Nurse Practitioner

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $59.56 - $85.62 / hour

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Critical Care Team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH) in Abbotsford, B.C. The NP works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and timely care for patients. ARH’s Critical Care is a dynamic team that focuses on Adult Critical Care in a 20 bed closed unit—10 ICU beds and 10 High Acuity beds—supported by intensivists, Nurse Practitioners, Critical Care RNs, Respiratory Therapists and Allied Health professionals.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse Practitioner position is designed as an acute care NP role with the aim to work in a collaborative manner in a team setting. The primary goal is to provide supportive care from an acute NP perspective to a defined population of patients admitted to the ICU at ARH.

Responsibilities

1. Diagnoses and treats undifferentiated diseases, disorders, and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner scope; writes orders for treatment and medications; provides first-line care in emergencies.
2. Monitors ongoing care, orders appropriate screening and diagnostic investigations; interprets reports and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
3. Establishes priorities for management of health, diseases, disorders, and conditions; provides follow-up treatment; communicates with patients and families about health findings, diagnoses and priorities, outcomes and prognoses; supports and counsels patients in their responses to diseases, disorders and conditions.
4. Collaborates and consults with physicians and other health care and social service providers to assess and diagnose patient status; develops and implements treatment plans; may admit and discharge patients according to organizational policies.
5. Prescribes drugs within statutory and regulatory standards and employer policies.
6. Assigns work to other nursing and health care personnel; evaluates work and provides education and supervision as necessary; hires staff and evaluates staff performance.
7. Participates in research contributing to improved patient care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health.
8. Maintains population health focus by implementing screening and health promotion activities for populations at risk.
9. Participates in interdisciplinary staff and nursing education through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating knowledge exchange; fosters health care partnerships.
10. Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing, interdisciplinary care, and health system practices.
11. Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Recent relevant clinical nursing experience.

Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

- Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis.
- Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer patients to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
- Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence based research.
- Ability to assess and recognize population health trends; ability to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.
- Ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
- Ability to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver.
- Ability to lead a team and work within a team.
- Ability to self-direct, interact and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations.
- Ability to transfer knowledge, teach, coach and mentor others.
- Ability to identify and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient care.
- Ability to self-assess performance and assume responsibility and accountability for own professional development.

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. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce, with an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe environment.

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