Nurse Practitioner – Vascular Surgery – Residency

Overview

Nurse Practitioner – Vascular Surgery – Residency Opportunity at Fraser Health Authority.

Location:

Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH), Abbotsford, BC. The NP works within a multidisciplinary Vascular Surgery Team to ensure safe, quality, effective, and timely care for patients. ARH’s Vascular Surgery is a dynamic team focusing on collaborative episodic and longitudinal care for a complex population. The team is interdisciplinary and very supportive, working with partner NPs. This position provides an opportunity to advance and flourish in acute medical/surgical practice.

The salary range for this position is CAD $59.56 - $85.62 per hour.

Our Nurse Practitioner Residency Program offers a unique postgraduate experience that will elevate your skills and strengthen your transition into independent practice. During your residency, you’ll receive advanced training, mentorship, supervision, team collaboration, patient-centered care, and self-directed learning. You will be welcomed into a New Graduate NP Community of Practice to support your transition into independent practice.

• Diagnoses and treats previously undiagnosed patients/clients/residents for undifferentiated diseases, disorders, and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner scope of practice; writes orders for treatment and medications; provides first line care in emergencies.
• Monitors ongoing care, orders appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interprets reports of investigations and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
• Establishes priorities for management of health, diseases, disorders, and conditions; provides follow-up treatment; communicates with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnoses and priorities, outcomes and prognoses; supports and counsels patients/clients/residents in their responses to diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Collaborates and consults with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose patient/client/resident status. Develops and implements treatment plans. May admit and discharge patients/clients/residents to facilities according to organizational policies.
• Prescribes drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures.
• Assigns work to other nursing and health care personnel; evaluates work and provides education and supervision as necessary; hires staff, and evaluates staff performance.
• Participates in research contributing to improved patient/client/resident care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health.
• Maintains population health focus by implementing screening and health promotion activities for populations at risk.
• Participates in interdisciplinary staff and nursing education through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom, the clinical setting and the community; fosters health care partnerships.
• Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing, interdisciplinary care, and health system practices.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Education and Experience:
  Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM); recent relevant clinical nursing experience.
• Skills and Abilities:
  Demonstrates LEADS capabilities of Leads Self, Engages Others, Achieves Results, Develops Coalitions and supports Systems Transformation.
• Professional/Technical Capabilities:
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis.
  • Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer patients/clients/residents to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
  • Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence based research.
  • Ability to assess and recognize population health…