Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care/Emergency/PACU

2h2 hours ago

Vancouver Coastal Health

Powell River, CA · Full-time · C$82,840 – C$111,820

About this role

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department at qathet General Hospital in Powell River. The role supports provincial minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios to strengthen quality of care and nursing practice across the health system.

Provide emergency nursing care to clients of all ages with varied symptoms in an uncontrolled setting. Deliver care to critically ill patients on life-support equipment and manage post-anaesthetic recovery with unpredictable outcomes.

Serve on the emergency response team stabilizing multi-trauma victims and responding to disaster situations. Consult and collaborate with other health care providers while enhancing quality of life from the client and family perspective.

Powell River offers coastal adventure and cultural amenities on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. Nurses practice in environments guided by values of care, continuous learning, and better results while maintaining clinical competence.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Provide emergency nursing care to clients/patients of all ages presenting with a wide variety of symptoms within an uncontrolled environment as well as care to critically ill patients/clients with unpredictable outcomes attached to life-support equipment, and/or clients in post-anaesthetic recovery.
As member of emergency response team, stabilizes and resuscitates multi-trauma victims, and prepares for and responds to disaster situations.
Enhances quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
Consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care givers.
Demonstrates expertise and leadership in nursing practice.
Maintains and advances clinical competence.
Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Benefits

Provincial implementation of minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs) to enhance nursing practice and quality of care.
Eligibility for Provincial and Federal student loan forgiveness programs.