Job Summary

Come work as a Primary Care Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Urgent and Primary Care Centre team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Primary Care Nurse with VCH you will:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for patients and families who require high priority care within 24 hours.
• Develop and maintains partnerships with primary care providers in accordance with the local Community of Care (COC) service delivery model and primary care network.
• Use approved triage standards in applying critical thinking skills within safe limits of patient care.
• Apply chronic disease management, palliative, health management, and/or self-care management principles to conduct assessments, identify problems, provide direct care, and address issues or variances from the plan of care.
• Act as a resource for the interdisciplinary team by providing information based on nursing theory and practice related to patients with primary level care needs.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Two (2) years’ recent clinical experience that is relevant to the designated clinical area, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates ability in applying critical thinking skills within safe limits of patient care.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills within primary care as well as theory and practice within a patient and family centred model of care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant Professional Regulations and Standards (ie. Community Health Nurse of Canada (CHNC) competencies and standards of practice).
• Demonstrated knowledge and demonstrated skill in the provision of evidence-based clinical practice related to primary care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of provincial acts, regulations, and program policies and guidelines related to home, community and primary care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of acute, chronic disease, mental health and substance use, palliative and health management and self-management support.
• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally safe care to diverse populations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Trauma Informed Practice, Harm Reduction and Recovery Oriented Care.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to employ effective conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and set priorities for care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of other health disciplines and their role in patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to use research in practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult education principles and ability to teach and coach patients and families.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.

Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.