(RN) Registered Nurse - Organ Transplant Clinic (Post-Assessment) - Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH)

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Assesses clients post solid organ transplantation requiring/requesting admission to the Organ Transplant Clinic and coordinates interdisciplinary assessment and follow-up treatment throughout their lifespan.

Plans, implements and reviews client education using experience and knowledge of content area and adult education principles. Consults, confers and collaborates with team members and other health care givers in addressing health issues of client group. Participates on various internal and external multidisciplinary committees as a representative of transplant services. Reviews literature, analyses trends and recommends changes to modify current nursing practices for this client group.

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing. Two (2) years recent related transplant experience, including experience in adult patient education; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
• Knowledge of adult education principles and methods including  demonstrated ability to teach, demonstrate techniques and facilitate learning with clients. 
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice related to solid organ transplantation.
• Knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members, clients and their families, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promote communication and lead to a co-operative approach to problem solving within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, establish workload priorities in collaboration with others and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of equipment, and in techniques appropriate to the education and treatment of clients post transplantation.
• Computer literacy with word processing and patient information systems skills.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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