Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education, Training And Experience

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.

Completion of a recognized advanced program in emergency care nursing or two (2) years' recent, related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within 2 years (yearly preferred). Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care Canada (EPICC) certification preferred.

Skills And Abilities

• Assessment and Intervention - Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate / prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• Communication - Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the clients, families, the public, medical staff and the members of the interdisciplinary team using verbal, written and computer communication means.
• Critical Thinking - Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively.
• Human Caring and Relationship Centered Practice - Ability to promote client-focused care that demonstrates care for and with clients and significant others, sensitive to diverse cultures and preferences, client advocacy and social justice concerns.
• Teaching / facilitating - Ability to transmit information intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Management - Manages time and resources, implementing activities to promote cooperation among relevant others, collaboration across disciplines and related activities.
• Leadership - Promotes staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness and risk-taking, creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of Island Health policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self. Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge Integration - Using factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence. Integrates best practice from nursing and health-related disciplines and the humanities, arts and sciences disciplines into professional practice.
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.