133494 – Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency

Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Job ID 2024-133494 City North Vancouver

• Work Location
• Lions Gate Hospital – NS
• Department
• Emergency
• Home Worksite
• 03 – Lions Gate Hospital
• Labour Agreement
• Nurses’ Bargaining Association
• Union
• 200 – Nurses BCNU
• Position Type
• Casual
• Job Status
• Casual
• FTE
• 0.00
• Standard Hours / Week
• 0.01
• Job Category
• Nursing
• Salary Grade
• L3
• Min Hourly
• CAD $41.42/Hr.
• Max Hourly
• CAD $55.91/Hr.
• Shift Times
• various
• Days Off
• Various
• Position Start Date
• As soon as possible

Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. – CAD $55.91/Hr. Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse in Emergency with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

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

As a Registered Nurse in Emergency at Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide emergency nursing to clients of all ages presenting with a wide variety of symptoms within an uncontrolled environment, and to unique client populations such as victims of sexual assault.
• Assess client needs and prioritizes care requirements, often with limited information.
• Stabilize and resuscitate multi-trauma victims, and prepare for and respond to disaster situations.
• Enhance the quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care team members.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in your nursing practice.
• Maintain and advance your clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of a recognized advanced program in emergency care nursing or two (2) years’ recent, related experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a patient/family centered model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM’s standards for nursing practice.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to designated patient group.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement plans of care in relation to patient/family priorities.
• Demonstrated ability in interviewing and assessment skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assess patient responses to care, and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability in the management of trauma in an emergency setting.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected events, problem-solve, set priorities and deal with conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) and deal effectively with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff and staff of external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach patients and their families based on their priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of medical equipment and supplies appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Skill in techniques appropriate to emergency care nursing.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and “going first” when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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