Community Care Nurse-Home Health- Hope / Agassiz / Harrison Hot Springs / Kent

Community Care Nurse – Home Health – Hope / Agassiz / Harrison Hot Springs / Kent

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Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 per hour.

Job Summary

We currently have exciting opportunities for Casual Community Care Nurses to serve our communities in Hope, Agassiz, Kent & Harrison Hot Springs in B.C.

Come work with us!

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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 ( four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and a pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Have you heard about the new incentives within the new provincial collective agreement for Nurses that make taking a regular/temporary position much more appealing? The details below outline a few of the perks that would be available to you. Read through and see why it’s worth it.

• Your overall compensation is increased – As part of the new provincial collective agreement, as a regular status nurse, you receive an increase to overall compensation.
• 100% of your benefits are employer-paid with no out‑of‑pocket (i.e. no waiting for reimbursement).
• You’re immediately enrolled in a defined pension plan (no waiting period).
• You’re eligible for 87% maternity leave top‑up.
• You can maintain a flexible schedule – As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.

Detailed Overview

Provides care management to frail older adults with complex, acute and chronic conditions and/or adults with ongoing functional impairment in their home, community setting and/or via telephone; establishes and maintains ongoing collaborative partnerships with clients, families, Primary Care Practitioners, Home Health professionals and other community partners to optimize client capabilities and community engagement.

As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provides clinical assessments, coaching, interventions, services and follow up to enable clients and their families to live confidently and safely at home; emphasizes the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health including the treatment of diseases through teaching, counseling and direct client care; facilitates and manages client transitions across the health care continuum to optimize recovery from or adapting to changes in the client's condition to minimize re‑admission to residential and/or acute care facilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client through personal and/or telephone interactions, ensuring choice, autonomy, dignity and privacy.
• Collaborate with client and family to conduct and document individualized assessments and develop care plans, emphasizing self‑management.
• Provide direct client care and identify other care services required; explain care to client and family as appropriate.
• Initiate and evaluate short‑ and long‑term care plans, develop next steps and support transition processes across the continuum.
• Access system information, review client data, incorporate findings into the care plan and prioritize resources efficiently.
• Document assessments, care provision and client responses according to professional standards and guidelines in computerized records.
• Provide health education to client/family/caregiver to increase knowledge and promote health status through relevant procedures; develop information materials; participate in staff education as required.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure effective client care planning and delivery; communicate changes to client, family and team.
• Advocate for system and program changes to enhance client support using a systems perspective.
• Provide input in developing standards of care, policies, procedures and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safe environment through adherence to policies and reporting through appropriate systems.
• Assist with orientation of clinical and ancillary staff by developing materials and acting as a mentor or preceptor where appropriate.
• Identify learning goals, maintain and update clinical competence and develop knowledge within the designated clinical area of practice.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from an approved school of Nursing. Two (2) years’ recent, related clinical nursing experience working with complex geriatric clients and/or adults with chronic illnesses in a community health setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Valid BC Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes, as required.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and competence in gerontology, geriatrics and adults living with chronic illnesses.
• Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments and provide nursing care through therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of chronic disease management models.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate pertinent data from multiple sources to problem‑solve effectively.
• Knowledge of broad health care services, community resources, agencies and their role in providing a continuum of care.
• Ability to promote client‑focused care with sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences.
• Ability to independently manage and prioritize a caseload of diverse clients.
• Ability to teach clients and others about essential health topics, health promotion and self‑management using care management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and act as a preceptor to staff.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community‑based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

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