Primary Care Team Nurse; RN​/RPN - Lily Lee Community Health Center

minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs)

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is proud to be part of the provincial implementation of minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs), an initiative aimed at enhancing nursing practice and strengthening quality of care across the health system. mNPRs set the minimum number of nurses providing care to patients on a given unit. In British Columbia, mNPRs are developed in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the BCNU and health organizations.

Guided by our values:
We Care for Everyone, We Are Always Learning and We Strive for Better Results, we remain committed to fostering quality practice and learning environments where nurses can grow and thrive.

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr.

- CAD $55.91/Hr.

Come work as a Primary Care Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a Primary Care Team Nurse(RN/RPN) to join the Integrated Care Team at Lily Lee Community Health Centre at 38 West Hastings in Vancouver BC. Apply today to join our team!

About Community Health Centers (CHC):

CHCs offer clinic services, referral services, support groups, therapy and ambulatory nutrition care, and a full range of addiction and mental health services, to those who are living with complex psychosocial and clinical needs, who are vulnerable and underserved, and who require a higher intensity of services to achieve and maintain functional stability. Each clinic is staffed with Integrated Care Teams (ICTs) to care for people who experience barriers accessing services, have no primary care providers and are challenged by complex health concerns (including psycho-social, physical, mental health and addiction co-morbidities).

Each ICT provides care on-site and via outreach, with nurses, social workers, counselors, peer specialists, community liaison workers, family physicians, nurse practitioners and psychiatrists. ICTs are supported on-site by more specialized care providers: wound care clinicians, palliative care nurses, OTs, dieticians and many other disciplines.

Lily Lee Community Health Centre (CHC) serves the Downtown Eastside, Gastown and Strathcona communities. We provide a range of health care and support services to people who have acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs.

As a Nurse with the Primary Care Team/Integrated Care Team, you will:

• Work collaboratively to coordinate and develop a plan of care within a team-based and interdisciplinary care team model that includes Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Use, Home Health and other community partners.
• Care for clients and families who are experiencing health challenges such as, but not limited to, chronic disease and mental health and substance use and who are adversely affected by the social determinants of health to establish and coordinate a plan of care and support a transition between services.
• Use health interventions and/or self-management principles to conduct physical and mental health assessments, identify problems and address issues or variances from the plan of care, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and any other health care services.
• Act as a resource to the team by providing information and nursing support based on nursing theory and practice related to clients with complex health care needs.
• Provide direct care activities within the clinic or on outreach/home based visits by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting client care as part of their team and collaboratively with other partners.
• Establish, maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect.

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• One (1) year of recent related experience or completion of a full final clinical placement in a community setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes, as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive…