Clinician, Wound and Skin Care - Fraser South

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20 - $67.08 / hour

We are currently hiring for a Casual Clinician, Wound and Skin Care to join our Home Health team located in Surrey, B.C.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

• 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 Trans Link passes
• Eligibility based on employment status

Demonstrates clinical expertise and leadership in evidence-based practice to staff/clients and/or families by consulting with experts, collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and providing information based on application of specialized theories, concepts and principles related to wound and skin care and participates in direct care for clients; role models direct care skills to staff and students based on application of theories, concepts and principles to provide excellence in quality wound and skin care;

delivers educational activities to staff and/or clients/families by teaching, facilitating groups, mentoring and conducting formal presentations, demonstrations and lectures; develops, implements and revises orientation and professional development programs to staff on the basis of pre-identified learning needs, patient outcomes and current theory/research; evaluates program effectiveness to ensure clinical objectives are met and resources are current, relevant and cost effective; participates in quality improvement and risk management activities and in research and special projects.

• Demonstrates expertise and provides clinical leadership in evidence-based practice related to wound and skin care to staff and/or clients/families by reviewing literature in specialty area, consulting with experts, collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, evaluating clinical practice and recommending changes to existing standards.
• Role models direct client care skills to staff and students, provides information based on application of theories, concepts and principles, ensures compliance with current standards of practice and supports nursing to provide excellence in quality client/family care based on specialized theory and practice regarding wound and skin care.
• Delivers educational activities to staff, students and/or clients/families by teaching, facilitating groups, mentoring, conducting formal presentations, demonstrations and lectures related to wound and skin care; arranges sessions in collaboration with staff and/or clients/families to determine time, frequency and duration to ensure effective use of resources; maintains staff education records.
• Develops and implements education programs, orientation and professional development programs for wound and skin staff and/or clients/families by responding to requests, completing learning needs assessments and determining educational requirements related to wound and skin care knowledge; revises programs on the basis of pre-identified learning needs, client outcomes, internal/community standards of practice, introduction of new skills/procedures and current theory/research; evaluates effectiveness of programs to ensure wound and skin care learning objectives are met and to determine opportunities for quality improvement.
• Performs advanced nursing skills within areas of expertise in skin and wound care practice; arranges preceptorships and mentorship for students and new staff regarding wound and skin care, as required.
• Provides leadership and consultation to clinical staff and students to assess, plan, implement and evaluate wound and skin care of clients by reviewing client/family needs and progress, promoting staff collaboration with health care professionals, reviewing available health care professional/community agencies and discussing referral options.
• Promotes staff to teach clients/families about illness prevention, health maintenance and health promotion strategies by developing health teaching strategies, assessing the learning needs of clients/families, teaching and evaluating outcomes of learning and maintaining current reference material regarding wound and skin care.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities for wound and skin care by evaluating effect of changes in wound and skin care practice, generating recommendations for alternative approaches to practice and taking corrective action; recommends changes to selected policies, procedures and protocols and provides feedback.
• Consults and collaborates with interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of a variety of client/family issues by…