Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Hospice Residence - Langley Memorial Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour
Job Summary

We are currently looking for casual, Registered Nurses to join our busy, acute Hospice/End of Life team at Langley Memorial Hospital.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives 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.

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

• Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top-up
• 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

*Eligibility based on employment status

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

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Detailed Overview

As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provides direct nursing care to patients of the Hospice Residence at assigned locations according to established policies and procedures by assessing physical, emotional, spiritual and psychosocial needs; plans, documents and implements care plans; evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan and makes recommendations for care plan changes, where necessary.

Responsibilities

1. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care of assigned patients by assessing actual or potential problems and strengths, plans and performs interventions and evaluates outcomes.
2. Collects information about the patient using a variety of sources such as skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable appropriate nursing care.
3. Communicates and consults with members of the health care team about the patient care plan; participates in interdisciplinary conference and explains plan of care to the patient and/or families.
4. Acts as an advocate to protect and promote the patient's rights to autonomy, respect, privacy, dignity and access to information.
5. Documents timely and accurate reports of relevant observations including patient and family teaching and evaluation of nursing care.
6. Participates on nursing, hospital committees and councils for improvement of patient care and/or work environment.
7. Participates in the orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students by providing information and acting as a preceptor, where appropriate; identifies self-learning needs and attends educational programs to maintain and enhance clinical competency.
8. Participates in quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues and collecting data, evaluating patient care programs, techniques, standards and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes.
9. Maintains a safe environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation of an approved School of Nursing and/or Psychiatric Nursing. Two (2) years' recent, related medical nursing experience in an acute care facility, including one (1) year recent related experience in a hospice/palliative care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing practice as it pertains to hospice palliative/residence patients
• Knowledge of other healthcare professions and their contribution to the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with the patient, family and caregivers
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 50,000+ 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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1. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care of assigned patients by assessing actual or potential problems and strengths, plans and performs interventions and evaluates outcomes.
2. Collects information about the patient using a variety of sources such as skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable appropriate nursing care.
3. Communicates and consults with members of the health care team about the patient care plan; participates in interdisciplinary conference and explains plan of care to the patient and/or families.
4. Acts as an advocate to protect and promote the patient's rights to autonomy, respect, privacy, dignity and access to information.
5. Documents timely and accurate reports of relevant observations including patient and family teaching and evaluation of nursing care.
6. Participates on nursing, hospital committees and councils for improvement of patient care and/or work environment.
7. Participates in the orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students by providing information and acting as a preceptor, where appropriate; identifies self-learning needs and attends educational programs to maintain and enhance clinical competency.
8. Participates in quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues and collecting data, evaluating patient care programs, techniques, standards and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes.
9. Maintains a safe environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Graduation of an approved School of Nursing and/or Psychiatric Nursing. Two (2) years' recent, related medical nursing experience in an acute care facility, including one (1) year recent related experience in a hospice/palliative care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing practice as it pertains to hospice palliative/residence patients
• Knowledge of other healthcare professions and their contribution to the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with the patient, family and caregivers
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.