Nurse Practitioner, VGH Burn and Complex Wound Program

Salary Details

Job Summary

Come work as a Nurse Practitioner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

We are seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic Burn and Complex Wound Program s role offers a unique opportunity to provide innovative comprehensive burn and wound care, including acute management, OR and Procedural skills, post-burn recovery, and complex wound care for patients across the province of BC. Clinical responsibilities include assisting in the OR and performing procedural interventions for burns and complex wounds, management of acute burn care as well rehab, and follow-up in clinic.

Additionally, the role is embedded in an integrative team and involves educating patients and staff, contributing to research initiatives, and advancing burn care practices nationally.

If you are passionate about specialized burn and complex wound treatment and innovation in patient care, we invite you to join our expert team

As a Nurse Practitioner with VCH you will:Report to the Senior Director, Nurse Practitioners, and with accountability to the Medical Director for the service area in which they practice, be responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions. Initiates 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.

Qualifications

All applicants are encouraged to review the below qualifications prior to applying for this job posting.

Education & Experience

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Closing Statement

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.

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