Indigenous Intake and Transition Support Nurse - Registered Nurse (RN) ​/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN

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 BC Nurses’ Union (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 $49.20/Hr.

- CAD $63.47/Hr.

Come work as an Indigenous Intake and Transition Support Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for an Indigenous Intake and Transition Support Nurse to join the Indigenous Mental Health team.

Vancouver Coastal Health is committed to improving the health and access to culturally safe healthcare of the Indigenous people in our region, and we recognize that we all have a contribution to make in reconciliation and healing. VCH’s Indigenous Health team works with staff and physicians across all programs and departments to provide strategic leadership, partner collaboration and community engagement to assist VCH to become a more culturally competent and safe organization.

Strong preference given to candidates identifying as Indigenous, including First Nations, Metis, or Inuit. We are striving to build a diverse team that has lived experience with Indigenous communities. It will greatly assist us with screening if you refer in your application to your Indigenous identity. Recognizing the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people, it is your choice whether to volunteer information.

We will hold your application in strictest confidence, sharing it only with the hiring panel.

As an Indigenous Intake and Transition Support Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide health system navigation for Indigenous patients across acute and community health contexts, inclusive of chronic, palliative, rehabilitative, and/or mental health and substance use services across VCH’s care regions.
• Assess, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate care for Indigenous patients using practices that include case management, health education, complex health system navigation and patient and family support.
• Be responsible and accountable for identifying the need for and developing/or partnering on procedures, workflows, decision support tools and education that facilitate complex intakes and safe transitions across VCH health systems.
• Lead clinical discussions to support safe patient intake and transition with care teams and other health care professionals and advises on the availability and eligibility for community and acute services.

This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Five (5) to seven (7) years recent related experience in the designated clinical program area or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Pursuant to Section 41 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to individuals who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Metis).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a patient and family centered care model.
• Broad knowledge of the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice for nursing.
• Demonstrated ability to provide person-centred care to support health and wellness.
• General knowledge of Trauma and Violence Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated…