PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE – INVERMERE DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Job title: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE – INVERMERE DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Job description: Job title :PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE – INVERMERE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Community :INVERMERE
Facility :INVERMERE DISTRICT HSPTL
Status :PERMANENT FULL TIME
Position Summary
Are you an experienced Primary Health Care nurse who is self-directed and comfortable working autonomously? If so, we have an opportunity for you in beautiful Invermere, B.C. to make a difference in the lives of others in your community working in the primary care field.

As the Primary Health Care Nurse you are responsible for providing comprehensive and coordinated nursing care to clients in a primary health care, community or patient home setting through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivery. The Primary Health Care Nurse assists individuals to achieve safe, realistic and reasonable healthcare goals and to maintain optimal health through the provision of information/health promotion, disease prevention and treatment/care
management services.

The Primary Health Care Nurse is responsible for working in direct collaboration with an inter-professional care team and defined network of Primary Care Physicians/Nurse Practitioners to conduct integrated care planning, offer client assessments/clinic visits, and provide ongoing monitoring and self-management support follow-up for clients (adults, seniors, pediatrics) and/or those with multiple chronic conditions, either in an individual or group setting and often directly within the family physician/nurse practitioner office.

This is a Permanent Full Time position (37.5 hours per week).

Shift times are Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00

If you are energetic, take initiative, and focused on a continuous improvement philosophy, then this position

For interested applicants pleas see the following information on the East Kootenay Primary Care Network
For https://www.divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/52114/PCN Job Description Companion Document.pdf

Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience:

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).
• Advance clinical skills training in the assigned practice area.
• One year recent related clinical nursing experience in the assigned practice area, including experience developing and providing formal education to clients, families, the general public, and other health professionals; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License.

Invermere
Nestled in the valley between the Rocky and Purcell Mountain ranges, just outside Kootenay National Park, and situated along the shores of Windermere Lake, this community offers a full spectrum of outdoor activities to residents. Swim or windsurf in the morning, hike the trails in the afternoon or simply relax on the beach and enjoy the breathtaking mountain scenery. With superb golf courses and world-class ski resorts nearby, Invermere is in a delightfully unique area.

**Please Note**

We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes. Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process, job readiness, interview readiness or tips for resume

Company: Interior Health Authority

Expected salary:

Location: Invermere, BC

Job date: Sun, 04 Apr 2021 22:31:25 GMT