Registered Nurse, MICY - Perinatal Clinic - Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre

Salary

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

We are currently hiring for a Casual Registered Nurse, Perinatal - Outpatient Clinic to join our maternity team at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery located in Surrey, B.C.

• 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

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the inter‑professional care team in the provision of person‑centered care, the Registered Nurse provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care and by teaching patients and families about illness management, prevention and treatment in an outpatient clinic and/or in a home environment setting of the designated clinical area.

• Conduct a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient and unborn baby on admission to an outpatient clinic and/or in a home environment setting of the designated clinical area. Assess patients and collect information from a variety of sources using observation, communication, data review and physical assessment. Make a nursing diagnosis of the patient's condition and determine whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention.
  
  Identify risk factors. Plan, perform and evaluate nursing interventions and care.
• Collaborate with members of the inter‑professional care team including physicians and other health care professionals/providers as required in the identification and resolution of issues, changes in patient condition, and adjustments to care.
• Collaborate with patients and their families/care givers in developing the care plan and encourage family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modification of the care plan. Establish 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.
• Participate in the care and discharge planning process for patients by ensuring the care plan is established and implemented effectively, updating the care plan and intervening as appropriate, collaborating with the inter‑professional care team to ensure comprehensive care planning and delivery, and collaborating and communicating with the clinic team on issues that affect the care/discharge plan.
• Coordinate nursing care for the patient; set priorities, assign and delegate tasks to support staff, and make referrals to the inter‑professional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
• Teach patients and families/care givers about risk factor reduction strategies, emergency management, use of prescribed medications, self‑management skills, lifestyle adjustments and health maintenance. Provide individual counselling, group facilitation, lectures, and follow up on disease‑modifying therapies (DMT). Assess learning needs of the patient and family/care giver; provide information and demonstration of care activities.
• Plan and discuss referral information with the patient and their families/care givers and, in collaboration with members of the inter‑professional care team, initiate referrals to appropriate health care/community agencies.
• Document assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Participate on designated programs and professional committees, care conferences and councils as assigned, or as agreed to with the Manager.
• Participate in research and special projects in collaboration with other members of the inter‑professional team; collect and/or interpret data, and provide input for further analysis as required.
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