Nurse

Description

Status and Schedule: Temporary for 12-14 months - Full Time (Monday to Friday shifts)
Location:300-808 Nelson St, Vancouver, British Columbia

Who is TELUS Health?

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health.
Simply put, our team members across the country are united by their commitment to continuously innovating to make healthcare more accessible and deliver improved health experiences for everyone.

Do you share our passion?

Let's create a healthier future, together

Join our team:

TELUS Health Care Centers is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our dynamic Vancouver team. Registered Nurses are responsible for the provision of high quality care services for the TELUS Health Family Health and Travel Health Programs. Within our Travel Health programs, you will be meeting with clients one-on-one to provide a variety of counseling, vaccinations, medications and general health advice to travelers going abroad, review each client's medical history and discuss the BC's Centre for Disease Control & Prevention requirements and/or recommendations for safe travel.

Within our Family Health program, you will be responsible for the assessment or care needs upon intake, triaging acute concerns, navigating appropriate services, disease prevention and health promotion as well as chronic and complex disease care and management across the lifespan.

Here's the impact you'll make and what we'll accomplish together:

The successful candidate will work throughout all our programs, providing direct nursing support and services to clients and the interdisciplinary team as well as help coordinate and manage their care. At TELUS Health, RN's provide safe, competent and compassionate care across the lifespan and work very closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the highest quality of care.

Here's how:

As part of the team you'll be responsible for the provision of family health nursing care to the population of clients seen in the family practice service and requires a thorough knowledge of primary care nursing within the scope of the British Columbia College or Nurses and Midwives (BCCCM). Areas of focus include: assessing care needs on intake, triage and navigation to appropriate services, disease prevention and health promotion, travel medicine, chronic and complex disease care management, collaboration with the physician and the interdisciplinary team.Responsibilities include:

• Individual patient assessment and treatment- health assessment, immunizations, procedures, regular patient follow up to promote health and counsel on disease prevention
• Triaging acute concerns and providing anticipatory guidance as needed
• Develop, assess, implement and evaluate care plans for all consultations
• In depth knowledge of current guidelines, practice standards and medical directives
• Provide quality, safe, compassionate care to all clients
• Communicate and work effectively with all other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills
• Positive and results focused attitude
• Ability to take initiative and demonstrate proactive/ preventative approaches to care

Qualifications

What you bring:

• BScN- Required, Nursing Diploma for BC
• Current RN certification and license in good standing
• First Aid/ CPR certification up to date
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience (private or public sector)
• BC CDC immunization course completed and up to date (preferred)

Great-to-haves:

• Pediatric experience
• Lactation/ chest feeding certification or experience
• Maternity care experience
• ACLS certification
• Previous experience in primary care or acute care is an asset
• Computer skills are an asset (EMR, Power Point, Excel, Word)

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies' Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.

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