Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Stepdown, Acuity- Abbot

Overview

Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Stepdown, High Acuity - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. This role is with Fraser Health Authority.

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

The Critical Care Platform provides care to patients with the most complex critical care needs. Critical Care is delivered by a specialized interdisciplinary team that provides 24/7 care to patients whose conditions are potentially life threatening and require complex interventions, comprehensive care, and intensive monitoring. These patients are critically ill requiring life support interventions, intensive monitoring, and single or multisystem failure including Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Relief part-time Registered Nurse to join our Intensive Care Unit at Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre located in Abbotsford, BC. This position is available until December 16th, 2025 or until return of incumbent. You can learn more about why you want to join the ICU team in Abbotsford by reading Fiona’s story.

Joining our team offers opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

• Assesses patients and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment. Makes a nursing diagnosis of the patient’s condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention. Plans, performs and evaluates nursing interventions and care.
• Collaborates with patients and their families/caregivers in developing the care plan and encourages family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modification of the care plan. Establishes a therapeutic relationship by demonstrating empathy, trust and respect, advocating for the patient's rights to privacy, dignity and access to information, and by ensuring the patient's choice and autonomy in decision making and care planning.
• Participates in the care and discharge planning process for patients on admission by ensuring the care plan is established and implemented effectively, updating care plan and intervening as appropriate, collaborating with the interprofessional care team to ensure comprehensive care planning and delivery, and collaborating and communicating with the Patient Care Coordinator on issues that will affect the care/discharge plan.
• Coordinates nursing care for the patient; sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the interprofessional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
• Collaborates with members of the interprofessional care team including Physicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Patient Care Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Educators, and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of issues, adjustments to care plans as required, and in regard to changes in patient condition.
• Teaches patients and families/caregivers about illness prevention, health restoration and health maintenance to help patients accomplish their health care goals. Assesses learning needs of the patient and family/caregiver; provides information and demonstration of care activities to support self-care and the discharge plan.
• Plans and discusses referral information with patient and their families/caregivers and, in collaboration with members of the interprofessional care team, initiates referrals to appropriate health care/community agencies.
• Documents assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Participates on nursing committees, care conferences…