Nurse Clinician, Perinatal Program - Royal Columbian Hospital

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In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Nurse Clinician utilizes evidence-informed practice to provide consultation and clinical expertise related to perinatal patients who present to Perinatal units, and/or who are admitted to Perinatal units (antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum units). Role models direct care skills to staff and students, performs perinatal nursing assessments and ongoing evaluation of perinatal patients with complex care needs, and provides information and education to staff and/or patients/families. Participates in research, policy, quality improvement, and risk management activities. The Nurse Clinician performs their duties with a unit, hospital, program and/or regional focus.

Education, Training and Experience

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Three (3) years of recent related clinical experience including one (1) year of education and/or leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Completion of post graduate course work in a perinatal specialty program.

Current Caesarean Section Recovery (CSR), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Fetal Health Surveillance.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ongoing professional development with concentration on leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide supervision, leadership, and work direction.
• Clinical proficiency/expertise in applicable related nursing specialty.
• Ability to role model direct care skills, coach, mentor and teach nursing skills that are compliant with current standards of practice and that ensure quality of care.
• Ability to apply educational theories and evidence to teaching practices.
• Ability to identify learning needs of individual or groups of staff.
• Ability to foster effective teaching and learning relationships.
• Ability to facilitate learning and create effective learning environments.
• Ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in preparing appropriate learner environments.
• Ability to develop and utilize appropriate practice assessment tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently in an organized and self directed manner.
• Ability to problem-solve and effectively deal with conflict situations.
• Ability to conceptualize teaching from a unit to regional focus.
• Knowledge of research processes and methodology.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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