies care as needs change. Initiates immediate treatment, such as applying non-invasive monitoring devices if required.
5. Obtains, checks, sets up and positions supplies, instruments and equipment required for surgery ensuring that instruments and equipment are in working order. Reports instruments/equipment in need of repair.
6. Follows standardized count policy and provides appropriate documentation.
7. Performs scrub and circulation duties within the OR according to prescribed procedures and protocols.
8. Collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable the provision of appropriate nursing care.
9. Participates in quality improvement activities and research by identifying patient care issues and collecting data.
10. Participates as an active member on nursing and hospital committees and councils for improvement of patient care and/or work environment.
11. Participates in the orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students by providing information and acting as a preceptor and mentor as appropriate.
12. Participates in the evaluation of patient care programs, techniques, standards and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes.
13. Maintains a safe environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.
14. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing. Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

One (1) year's recent relevant clinical nursing experience in the designated clinical area, and completion of post graduate course work and/or certification applicable to the designated clinical area, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical proficiency in the designated clinical area.
• Ability to complete initial and ongoing patient assessment (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate / prescribed technical, therapeutic, and safety interventions.
• Ability to determine and deal with emergency situations.
• Ability to recognize acuity changes.
• Ability to use factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence / evidence-informed practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff and members of the interprofessional care team using verbal, written and electronic applications.
• Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for patients and families/care givers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, and patient advocacy.
• Ability to integrate and evaluate data from multiple sources to problem-solve effectively.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the interprofessional care team.
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer 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 workforce. We strive 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.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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