Community Licensed Practical Nurse-urgent Primary Care Centre-surrey

December 18 2024
Expected expiry date: December 24 2024
Industries Healthcare, social assistance
Categories Govt., NPO, Social & Community work, Health, Medical,
Surrey, BC • Full time
Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $32.84 - $44.96 / hour
Job Summary

Are you someone who has a real passion for serving others? Are you a registered Licensed Practical Nurse looking to showcase your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? If you've answered yes to these questions, then we want you to keep reading!

We currently have exciting Casual opportunities for a Community Licensed Practical Nurses to provide support to our Urgent Primary Care centre located in beautiful Surrey, B.C

Urgent and Primary Care Centres- are medical facilities that provide ongoing medical care and/or timely care for urgent, non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses that should be seen by a health care provider within 12 to 24 hours but do not require the level of service or expertise found in an emergency department. They are part of the primary and community care system with a focus on a unified approach to team-based care to wrap services around our patients.Learn more click here

Surrey -is one of Canada’s fastest growing cities and its land mass makes it one of the largest cities in the province, equal to the size of Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby combined.

Known as the City of Parks, Surrey has over 6,000 acres of parkland and 15 golf courses and driving ranges. Also, despite rapid growth, Surrey has held onto the rural flavour of its past, with about 35 per cent of its land designated as agricultural and still actively farmed.

Experience some of the benefits of working with us, including:

  • Career advancement and growth opportunities
  • Comprehensive health benefits including extended health and dental 100% paid by us, that cover you and your whole family.
  • Health and well-being resources, including an employee and family assistance program.
  • Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four (4) weeks of vacation per year, with the possibility of accruing extra time based on there tenor with us.
  • Access to exclusive staff discounts and perks with various partners including, a Transit Incentive Program
  • A defined pension plan.

Join our team at Fraser Health- where cared for people ,care for people.


Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations or designate, performs, implements, plans and evaluates nursing care for their own work assignments within the competency and practice guidelines established by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), current legislative scope of practice and Fraser Health (FH) policies and procedures, within a community health setting.


Responsibilities

  1. Assesses and monitors client's actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual needs on an ongoing basis.
  2. Provides a supportive environment for the client; contributes to the development and modification of client's plan of care; attends and provides input into interdisciplinary care planning meetings.
  3. Plans, organizes and establishes client care plan priorities when providing care; responds to unexpected events and changing client needs within scope of practice and competency guidelines.
  4. Promotes client involvement in health care decisions by facilitating teaching strategies to increase the client's understanding of care plan, chronic disease management, nursing procedures and/or interventions; reviews and evaluates teaching strategies to optimize client understanding; revises teaching strategies in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
  5. Performs nursing care according to identified policies and procedures, technology and Fraser Health standards; evaluates outcomes, records observations and reports problems and/or changes to designated staff.
  6. Documents and updates relevant care and procedures information to ensure client safety.
  7. Administers medications and/or provides medication reminders to clients consistent with the established policies and procedures.
  8. Assists clients with activities of daily living such as feeding, patient transfers, bathing, dressing, skin care, toileting needs; oversees client exercise routines, as applicable.
  9. Participates in quality improvement and program activities to maintain consistent level of care and to ensure that interdisciplinary team members work collaboratively.
  10. Maintains a safe working environment for the client and others by adhering to established safety policies; reports unsafe conditions and/or malfunctioning equipment.
  11. Assists in the orientation and education of new staff, students and other members of the interdisciplinary team, in collaboration with the Manager or designate.
  12. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

Grade 12, plus graduation from an approved program of Practical Nursing, or an 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) and current certificates in CPR Level C or equivalent and First Aid.

May Require: Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for business related purposes.


Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
  • Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
  • Ability to operate related equipment.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize.
  • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients.
  • Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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