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Vancouver Coastal Health

Complex Care Clinician (RN) - Home Health

Posted 15 days ago

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Job Description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Passionate about working with high-complex medically frail clients? Ready to take your nursing career to a different level? Apply to work as a  Complex Care Clinician (RN) - Home Health in North Vancouver, B.C today!

As a Complex Care Clinician (RN) - Home Health you will:

  • Apply specialized theory, clinical expertise and knowledge relating to designated/specific client populations, working across multiple sites/clinics/services (if applicable).
  • Leverage clinical expertise and knowledge, to address the complex medical, cognitive, and behavioral needs of eligible clients, primarily focusing on delivering safe, ethical, and high-quality care.
  • Ensures that each client's care plan is tailored to their specific needs and goals, actively integrating principles of prevention, chronic disease management, palliative approach to care, and self-care management as needed.
  • Provide wrap-around care to designated client populations, with a strong commitment to client and family-centered care.
  • Perform ongoing assessments that allow for the identification of any issues or deviations from the care plan, prompting collaboration with appropriate medical providers, care providers, interdisciplinary team members, and community agencies to address these concerns.
  • Activily collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, the leadership team, and other healthcare professionals/providers, strives to enhance the overall quality of life and consistently achieves excellence in client and family-centered care.
  • Maintain a strong dedication to individualized and comprehensive care.
  • Contribute significantly to the overall well-being and positive outcomes of the clients they serve.

ABOUT HOME HEALTH PROGRAMS: 

Home Health programs provide a range of health care and support services to people living in the community who have acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs. Home Health clients typically have on-going health issues and/or complex personal and/or soical issues, requiring care planning and coordination of approporiate resources. Clients include frail elderly, younger clients with disabilities, and adults with chronic illnessess requiring supports to maintain/promote independence.

THE CLIENT POPULATION: 

Home Health clients typically have on-going health issues and/or complex personal and/or soical issues, requiring care planning and coordination of approporiate resources. Clients include frail elderly, younger clients with disabilities, and adults with chronic illnessess requiring supports to maintain/promote independence.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
  • Two years’ recent case management or home care nursing experience, including experience working with the complex medically frail population or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
  • Local area travel requires the use of personal vehicle. Valid BC Driver’s License.

Knowledge & Abilities

  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability in nursing practice related to designated client group – Home Health Preventative Complex Care clients:
  • Demonstrated proficiency in performing comprehensive, evidence informed and strength-based holistic health assessment and evaluating health promotion activities, using multiple sources and methods to identify needs, assets, inequities and resources.
  • Knowledge of appropriate assessment and screening tools used to support decision making in management of complex client’s care needs (e .g. risk assessment tools, Inter-RAI, ethical decision tools, Zarit tool, MMSE etc.).
  • Demonstrated proficiency in performing focused assessments, elicit, synthesize and integrate all relevant information from a variety of sources and develop client-centered plan of care using evidence-informed and best practice in the provision of safe, quality care.
  • Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking and clinical judgement to take action and prioritize care when unexpected changes occur (e.g. changes in acuity and stability, emergent health needs and functional decline).
  • Ability to engage clients and individuals involved in client’s circle of care to actively participate as equal partners in care planning, decision making and care delivery evaluation.
  • Demonstrated competency in ongoing monitoring, evaluating and adjusting client’s care plan based on effectiveness of interventions and/or changes in condition or environment. Modifies client’s care plan in collaboration with the medical provider, the client and the individuals involved in client’s circle of care.
  • Knowledge of effective strategies for connecting with clients and individuals involved in client’s circle of care to promote collaborative, active and informed shared decision-making while taking into account the determinants of health.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and facilitate meetings and collaboration with clients and individuals involved in client’s circle of care to enhance client-centered care (i.e. leads case conference with most responsible provider).
  • Demonstrated competencies in basic and advanced nursing skills to deliver nursing interventions as per entry- level competencies and home health competencies for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (e.g. medication administration, wound care, vital signs, pain management, setting up home support or delegation of tasks etc.).
  • Demonstrated knowledge of acute and chronic disease management, life limiting diseases, palliative care, mental health and substance use and appropriate assessment tools and interventions to support self-management to optimize mental and physical health.
  • Demonstrated skill in conducting goals of care conversations and in understanding the care goals and what is most important to the client.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide culturally safe care to diverse populations, including Indigenous People in accordance with BCCNM practice standards for Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism.
  • Demonstrated understanding of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction.
  • Knowledge of provincial acts, regulations, and program policies and guidelines related to home, community and primary care.
  • Demonstrated skill in performing RN/RPN autonomous scope of practice and standards of care relevant to designated patient/client population.
  • Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

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.

  • Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
  • 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

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

About Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is one of five regional health authorities that work under the Ministry of Health together, with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), to provide high-quality, appropriate and timely health services to British Columbians. VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering care to more than one million B.C. residents living in Vancouver, the North Shore, Richmond, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast and the Central Coast. We are dedicated to providing exceptional care across the full continuum in areas including public health, primary care, acute services, community-based long-term care and home health, mental health, substance use, and research. We are an organization fully committed to supporting healthy lives in healthy communities with the robust resources of more than 27,000 staff, 3,200 medical staff, 13 hospitals, 55 long-term care and assisted living sites, a number of urgent primary care centres, and 17 community health centres.

Industry

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Application closing date is 2024-11-19

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