Registered Nurse​/Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Queen's Park Care Centre

Salary

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

Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives? Join our dynamic team at Queens Park Care Centre in New Westminster, B.C.

Queens Park Care Centre (QPCC) is located in New Westminster and provides rehabilitation services, an adult day program and a long-term care community. QPCC has an outpatient rehab service and 76 specialized inpatient rehabilitation beds. These provide intensive rehab for different patient populations including Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke rehab patients as well as lower leg amputees, complex neurological conditions and other muscular skeletal injuries.

Queens Park is a small and friendly site with a close link to its community and a high dependency on it’s multidisciplinary team. An active wellness committee, a strong Foundation partnership and a leafy green location help support our focus on staff wellness. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards making a significant difference in patient or resident lives.

Come help us take Queens Park into the future

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits:
  Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability:
  Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment:
  Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up:
  Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• You can maintain a flexible schedule - As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.
• Trans Link Pass Subsidy:
  Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on Trans Link passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available
• Eligibility based on employment status

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Standards of Nursing Practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) works collaboratively and in partnership with the interdisciplinary team in the provision of person-centered care to diverse populations. This includes promoting resident/client choices, individualized care plans, encouraging resident/client and family involvement in care decisions and supporting continuity and consistency of care.

Utilizing an outcome-oriented approach and reflecting evidence-informed practice, the RN/RPN provides direct nursing care designed to meet the needs of residents/clients and their families. Works in partnership with Licensed Practical Nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team by sharing information, demonstrating and/or providing guidance on clinical care.

• Works collaboratively and in partnership with the interdisciplinary team to identify current or potential care concerns and strengths, plans interventions; documents and performs planned interventions and evaluates outcomes, as required.
• Provides person-centered, direct nursing care (including wound care, dementia care and palliative care) and develops care priorities in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of nursing practice. Modifies care as needed, initiates immediate treatment if required and communicates changes to interdisciplinary team members in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable the provision of quality care.
• Documents relevant observations, assessments and interventions; including resident/client and family teaching and evaluation of care using appropriate technological tools (for example, Inter Rai).
• Communicates resident/client assessments and changes to Physicians, Resident/Client Care Coordinator, and the interdisciplinary team. Participates in care planning supporting decision making and person-centered care.
• Acts as an advocate to protect and promote…