Registered Nurse | Transition Liaison

Interior Health Authority; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health organization as a Transition Liaison Registered Nurse in beautiful Kamloops, B.C.! This permanent full-time role offers a unique opportunity to enhance the quality of life for patients and their families. You'll work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive nursing care, coordinate patient access, and facilitate communication among health care services. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values well-being and work-life balance, while also benefiting from generous vacation entitlements and employer-paid health benefits. If you're passionate about making a difference in the community and advancing your nursing career, apply today!

Benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education opportunities

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Employer Paid Health Benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Competitive wages

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in patient care and interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Ability to enhance quality of life and coordinate care transitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and collaborate with health care providers.
• Plan and evaluate patient access and care transition activities.

Skills

Nursing Care

Patient Assessment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Evidence-Based Practice

Care Transition Planning

Education

Registered Nurse License

Nursing Degree

Job description

This position may be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Transition Liaison Registered Nurse to join our team in beautiful Kamloops, B.C.!

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work-life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages

About The Job

The Transition Liaison Registered Nurse:

• Provides nursing care to patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Enhances quality of life for the patient and family; consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers; acts as a resource to patients and their families and various health service teams and professionals in the assessment of patient needs and eligibility for appropriate services and resources.
• Demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence-based practice in nursing practice.
• Maintains and advances own clinical competence.
• Plans, implements, evaluates and coordinates patient access and care transition activities between IH facilities and health care services across the continuum of care for all assigned patients with complex care planning and health service needs.
• Provides comprehensive assessment of patients and identifies variances from care/discharge plans and service needs, as well as resolution of patient, caregiver and system issues.
• Establishes and facilitates communication linkages between IH facilities, health care services, community partners, physicians, health professionals and patients and their families.
• Communicates changes in the day-to-day access and care transition service needs of the patient.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity!

Shifts of work will be scheduled days with shift times of 08:00 to 16:22 hours.

About this location/unit:

Kamloops is one of BC’s sunniest cities and home to 90,000 residents. The city offers a large selection of restaurants and stores, an arts scene, and a full range of businesses. Close proximity to Sun Peaks resort and the surrounding landscape of rivers, mountains, and lakes provides opportunities to enjoy year-round outdoor activities.

Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today!