Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care - ICU

Vancouver Coastal Health • Richmond, BC

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Registered Nurse to work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Richmond Hospital. This role involves providing nursing care to high-risk critically ill clients with unpredictable outcomes attached to life-support equipment, and/or clients in post-anaesthetic recovery. The nurse will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, focusing on enhancing the quality of life from the client/family perspective. Responsibilities include consulting, conferring, and collaborating with other healthcare givers, demonstrating expertise and leadership in nursing practice, maintaining and advancing clinical competence, and participating in designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned. VCH is committed to fostering quality practice and learning environments and is part of the provincial implementation of minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs) to enhance nursing practice and strengthen quality of care.

Requirements

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of a recognized critical care nursing program or two (2) years' recent, related critical care experience.
• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge BCCNM standards for nursing practice.
• Thorough knowledge of the indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages, and side effects of anaesthetic and other drugs used in critical care environment.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing problems commonly encountered in a critical care environment.
• Thorough knowledge of the physiological and behavioural aspects of complex critical illnesses.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice to assess and manage critical and life-threatening situations.
• Demonstrated ability to respond immediately and appropriately to sudden emergencies.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement plans of care.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with, and deal effectively with, clients and their families, co-workers, physicians, and other health care staff.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing accurately, concisely, and clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to teach clients and their families.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Skill in techniques appropriate to a critical care environment.
• Skill in the use of critical care monitoring and support equipment.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized patient care information system.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to high risk critically ill clients with unpredictable outcomes attached to life-support equipment, and/or clients in post-anaesthetic recovery, both by working independently and as a member of a interdisciplinary team.
• 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

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• 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: Senior