Nurse Practitioner, Bella Coola

Vancouver Coastal Health • Bella Coola, BC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Come work as a Nurse Practitioner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!Bella Coola is currently seeking Nurse Practitioners to join their team of primary care and urgent care providers. The NP will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality, patient-centered primary care to the people of Nuxalk Nation and Bella Coola. This opportunity includes housing and transportation, and the FTE is flexible. The interdisciplinary team is enthusiastic about integrating NPs into their care model. Successful candidates will receive support from the VCH NP department and the regional NP team. Be a part of our growing team of VCH Coastal hospital/facility-based Nurse Practitioners! The Nuxalk Nation and the Nuxalkmc (Nuxalk People) have been located in and around Bella Coola for thousands of years. This beautiful land is the traditional and ancestral home of the Nuxalk Nation and sits in a mountain valley at the head of the North Bentinck Channel, 500 km north of Vancouver, with a population of about 1800 people. The community is at the end of a long, truly magnificent fjord, on the mainland coast of British Columbia. Bella Coola General Hospital has 10 acute bed, 5 long term care beds and a 3 bed emergency department open 24/7, along with a laboratory, diagnostic imaging services, Telehealth, Mental Health, Public Health, Home & Community Support Services. Also within the hospital are a medical clinic and a pharmacy. As a Nurse Practitioner with VCH you will be responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions. You will initiate treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policies and procedures. You will provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participates autonomously as a member of the interdisciplinary health teams. You will collaborate with clients and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for clients, families and communities. You will 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. You will participate in peer, program and self-review to evaluate the outcome of the services at the client, community and population level. You will be responsible for own professional development and maintaining competence in the position, and maintaining privileges as active medical staff as required. You will report to the Senior Director, Nurse Practitioners, and with accountability to the Medical Director for the service area.

Requirements

• Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• 4 years of recent, and relevant clinical nursing experience.
• Successful completion of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) required.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the field an asset, but open to all motivated applicants.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Initiate treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.
• Provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participates 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 the Senior Director, Nurse Practitioners, and with accountability to the Medical Director for the service area.

Benefits

• Housing and transportation
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees