Registered Nurse - Primary Care

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education, Training And Experience

Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.

Two years (2) 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; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid BC driver's license.

Basic Life Support, Level C.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to provide client and family-centered care with cultural humility through a trauma-informed and evidence-based approach to practice.
• Demonstrated understanding of the historical and present day experiences of Indigenous Peoples in relation to health care, including Indian Day hospitals, Residential Schools and present day experiences of Indigenous specific racism and discrimination in health care services.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an inter-professional team.
• Demonstrated effective written, electronic, and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and navigate other disciplines scope of practice in relation to one's own.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data from multiple sources to problem-solve effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to provide health education with clients and others about topics essential to healthcare, health promotion, and chronic disease self-management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, assess and case manage clients, and resources effectively.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Primary Care practice, knowledge of care planning and care coordination, chronic disease management, geriatric and palliative nursing practice within a person centered, culturally and trauma informed care approach.
• Demonstrates professional self-awareness.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.