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Fraser Health

Public health authority operating hospitals

Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeSurrey, BC, CanadaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives.
  • Recent relevant clinical nursing experience.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients, clients, residents, and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self-care, and prognosis.
  • Ability to collaborate, consult with, and formally refer patients, clients, and residents to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
  • Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices and introduce education and evidence-based research.
  • Ability to assess and recognize population health trends and plan and implement population-based prevention and health promotion strategies.
  • Ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
  • Ability to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver.
  • Ability to lead a team and work within a team.
  • Ability to self-direct, interact, and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations.
  • Ability to transfer knowledge, teach, coach, and mentor others.
  • Ability to identify and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient, resident, or client care.
  • Ability to self-assess performance and assume responsibility and accountability for professional development, and seek educational or consultative assistance when appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and treat previously undiagnosed patients, clients, or residents for undifferentiated diseases, disorders, and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice; write orders for treatment and medications; and provide first-line care in emergencies.
  • Monitor ongoing care, order appropriate screening diagnostic investigations, interpret investigation reports, and analyze information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
  • Establish priorities for managing health, diseases, disorders, and conditions; provide follow-up treatment; communicate health findings, diagnoses, priorities, outcomes, and prognoses to patients, clients, residents, and families; and support and counsel them in their responses to diseases, disorders, and conditions.
  • Collaborate and consult with physicians and other health care and social service providers to assess and diagnose patient, client, or resident status; develop and implement treatment plans; and, where applicable, admit and discharge patients, clients, or residents in accordance with organizational policies.
  • Prescribe drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and applicable employer policies and procedures.
  • Assign work to nursing and health care personnel; evaluate their work; and provide education and supervision as necessary; hire staff and evaluate staff performance.
  • Participate in research that contributes to improved patient, client, or resident care and advances in nursing, health policy development, and population health.
  • Maintain a population health focus by implementing screening and health promotion activities for populations at risk.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary staff and nursing education through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling, and facilitating knowledge exchange in classroom, clinical, and community settings; foster health care partnerships.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures related to nursing, interdisciplinary care, and health system practices.
  • Provide direct client care and clinical leadership as part of the multidisciplinary Maxxine Wright Clinic team.
  • Provide trauma-informed, culturally safe care and collaborate with consultants, multidisciplinary team members, and community partners to provide timely, wraparound care.
  • Participate in a Nurse Practitioner residency with advanced clinical training, team collaboration, patient-centered care, mentorship, clinical supervision, protected self-directed learning time, and weekly coaching/check-ins.
  • Participate in in-house clinical skills development, including 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation, point-of-care ultrasound, suturing, and X-ray interpretation, and complete centralized Nurse Practitioner orientation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience and expertise in addiction, perinatal care, pediatrics, and mental health care are assets.

About the Company

Fraser Health

Public health authority operating hospitals

Fraser Health is a Canadian health authority that provides health services to about 1.8 million people in British Columbia. It operates 12 hospitals, including major trauma centers, as well as outpatient care and surgery centers, and offers services in residential care, public health, home health, and mental health. It employs more than 40,000 staff, medical staff, and volunteers who coordinate care across hospitals, clinics, and community settings to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time. Its goal is to keep communities healthy by delivering accessible, high-quality care and by creating good workplaces for its employees and volunteers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$20K
Headquarters
Surrey, Canada
Founded
2001

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