Surgical Care Nurse - (206077)

Island Health; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Surgical Care Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves assessing and providing nursing care to patients, ensuring safety and quality in all aspects of care. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in surgical nursing and excellent organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Up to two years of recent, related experience on a unit-specific basis.
• Basic Life Support, Level C certification.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care for assigned patients.
• Working as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving

Teaching Skills

Judgment

Observation

Patient Assessment

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Post-basic education in surgical/ambulatory care

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 shared responsibility. The continuous improvement of quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Working as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, the Surgical Care Nurse functions as an experienced, self-directed nurse by assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care for assigned patients.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training, and Experience

• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant;
• Post-basic education in surgical/ambulatory care nursing on a unit-specific basis; or
• An equivalent combination of education and training.

Up to two (2) years of recent, related experience on a unit-specific basis.

Basic Life Support, Level C

Skills and Abilities

• Apply nursing process as required and described in BC College of Nurses and Midwives Standards of Nursing Practice;
• Demonstrate sound organizational, problem-solving, and teaching skills;
• Demonstrate sound judgment, observation, and patient assessment skills;
• Demonstrate tact and empathy;
• Prioritize and organize patient demands and care needs;
• Operate related equipment;
• Remain calm and respond appropriately in stressful and emergency situations;
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team;
• Foster good public relations;
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Physically able to perform the duties of the position;
• Work independently, with limited supervision.

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