Registered Nurse, Transition Line (Specialty Nursing) Operating Room (CGH) Casual

Fraser Health Authority; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 57,060 - 81,994; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Four weeks of vacation to start

Comprehensive health benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

A regional health authority in Chilliwack is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Transition Line in the Operating Room. This casual position allows nurses to further their specialty education while gaining experience. Ideal candidates will possess a nursing degree and current BCLS certification. A competitive salary package and benefits are offered, promoting inclusive and equitable practices in health care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current registration.
• Completion or willingness to complete specialty nursing education.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and collect information to make nursing diagnoses.
• Collaborate with care teams in developing care plans.
• Teach patients and their families about health maintenance.
• Document assessments and interventions as per procedures.

Skills

Effective communication

Patient assessment

Empathy

Problem-solving

Patient teaching

Organization and prioritization

Collaboration

Use of technology and equipment

Education

Registered Nurse degree

Basic Cardiac Life Support certification

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse, Transition Line (Specialty Nursing) Operating Room (CGH) Casual

Join to apply for the Registered Nurse, Transition Line (Specialty Nursing) Operating Room (CGH) Casual role at Fraser Health Authority. This position offers qualified registered nurses the opportunity to consolidate their skills by rotating through a specialty nursing unit prior to and/or during post-graduate coursework applicable to the relevant specialty nursing unit(s).

Not specialty qualified yet, work in a Transition Line in the OR while you complete Specialty Nurse Education.

Salary: CAD $41.42 - $59.52 per hour

Fraser Health is committed to delivering hospital and community-based health services. Our team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Fraser Health values diversity in the workforce and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Our hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Fraser Health offers a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan) and the opportunity to make a difference every day in health care.

Salary notches: CAD $41.42 - $59.52 per hour

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment. Makes a nursing diagnosis of the patient's condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention. Plans, performs and evaluates nursing interventions and care.
• Collaborates with patients and their families/care givers in developing the care plan and encourages family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modification of the care plan. Establishes a therapeutic relationship by demonstrating empathy, trust and respect, advocating for the patient's rights to privacy, dignity and access to information, and by ensuring the patient's choice and autonomy in decision making and care planning.
• Participates in the care and discharge planning process for patients on admission by ensuring the care plan is established, implemented, and evaluated effectively, updating care plan in a timely manner, and intervening as appropriate, collaborating with the interprofessional care team to ensure comprehensive care planning and delivery, and collaborating and communicating with the Patient Care Coordinator on issues that will affect the care/discharge plan.
• Coordinates nursing care for the patient; sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the interprofessional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
• Collaborates with members of the interprofessional care team including Physicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Patient Care Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Educators, and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of issues, adjustments to care plans as required, and in regard to changes in patient condition.
• Teaches patients and families/care givers about illness prevention, health restoration and health maintenance to help patients accomplish their health care goals. Assesses learning needs of the patient and family/care giver; provides information and demonstration of care activities to support self-care and the discharge plan.
• Plans and discusses referral information with patient and their families/care givers and, in collaboration with members of the interprofessional care team, initiates referrals to appropriate health care/community agencies.
• Documents assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Participates on nursing committees, care conferences and councils as assigned or as agreed to with the Manager.
• Participates in research and quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues, collecting data, and identifying needs and recommendations for corrective action and changes to practices, procedures or protocols.
• Participates in and attends in-services and other educational programs. Identifies own learning goals and maintains and updates current clinical competence and knowledge within area of practice.
• Provides feedback to the Manager/delegate regarding the effectiveness of patient care programs, policy/clinical decision support tools (e.g. clinical pathways, standards, order sets and procedures) and equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

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

Completion of the applicable post graduate specialty nursing course/program and/or willingness to complete the applicable post graduate specialty nursing courses/program.

Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to complete initial and ongoing patient assessment (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• 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 communication means.
• 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 teach and instruct patients and families/care givers about topics essential to their health care and well-being.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the interprofessional care team.
• 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 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 work force. 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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