Nurse Practitioner

4 hours ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver Coastal Health Full time
Job Summary

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Home Health. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide semi-longitudinal care to vulnerable home-bound and frail patients. You will work with the Personalized Support & Stabilization (PSS) interdisciplinary team, providing primary care on discharge from hospital patients until an MRP is found.

Key Responsibilities
  • Comprehensive assessment of patients and clients, including diagnosing diseases, disorders, and conditions.
  • Initiate treatment, including healthcare management, therapeutic interventions, and prescribe medications in accordance with statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.
  • Provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participate autonomously as a member of the interdisciplinary health teams.
  • Collaborate with clients and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for clients, families, and communities; develop and implement population and evidence-based strategies to improve health and participate in policy-making and quality improvement activities that influence health services and practices.
  • Participate in peer, program, and self-review to evaluate the outcome of the services at the client, community, and population level.
  • Be responsible for own professional development and maintaining competence in the position, and maintaining privileges as active medical staff as required.
  • Report to an Operational Director, Professional Practice and has key accountabilities for quality assurance and patient safety within the Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners.
Qualifications
  • Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) plus 4 years of recent, and relevant clinical nursing experience.
  • Successful completion of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) required.
Knowledge and Abilities
  • Ability to perform the full scope of NP duties and responsibilities.
  • Applies for and maintains core and non-core privileges, as required by the program, as active medical staff within the VCH Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners and cross-appointments as described in the VCH Medical Staff Rules and Medical Bylaws.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of developmental stages, behavioral sciences, pathophysiology, psychopathology, epidemiology, and evidence-based practice to clinical diagnosis and patient management.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics to prescribing and evaluating treatment responses.
  • 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 clients and 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 define the specific areas of practice and client population for whom the position is competent to provide health care services.
  • Ability to apply lead leadership skills within a program and team setting.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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