Registered Nurse; RN), Families In Recovery Program; FIR - BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Pediatric Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse (RN), Families In Recovery Program (FIR) - BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Registered Nurse (RN), Families In Recovery Program (FIR)
BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Vancouver, BC
What you’ll do
Provide direct health care services to clients presenting with a wide variety and complexity of illnesses/diseases including communicable diseases, addictions, mental health and general health issues. Perform physical, addiction and psychiatric assessments, collect specimens, refer clients to the physician for further examination, administer prescribed treatments and medications according to protocols and make appropriate adjustments.Observe, monitor, evaluate and document client progress, symptoms, and behavioral changes and performs a variety of health care interventions utilizing nursing skills and medical equipment including therapeutic interventions using a variety of modalities. Initiate and facilitate discharge planning; identifies referrals to other health professionals.Using the nursing process and BCCNM standards of nursing practice provides care services such as maternal, fetal/newborn/infant assessment and administration of ordered drugs and therapy. Cerate a therapeutic environment by providing teaching and counseling.Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive nursing assessments of assigned patients, including ante partum and postpartum women and newborns.Closely monitor and document physical/emotional condition of the mother/fetus throughout all stages of detoxification and stabilization.Monitor infants for signs of withdrawal and/or other deviations from the expected norm.Provide care and support to:o Chemically dependent women.
o Mother/infant dyads during the early postpartum period, caring for the infant at the bedside (whenever possible), aiding the mother in watching for signs and symptoms of withdrawal.
o Substance exposed babies in the nursery.
o Babies requiring additional observation for reasons of medical instability.
o Babies awaiting placement.
Plan and coordinate in-hospital services required by the patient and her family, by referring to dietary services, physiotherapy, social work, life skills counseling, child life and/or lactation consultants.Develop a comprehensive care plan with the multidisciplinary team, focusing on identified addiction, biopsycho-social/spiritual challenges and discharge planning. Evaluate the outcome of care provided and modify plan accordingly.Provide education and support to clients, families and groups using a health promotion approach regarding matters such as pregnancy, the birth experience, postpartum, newborn care and parenting, contraception, birth control, sexually transmitted diseases, upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and minor dermatology problems. Also provides counseling on reduction of risk behaviours which can result in infants being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).Prepare women and their families for discharge from hospital. Refers patients to Community Services as necessary. Liaise with the Ministry for Children & Family Development regarding discharge planning for the women and their infants, as required.Initiate emergency care for the women/fetus/newborn in crisis by following escalation of care protocols including potential transfer to a higher level of care such as labour and delivery, high acuity unit (HAU) or Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU) as per protocol. Obtain immediate assistance from relevant resources, such as Physician/Midwife/Nurse Practitioner, Patient Care Coordinator, Unit Perinatal Clinical Educator, Program Director and other team members as indicated.Contribute to a learning environment by preceptoring new orientees and nursing and other students and by supporting research endeavours in this specialty area.Take responsibility for personal and professional development and provides a nursing perspective by attending multi-disciplinary/nursing in-services, rounds, conferences and committee meetings.Other related duties as required.What you bring
Qualifications
Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an RN or RPN with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives…
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