Registered Nurse; RN - Critical Care - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care – Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Salary: CAD $41.42/hr – $55.91/hr

• Provide 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 an interdisciplinary team.
• Enhance quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care givers.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in nursing practice.
• Maintain and advance clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of a recognised critical care nursing programme or two (2) years of recent, related critical care experience.

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM standards for nursing practice.
• Knowledge of the indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages, and side effects of anaesthetic and other drugs used in critical care environment.
• Knowledge of nursing problems commonly encountered in a critical care environment.
• Knowledge of the physiological and behavioural aspects of complex critical illnesses.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Ability to assess and manage critical and life‑threatening situations.
• Ability to respond immediately and appropriately to sudden emergencies.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Ability to plan and implement plans of care.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate with, and deal effectively with, clients and their families, co‑workers, physicians, and other health care staff.
• Ability to communicate in writing accurately, concisely, and clearly.
• Ability to teach clients and their families.
• Ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• 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.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly‑funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.

For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

• 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 for employees and their immediate families.
• Award‑winning recognition programmes to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

Only short‑listed applicants will be contacted. Employees must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on Career Hub.

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