Public Health Nurse (RN) - Training may be offered

Vancouver Coastal Health • Powell River, BC

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Public Health Nurse (RN) to work in Powell River, BC. This role utilizes public health nursing knowledge to promote and protect the health, well-being, and safety of individuals across all age groups and life stages through targeted programming. The nurse will provide a full continuum of services including prevention, health promotion, and early intervention in community-based settings, employing an equity-based approach to support population health and mitigate the impacts of social determinants of health on equity-deserving populations. Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining interdisciplinary and community relationships, identifying client needs (individual, community, or system), and implementing public health nursing interventions such as screening, assessment, referral, advocacy, surveillance, education, and consultation. The practice will adhere to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice, the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, and organizational policies, aligning with the organization's vision, mission, goals, and values, and the principles of client and family-centered care.

Requirements

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of specialty nursing certificate (i.e. 20 hour breast/chest feeding education), BCCDC immunization certificate, BCCNM certified practice designation in contraceptive management and/or STI, as applicable and two (2) years' recent, related public health nursing experience including experience related to the designated client population (i.e. prenatal, infant, child, youth and/or adult), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver's license and access to personal vehicle for business related purposes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of public health nursing theory, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of community development and health promotion principles and practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of evidence informed nursing practice related to normal growth and development of relevant populations and appropriate screening and referral processes.
• General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Knowledge of communicable disease control practices and procedures including: prevention, promotion, reporting responsibilities and related procedures and immunization practices, including up to date immunization competency.
• Knowledge of Baby Friendly initiative, including completion of relevant breastfeeding course(s).
• Demonstrated certified practice related skills/abilities to provide contraceptive management and to assess and treat sexually transmitted infections.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new and unexpected events.
• Demonstrated facilitation, mediation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Training may be offered
• Relocation Assistance may be available.
• Nurses may be eligible for Provincial and Federal student loan forgiveness.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes public health nursing knowledge and expertise to promote and protect the optimal health, well-being and safety of prenatal, infants, young children, youth, adults and families at all ages and life stages through selected and targeted programming.
• Provides a full continuum of services including prevention, health promotion and early intervention services to individuals/groups in a variety of community-based settings using an equity based approach to support population health and to mitigate the impacts of the social determinants of health with equity deserving populations.
• Establishes and maintains interdisciplinary and community relationships with internal and external partners.
• Identifies the client as an individual/community/system and determines necessary interventions using a continuum of public health nursing interventions such as screening, assessment, referral, advocacy, surveillance and monitoring, education, consultation and by responding to public health emerging issues.
• Practices within the context of a client and family centered care model, and in accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and Code of Ethics for registered nurses, the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice and the CHNC Public Health Nursing Discipline specific competencies and the scope of practice as set by the organization’s policies, guidelines and clinical practice documents and within own competence.
• Practice is aligned with the vision, mission, goals and values of the organization as well as within the context of a public health care approach and the concept of a client and family centered care model.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, clients and their families and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care, the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with co-workers, care team and community partners and the ability to identify and facilitate community resources appropriate to clients’ and families’ needs.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel, teach, facilitate and coach individuals, families and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to deal sensitively and tactfully with clients and provide culturally sensitive nursing services to diverse and equity deserving populations.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritise work.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse situations, problem solve and facilitate resolutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with others to make evidence informed decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new and unexpected events.
• Demonstrated facilitation, mediation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in the development and delivery of educational materials based on education theories and best practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic research principles and procedures, such as research ethics, research question, hypothesis and qualitative vs. quantitative data analysis methods, and demonstrated ability to participate in research.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Benefits

• 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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level