Registered Nurse, Urgent Primary Care - Maternal Child-Maple Ridge

Fraser Health Authority; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Registered Nurse in the Urgent Primary Care setting. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential maternal and child care while working collaboratively with a dedicated team of health professionals. Enjoy a competitive compensation package, including employer-paid benefits and a defined pension plan. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position allows you to make a meaningful impact on the lives of families in your community. Apply now and be part of a team that values respect, caring, and trust.

Benefits

Employer-paid benefits

Defined pension plan

Flexible scheduling options

Maternity leave top-up

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with BCCNM.
• Two years recent related clinical experience in maternal, infant, and child nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and develop care plans.
• Collaborate with inter-professional care teams to ensure effective care delivery.

Skills

Maternal Child Nursing

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Education

Registered Nurse License

Two years clinical experience

Job description

Registered Nurse, Urgent Primary Care - Maternal Child-Maple Ridge

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Salary

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

Salary

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

Job Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity fora Full Time Registered Nurse, Maternal Child to join our Urgent Primary Centre located in Maple Ridge , B.C.

Come work with us!

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek 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.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Have you heard about the new incentives within the new provincial collective agreement for Nurses that make taking a regular/temporary position much more appealing? The details below outline a few of the perks that would be available to you, take a read through and see why it’s worth it -

• Your overall compensation is increased - As part of the new provincial collective agreement, as a regular status nurse, you receive an increase to overall compensation
• 100% of your benefits are employer-paid with no out-of pocket (i.e. no waiting for reimbursement)
• You’re immediately enrolled in a defined pension plan (no waiting period)
• You’re eligible for 87% maternity leave top-up
• You can maintain a flexible schedule - As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.
  
  

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, works collaboratively and in partnership with the inter-professional care team in the provision of person-centered care, the Registered Nurse provides maternal, infant and child care by assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care and teaching clients and families about illness management, prevention and treatment in an outpatient clinic and primary care/home/community settings.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a comprehensive nursing assessment of the client and unborn baby on admission to an outpatient clinic and/or in a primary care/home/community setting; assesses clients and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment; makes a nursing diagnosis of the client's condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention; identifies risk factors, plans, performs and evaluates nursing interventions and care.
• Collaborates with members of the inter-professional care team including physicians and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of issues, changes in the client's condition, and adjustments to care.
• Collaborates with clients and their families/caregivers 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 client's rights to privacy, dignity and access to information and by ensuring the client's choice and autonomy in decision making and care planning.
• Participates in the care and discharge planning process for clients by ensuring the care plan is established and implemented effectively, updating care plan and intervening as appropriate, collaborating with the inter-professional care team to ensure comprehensive care planning and delivery, and collaborating and communicating with the clinic inter-professional team on issues that affect the care/discharge plan.
• Coordinates nursing care for the client; sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the inter-professional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
• Teaches clients and their families/caregivers about risk factor reduction strategies, emergency management, use of prescribed medications, self-management skills, lifestyle adjustments, and health maintenance; provides individual counselling, group facilitation, lectures, and follow up on disease modifying therapies (DMT); assesses the learning needs of the client and family/care giver; provides information and demonstration of care activities.
• Plans and discusses referral information with client and their families/care givers and, in collaboration with members of the inter-professional care team, initiates referrals to appropriate health care/community agencies.
• Documents assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, client/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Provides feedback to the Manager/delegate regarding the effectiveness of client care programs, policy/clinical decision support tools (e.g. clinical pathways, standards of care, order sets and procedures), and equipment.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities; identifies client care issues, collects data, provides input/recommendations to the inter-disciplinary team on corrective action, and promotes changes to practices, procedures and protocols; reports safety and risk concerns through the Client Safety Learning System.
• Participates in research and special projects in collaboration with other members of the inter-professional team; collects and/or interprets data, and provides input for further analysis as required.
• 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.
• Acts as a preceptor or mentor to guide the clinical experience of assigned new nursing staff and students; promotes the philosophy of family centered care and Best Practice principles; shares information, demonstrates care activities, participates in orientation.
• Participates on designated programs and professional committees, care conferences and councils as assigned, or as agreed to with the Manager.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Two (2) years' recent related clinical experience in maternal, infant and child nursing in an acute or community setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes, as required.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessment for maternal child population (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and apply nursing theory and expertise to provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, and safety interventions
• 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 clients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff and members of the inter-professional care team using verbal, written and electronic communication means
• Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for clients and families/care givers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, and client advocacy
• Ability to integrate and evaluate data from multiple sources to problem-solve effectively
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to promote cooperation amongst members of the inter-professional care team
• Ability to teach and instruct clients and families/caregivers and community partners on health care topics essential to their health care and well-being
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software 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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