About This Role
This nursing role provides direct care to patients in a hospice residence as part of a multidisciplinary team. The position involves assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care, and evaluating its effectiveness. It suits a registered nurse or psychiatric nurse with experience in medical and palliative care.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of assigned patients by assessing actual or potential problems and strengths, planning and performing interventions, and evaluating outcomes
- Collect information about the patient using a variety of sources such as skills of observation, communication, and physical assessment to enable appropriate nursing care
- Communicate and consult with members of the health care team about the patient care plan; participate in interdisciplinary conference and explain plan of care to the patient and/or families
- Act as an advocate to protect and promote the patient's rights to autonomy, respect, privacy, dignity, and access to information
- Document timely and accurate reports of relevant observations including patient and family teaching and evaluation of nursing care
- Participate on nursing and hospital committees and councils for improvement of patient care and/or work environment
- Participate in the orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students by providing information and acting as a preceptor, where appropriate; identify self-learning needs and attend educational programs to maintain and enhance clinical competency
- Participate in quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues and collecting data, evaluating patient care programs, techniques, standards, and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes
- Maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Graduation of an approved School of Nursing and/or Psychiatric Nursing
- Two years' recent, related medical nursing experience in an acute care facility, including one year recent related experience in a hospice/palliative care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Knowledge of nursing practice as it pertains to hospice palliative/residence patients
- Knowledge of other healthcare professions and their contribution to the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
