Role and Facility Information
Island Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to join the team at the Mayne Island Health Unit.
In this position, you will work in collaboration with an inter-professional team to provide direct patient care to clients of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC), Patient Medical Homes / Family Physician / Nurse Practitioner Clinics or an Island Health Primary Care Clinic, which provides both episodic and longitudinal Primary Care to unattached and attached clients of all age groups.
You will practice in accordance with the professional and practice standards and code of ethics as outlined by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and applies best practices in accordance with established organizational policies, procedures, guidelines, and other controls on practice to provide competent, safe and ethical care for people and their families in a variety of settings, including the HSO Cultural Safety and Humility Standard and with BCCNM Cultural Safety Standards and recommendations from the In Plain Sight report.
You will provide client and family-centered care with cultural humility, through a trauma-informed and evidence-informed practice approach, to promote care and services that will be experienced as culturally safe. This role includes initial client assessment, health promotion and intervention, health coaching and teaching based on the client's needs, urgency of request and best practices. To ensure clients, families and caregivers are provided with ease of access to timely, person-centred, continuous quality health services, the RN - Primary Care encourages knowledge exchange in day-to day activities, and empowers clients to engage and connect within their communities and advocates for client-empowered voice and culturally aligned care. Facilitates and manages client transitions across the healthcare continuum to optimize health and adapts to changes in the client's condition to support prevention of avoidable hospital admissions and emergency department presentations by providing timely nursing assessments. Collaborates with the client, the Primary Care team and other health care services such as Community Health Services, Acute Care, MHSU, the client's Primary Care provider and family/community supports regarding client care planning to facilitate the flow of information through a variety of settings including Island Health and non-Island Health community services.
Travel may be a requirement of this position.
What You'll Need to Apply
- Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.
- Two years of recent, clinical nursing experience in related clinical areas including assessing and treating infants, children, youth, adults, and seniors in a primary care setting, community setting, outpatient setting, or public health setting.
- Valid BC driver's license.
- Basic Life Support, Level C.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $41.42 – $59.52 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision.
- Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions.
- 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated to FTE) plus 13 statutory holidays.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- Relocation assistance for eligible candidates may be available.
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