•New Career Opportunities for High Acuity Response Team Nurses

Overview

Interior Health Authority is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join the High Acuity Response Team (HART).

Responsibilities

• Provide mobile critical care for patients who reside in rural areas.
• Work with a clinical scope that includes adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients who require greater than Basic Life Support level of care.
• Be part of a team that is comprised of a Critical Care RN and a Registered Respiratory Therapist as required, supported by Basic Life Support paramedics from the British Columbia Ambulance Service and an on-call transport physician.
• Collaborate with rural clinicians to stabilize the patient and, when appropriate, transport the patient to a higher level of care.
• When not on transport, actively support patient care at the base hospital.

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About The Job

The HART program at Interior Health is a very successful innovative provincial initiative. The mission is to provide mobile critical care for patients who reside in the rural areas. The clinical scope of service encompasses adult, pediatric and neonatal patients who require greater than Basic Life Support level of care. The team is comprised of a Critical Care RN and Registered Respiratory Therapist as required. They are supported by Basic Life Support paramedics provided by the British Columbia Ambulance Service and an on-call transport physician. Working in a team environment, HART collaborates with rural clinicians to stabilize the patient and when appropriate, transport the patient to a higher level of care. When not on transport, HART RNs are actively supporting patient care at their base hospital.

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