Registered Nurse (RN) - Palliative Care

at  Vancouver Coastal Health

COME WORK AS A REGISTERED NURSE WITH VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to support the Hospice team at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Two (2) years’ recent, related acute medical-surgical experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Palliative Care experience and completion of related coursework is an asset.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to designated client group – palliative patient populations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices, pathophysiology and trajectory of disorder/disease related to common diagnosis/ and specific clinical situations related to area of practice (e.g. cancer, end stage cardiac, COPD, neurological disease such as ALS or MS, chronic renal disease, end stage liver disease, metabolic disorders, or HIV/AIDS, dementia, frailty).
• Demonstrated ability to provide nursing assessments and interventions related to common diagnosis and specific clinical situations relevant to palliative patient/client group i.e. lab value monitoring, symptom management, appropriate referrals, safe medication practices, bowel care, care of body after death.
• Demonstrated knowledge of approaches and systems in place (e.g. iPace, EPAIRS, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to perform focused secondary assessments, integrate information from a variety of sources including diagnostics, and develop plan of care relevant to the designated patient/client group.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and respond to potential complications and care issues relevant to the designated client group.
• Demonstrated ability in correct usage of equipment and maintains competency in working with Central venous access devices; Oxygen delivery equipment; Ostomy/wounds; chest tubes; other care related tubes, catheters, drains, suctions for patient population.
• Demonstrated ability to document client care on appropriate systems/forms in accordance with organizational and unit standards in a timely and accurate manner.
• Demonstrated skill in palliative symptom management (e.g. pain, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, depression, constipation)
• Demonstrated skill in conducting goals of care conversations and in understanding the care goals and what is most important to the patient.
• Demonstrated skill in performing RN autonomous scope of practice and standards of care relevant to palliative patient/client group.
  Closing Statement:
  The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.
  As per the current Public Health Orders, as of October 5, 2023, all employees working for Vancouver Coastal Health must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have received a single dose of the most-recent, updated COVID-19 vaccine. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

Please refer the Job description for details