Remote Certified Primary Care Nurse

Vancouver Island Health Authority; Gold River; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Remote Certified Primary Care Nurse to join their dedicated team. This role involves providing comprehensive patient care in a remote setting, ensuring that community and cultural values are respected. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in trauma-informed and client-focused care while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. With a focus on chronic disease management and emergency care, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the health and well-being of individuals in the community. If you're passionate about nursing and community health, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Requires remote nursing certification within one year of hire.
• Three years of related experience in community care.
• Registration as a practicing RN(C) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and health promotion activities.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct assessments and implement care plans.

Skills

Client-focused care

Trauma-informed care

Culturally safe care

Clinical assessments

Care coordination

Chronic disease management

Emergency nursing

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management

Education

Remote nursing certification

Registration with BC College of Nurses

Basic Life Support, Level 'C'

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Trauma nursing core course

Tools

Nursing equipment

Computer applications

Job description

Remote Certified Primary Care Nurse - (201033)

Gold River Health Centre - Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 CA (Primary)

Work Area: Multi-Site

Travel Requirement: Yes

Shift Start Time/End Time: 0830-1700 or 0900-1730

Days Off: Rotating

Vacancy Type: Casual

Salary Range (Hourly Rate): $41.42 - $59.52

Planned Start Date: Aug. 12 2024

Approximate End Date (For Temporary Assignments ONLY): Pending Return of Incumbent

CRC required? Required for Professional Registration

Job Description:

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone. The Remote Certified Primary Care Nurse practices autonomously, utilizing an extended scope of practice defined by several levels of regulatory guidance. These include provincial legislation; BC College of Nurses and Midwives scope of practice, practice standards, and code of ethics; Nurse and Nurse Practitioners of BC decision support tools; Island Health policies, procedures, and guidelines; and individual nurse competencies.

The Remote Certified Primary Care Nurse works both independently and as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team, providing direct patient care and participating in health promotion activities for groups and individuals throughout the remote community. The approach to care must encompass community and cultural values that are client-focused, aiming to maintain or achieve maximum health. This requires a broad focus of health care activities which incorporates disease prevention, chronic disease management, and acute care across the lifespan. It includes, but is not limited to, emergency assessment; treatment and palliation of illness and injury; assessment of health status; planning, implementation, evaluation of interventions, and coordination of health services.

Travel may be a requirement of this position. Transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of Island Health in accordance with the service assignment and may require the use of a personal vehicle.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

• Remote nursing certification or eligible for Remote Nursing Certification to be obtained within one (1) year of hire.
• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN(C) registrant.
• Three (3) years' recent related experience; knowledge of available programs and services, their interrelationships, and their function in delivering care in the community; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Basic Life Support, Level 'C' certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Trauma nursing core course or equivalent.
• Valid Driver's license.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrates ability to provide client-focused, trauma-informed, and culturally safe care.
• Demonstrates ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through evidence-based guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Demonstrates ability to apply knowledge of care planning and care coordination, including knowledge of community programs and services.
• Demonstrates knowledge of community health practice, chronic disease management, emergency, geriatric, and palliative nursing practice within a client and caregiver-centered care approach.
• Demonstrates conflict resolution, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Utilizes sound judgment, good observation and assessment skills, tact, and empathy.
• Intervenes in crisis or difficult situations.
• Demonstrates effective written, electronic, and verbal communication to facilitate inter-professional collaborative practice, health environments, and a respectful workplace for clients, staff, students, and partners/affiliates.
• Demonstrates ability to manage time and resources effectively.
• Demonstrates self-awareness, developing, and implementing own learning goals for continuous learning and professional development.
• Informs, applies, and integrates research and evidence-based best practice related to nursing and health-related disciplines and the humanities, arts, and sciences disciplines into professional practice.
• Demonstrates ability to operate related equipment and technology including relevant computer applications.
• Demonstrates ability to perform duties of the position.

This position has an on-call component to the shifts. On-call 1730-0830 weekdays and 1700-0900 weekends and holidays.