Community Health Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse - Abbotsford

Job summary

The Community Health Nurse works independently and collaboratively within an interprofessional team to manage a client caseload, providing assessments, interventions, and care planning. They facilitate client transitions across the healthcare continuum and provide direct care to support patients in living safely at home.

Job details

The Community Health Nurse works independently and collaboratively within an interprofessional team to manage a client caseload, providing assessments, interventions, and care planning. They facilitate client transitions across the healthcare continuum and provide direct care to support patients in living safely at home. Candidates must hold current practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the BCCNM and possess at least one year of recent clinical experience in acute or community settings. A valid BC driver's license and access to a personal vehicle are also required for this position.

What you’ll do

The Community Health Nurse works independently and collaboratively within an interprofessional team to manage a client caseload, providing assessments, interventions, and care planning. They facilitate client transitions across the healthcare continuum and provide direct care to support patients in living safely at home.

Requirements

Candidates must hold current practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the BCCNM and possess at least one year of recent clinical experience in acute or community settings. A valid BC driver's license and access to a personal vehicle are also required for this position.

Benefits

• Four weeks of vacation
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Pension plan

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Care Planning · Preferred
• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Gerontology
• Chronic disease management
• Client assessment
• Care planning
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Community health nursing
• Patient advocacy
• Health counseling
• Clinical documentation
• Discharge planning
• Crisis intervention
• Quality improvement
• Risk management
• Teaching
• Therapeutic communication

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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