Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse in Outpatient Care at Sechelt Hospital! Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for a Registered Nurse with experience in Ambulatory Care to join the team at Sechelt Hospital in Sechelt, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Registered Nurse at Outpatient Care you will:

• Provide nursing care for clients within an ambulatory care setting by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Enhance the quality of life of the client/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with team members and other health care givers.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in your nursing practice.
• Maintain and advance your own clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of one year’s recent, related experience working in an outpatient care environment or with clients of similar diagnostic illness or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• May require additional certification related to the designated specialized clinical area.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM standards for nursing practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the etiology, physiology, manifestations and treatment of specialty diseases related to designated client groups.
• Broad knowledge of adult physiology.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to designated client groups.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement plans of care in relation to client/family priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to assess client responses to care, and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with, and deal effectively with, clients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff, and staff of outside agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach clients and their families based on their priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of medical equipment and supplies appropriate to the designated clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to the designated clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized patient care information system.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr.