Licensed Practical Nurse, Transition Line - Specialty Nursing Training - Expression of Interest: Operating Room - Royal Columbian Hospital
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse looking to elevate your career and specialize in perioperative nursing? Fraser Health is offering an exciting opportunity to join our LPN Perioperative Program at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). This fully sponsored program is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the fast-paced and rewarding environment of the Operating Room. With tuition, textbooks, and wages fully covered, this program ensures your professional growth is supported at every step.
Join our team at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) in New Westminster as we build for the future of health care!
Who can apply?
Fraser Health LPN employees and external LPN applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Current active practicing or provisional registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Current CPR certification
- Commit to a comprehensive education program
- A commitment to a minimum of 18 month regular full-time or part-time FH employment in the specialty area upon successful completion of the program
- An agreement to attend an orientation session at an educational institution
- An agreement to travel to an appropriate site/campus and to clinical practice areas (mileage reimbursement per HEABC/ BCNU Letter of Understanding on Specialty Education)
- An agreement to allow the education institution to release student progress information (complete/ incomplete/ withdrawn) to the FH Specialty Education division of Professional Practice
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient/resident/family’s actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs.
- Provides a supportive environment for patient/resident/family. Promotes patient/resident/family involvement in health care decisions; provides information and opportunity to discuss concerns; respects personal choices.
- Contributes to the development and ongoing changes to the individualized plan of care, including attending and providing input into multidisciplinary care planning meetings and family conferences.
- Provides nursing care according to identified policies and procedures, technology and Fraser Health standards and evaluates outcomes. Records observations and reports problems and/or changes to designated staff.
- Performs admissions, discharges, and transfers of patients/residents according to agency operating policies and procedures.
- Documents and updates all relevant care and procedure information to ensure patient/resident safety and comfort.
- Operates and maintains effective functioning equipment related to patient/resident care such as bathtubs, scales and mechanical lifts.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients/residents and staff.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff, students and other members of the Health Care Team.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, team conferences, meetings and committees.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Training & Experience Graduate of a recognized practical nursing program or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Completion of the applicable post graduate specialty practical nursing course/program and/or willingness to complete the applicable post graduate specialty practical nursing courses/program.
Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Ability to organize work and implement a plan of care.
- Knowledge and competencies to work at full scope of practice as currently required by the BCCNM, including administering medications.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
About Fraser Health Authority
The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.
Licensed Practical Nurse, Transition Line - Specialty Nursing Training - Expression of Interest: Operating Room - Royal Columbian Hospital
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse looking to elevate your career and specialize in perioperative nursing? Fraser Health is offering an exciting opportunity to join our LPN Perioperative Program at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH). This fully sponsored program is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the fast-paced and rewarding environment of the Operating Room. With tuition, textbooks, and wages fully covered, this program ensures your professional growth is supported at every step.
Join our team at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) in New Westminster as we build for the future of health care!
Who can apply?
Fraser Health LPN employees and external LPN applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Current active practicing or provisional registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Current CPR certification
- Commit to a comprehensive education program
- A commitment to a minimum of 18 month regular full-time or part-time FH employment in the specialty area upon successful completion of the program
- An agreement to attend an orientation session at an educational institution
- An agreement to travel to an appropriate site/campus and to clinical practice areas (mileage reimbursement per HEABC/ BCNU Letter of Understanding on Specialty Education)
- An agreement to allow the education institution to release student progress information (complete/ incomplete/ withdrawn) to the FH Specialty Education division of Professional Practice
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient/resident/family’s actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs.
- Provides a supportive environment for patient/resident/family. Promotes patient/resident/family involvement in health care decisions; provides information and opportunity to discuss concerns; respects personal choices.
- Contributes to the development and ongoing changes to the individualized plan of care, including attending and providing input into multidisciplinary care planning meetings and family conferences.
- Provides nursing care according to identified policies and procedures, technology and Fraser Health standards and evaluates outcomes. Records observations and reports problems and/or changes to designated staff.
- Performs admissions, discharges, and transfers of patients/residents according to agency operating policies and procedures.
- Documents and updates all relevant care and procedure information to ensure patient/resident safety and comfort.
- Operates and maintains effective functioning equipment related to patient/resident care such as bathtubs, scales and mechanical lifts.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients/residents and staff.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff, students and other members of the Health Care Team.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, team conferences, meetings and committees.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Training & Experience Graduate of a recognized practical nursing program or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Completion of the applicable post graduate specialty practical nursing course/program and/or willingness to complete the applicable post graduate specialty practical nursing courses/program.
Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Ability to organize work and implement a plan of care.
- Knowledge and competencies to work at full scope of practice as currently required by the BCCNM, including administering medications.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
About Fraser Health Authority
The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.