Nurse Practitioner, North Shore Palliative Care **Experienced NPs
Come work as a Nurse Practitioner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
The NP will be providing palliative care services on the North Shore between Deep Cove and Lions Bay, including Bowen Island. Palliative care is an approach to care focused on enhancing the quality of life for individuals living with advanced stages of a life-limiting disease.
You will be a medical consultant working with palliative care physicians out of Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) in the Palliative Symptom Management Clinic and at North Shore Hospice.
Nurse Practitioners at VCH are privileged and members of Medical Staff. We believe in sustainable and exciting NP positions. You will be supported by NP Professional Practice as well as your Lion’s Gate Medical Leadership, with opportunity to grow as a leader.
Please note this position is intended for experienced Nurse Practitioners only.
As a Nurse Practitioner With VCH You Will- Be responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions.
- Initiate treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.
- Provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participates autonomously as a member of the interdisciplinary health teams.
- Collaborate with clients and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for clients, families and communities.
- Develop and implement population and evidence-based strategies to improve health and participate in policy-making and quality improvement activities that influence health services and practices.
- Participate in peer, program and self-review to evaluate the outcome of the services at the client, community and population level.
- Be responsible for own professional development and maintaining competence in the position, and maintaining privileges as active medical staff as required.
- Report to an Operational Director, Professional Practice and has key accountabilities for quality assurance and patient safety within the Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners.
As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.
For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are 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
At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy…
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