Nurse Practitioner - General Surgery - Residency Opportunity

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $57.83 - $83.13 / hour

Why Fraser Health?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner to join our General Surgery Team at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) in New Westminster, BC. As part of this rewarding role the NP works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team with a coordinated approach to ensure safe, quality, effective, and timely care for patients.

Bring your clinical expertise and passion for providing quality, compassionate care to a challenging and rewarding role as a Nurse Practitioner (NP). The Royal Columbian Hospital General Surgery Team is a collaborative group that focuses on the longitudinal care of the complex hepatobiliary patients. The inclusion of the NP into the team is of great benefit for managing this population due to their needs for integration of care across disciplines and continuity of care. The Nurse Practitioner is one of the main points of contact that builds the plan with the physicians, patients and allied team members. The NP is also integral for the family in providing consistency, support and education.

These patients have complex medical needs and will require in-patient monitoring, co-ordination of care needs, education and optimization of therapy. The NP will be working with the team which comprises of hepatobiliary specialists, including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiology and other medical specialists. Registered nurses, social workers, Dietitian, Pharmacist are some of the other integral team members the NP will be working with for the coordinated care of these patients.

In addition, the general surgery population is quite diverse and while this position is for the HPB team, there is opportunity to expand and to collaborate with partner NPs towards fulsome care of the entire general surgery population.

Come be a part of our innovative and unique team at Royal Columbian Hospital, where NPs are an essential part of our team! New Westminster is located on the north side of the Fraser River with several bordering municipalities in each direction (Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Delta), making it the centre of the Greater Vancouver region. The city is only about 30 minutes (20 km) from Vancouver’s city centre and 30 minutes to Washington state, USA. RCH is also on the skytrain line with a stop directly across from the hospital!

This is a great opportunity for a new Nurse Practitioner to join a well supported fellowship program to help consolidate clinical skills. Be part of our clinical enhancement program with regular in house skills development such as suturing and x-ray interpretation in addition to receiving centralized NP orientation. You will be welcomed into a New Graduate NP Community of Practice team helping to support your successful transition into independent practice.

This position will also have a new and exciting post graduate up to 6 month nurse practitioner residency program. FH is the first health authority to implement a formal residency program for NPs in the province, which will be key to supporting the development of NPs and practice-readiness in select programs. You will receive in depth in house advanced training within a clinical area relevant to the position, improve your team collaboration and develop a model of patient centred care. This is your opportunity to consolidate your nurse practitioner education with a team helping to support your successful transition into independent practice.

During your residency, you’ll receive:

• Mentorship in multiple clinical areas
• Dedicated clinical supervision during clinical placements
• Protected time for self directed learning relevant to your clinical practice
• Coaching from a consistent experienced nurse practitioner throughout your residency
• Individualized support in transitioning to independent provider

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients/clients/residents including diagnosing diseases, disorders, and conditions. The Nurse Practitioner initiates 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. The Nurse Practitioner provides professional guidance to other health professionals and practices autonomously and interdependently within the context of an interdisciplinary health care team, making referrals to specialist physicians and others as appropriate.

The position collaborates with patients/clients/residents and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for patients/clients/residents, families and communities; develops and implements population and evidence based strategies to improve health and participates in policy-making activities that influence health services and practices. The position participates in peer review and self review to evaluate the outcome of services at the patient/client/resident, community and population level.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and treats previously undiagnosed patients/clients/residents for undifferentiated diseases, disorders, and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice; writes orders for treatment and medications; provides first line care in emergencies.
• Monitors ongoing care, orders appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interprets reports of investigations and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
• Establishes priorities for management of health, diseases, disorders, and conditions; provides follow-up treatment; communicates with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnoses and priorities, outcomes and prognoses; supports and counsels patients/clients/residents in their responses to diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Collaborates and consults with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose patient/client/resident status.
• Develops and implements treatment plans. May admit and discharge patients/clients/residents to facilities according to organizational policies.
• Prescribes drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures.
• Assigns work to other nursing and health care personnel; evaluates work and provides education and supervision as necessary; hires staff, and evaluates staff performance.
• Participates in research contributing to improved patient/client/resident care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health.
• Maintains population health focus by implementing screening and health promotion activities for populations at risk.
• Participates in interdisciplinary staff and nursing education through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom, the clinical setting and the community; fosters health care partnerships.
• Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing, interdisciplinary care, and health system practices.