Community Health Nurse (RN) - Home Health
$86,153,600–$116,292,800 year
On-siteNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
North Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOn-siteContract$86,153,600–$116,292,800 yearLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
ContractLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Job Summary
Assess, plan, and coordinate nursing services for clients with acute, chronic, and palliative needs in home settings. Deliver direct care, facilitate care plan development, and support clients in managing their own health within an interdisciplinary team model. Collaborate with families and system partners to transition clients through care continuums while documenting assessments and interventions in electronic medical records. Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to provincial standards and evidence-based practices. Valid BC Driver's License required for local travel.
Required Qualifications
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- One year recent related clinical experience in a relevant clinical area working with complex clients/patients with chronic health conditions and/or functional mobility issues including recent experience in care and transition planning
- Valid BC Driver's License
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in community health nursing theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care
- Demonstrated ability to provide client-focused, trauma informed, Harm reduction, and culturally safe care in completing initial and ongoing client assessments and interventions
- Demonstrated ability to assess safety and risk prior to entering familiar and unfamiliar home environments and to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively
- Demonstrated ability to manage psychosocial and behavioral issues, and employ effective conflict resolution and reconciliation approaches, techniques, and strategies related to goals of care, transitions and end of life care
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team with clients/caregivers to holistically assess/plan/monitor a wide variety of health challenges in the home/community setting and transitions through care continuums
- Demonstrated ability to document timely and appropriate information in an electronic medical record (EMR) reporting assessments, decisions about client status, plans, interventions and client outcomes
- Ability to effectively use related computer software, applications, and devices
- Demonstrated ability to maintain client/caregivers' privacy and confidentiality with respect to communication, documentation, and data, including when travelling between client homes and office/care settings
- Demonstrated ability to develop rapport, trust and ethical relationships with clients/families, family care providers and other health care professionals; maintains professional boundaries in relationships in home and community settings
- Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, nonverbal, written, electronic and social media
- Demonstrated ability to teach, facilitate and coach employing teaching/learning strategies, adult education principles, methods and tools to transfer knowledge and engage clients/families in planning and self-management of care
- Knowledge of provincial acts, regulations, and program policies and guidelines related to home and community care
- Knowledge of acute, chronic disease, palliative, mental health and substance use and health management and self-management support
- Knowledge of community resources available for client/family support and related health services
- Knowledge of research, quality improvement, evaluation process and methodologies
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, schedule and prioritize work
- Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques
- Demonstrated skill in the use of equipment and in the techniques appropriate to nursing treatment
- Broad knowledge of the BCCNM standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners
- Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications
- Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- English major preferred
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