Registered Nurse, Surgical Services - Outpatient Clinics - Burnaby Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour

Job Summary

Join our collegial-spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby.

The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.

Highlights of the two-phase redevelopment project include

Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces

New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients

New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces

New acute care tower with 160 beds

New medical imaging department

New integrated BC Cancer Centre

Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety of health care services . Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate-level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and plastics specialties.

We are currently hiring for Casual Registered Nurses to join our Preadmission Clinic team at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including

Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.

Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.

Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.

Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.

Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave .

TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

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Detailed Overview

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the interprofessional care team in the provision of person-centered care, the Registered Nurse provides direct patient care, assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care and by teaching patients and families about illness management, prevention and treatment in an outpatient clinic setting of a designated clinical area.

Responsibilities

As required by the clinic, performs preadmission screening of surgical patients to ensure patients can proceed with scheduled surgery by interviewing patients, reviewing patient histories, identifying potential problems, and ensuring required diagnostic tests are booked and completed. Screens diagnostic results for completion; identifies abnormalities and reports these to the Physicians/Surgeons as appropriate.

Assesses patients referred to designated clinical outpatient clinic, and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment.

Makes a nursing diagnosis of the patient's condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention.

Plans, performs and evaluates nursing intervention(s) and care; coordinates nursing care for the patient; sets priorities, assign and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the interprofessional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.

Receives and prepares patients for testing by receiving requisitions from physicians, reviewing patients' case history, correlating clinical history with examination to be performed, assessing the nature of the issue to determine a process for testing, explaining procedures to patients, and monitoring patients comfort level to ensure patient is at ease while obtaining required results.

Performs non-invasive diagnostic tests on the vascular system by positioning patient, performing resting and exercise ankle-brachial indexes, toe-brachial indexes, thoracic outlet testing, and operating continuous wave Doppler and/or plethysmography equipment. Performs Transcutaneous Oxygen Measurement (TCOM) by operating the transcutaneous oxygen machine. Assesses test results, records findings, submits results and summary to physicians for review, reporting and authorization.

Documents assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.

Assesses learning needs of the patient and family/care giver; provides information and demonstration of care activities. Teaches patients, families/care givers about risk reduction strategies, emergency management, use of prescribed medications, self-management skills, lifestyle adjustments, and health maintenance. Provides individual counselling, group facilitation, lectures, and follow up on disease modifying therapies (DMT).

Collaborates with patients and their families/care givers in developing the care plan; encourages family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modification