Registered Nurse; RN - Hospital

Overview

Registered Nurse (RN) – Hospital at Home at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Provide acute level care within the new Acute Medicine Program at Vancouver General Hospital, delivering hospital‑level care in patients’ homes rather than in a traditional hospital setting. Patients are considered inpatients, receive daily in‑person care from a multidisciplinary team, supplemented by virtual visits and remote patient monitoring.

• Collaborate within an interprofessional team and consult with physicians, other health care professionals, and the patient/family/caregiver while providing nursing care to patients who require acute level care in their homes.
• Assess, identify, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care required to assist patients/clients with acute health care needs in the home and/or hospital setting using an established framework for nursing practice.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and revise care plans, participate in discharge planning, function as a patient advocate, and teach patients and their caregivers about illness/injury and overall health promotion and wellness, and/or make referrals to other identified resources.
• Promote the best quality of life from the perspective of the patient/family.
• Document care provided according to College and organizational standards.
• Respond and address incidents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain and advance own clinical competence, and participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ experience, including two (2) years’ recent, related acute medical/surgical experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License required. Local area travel may require the use of a vehicle.

• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to designated client group – acute medical/surgical, including but not limited to patients with complex diseases, respiratory therapies, IV therapies, and nutritional therapies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pathophysiology, treatment protocols, and nursing interventions related to common diagnosis/surgeries and specific clinical situations related to area of practice.
• Demonstrated ability to perform focused secondary assessments and integrate information from a variety of sources to develop plan of care relevant to the designated patient group.
• Demonstrated skill in safe medication practices, including obtaining best possible medication history (BPMH), order verification, and medication preparation and administration.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award‑winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

Only short‑listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on Career Hub. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.