Licensed Practical Nurse – GI Endoscopy/Ambulatory Care, Royal Columbian Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $32.84 - $44.96 / hour Job Summary

Detailed Overview

Responsibilities

• Assesses and monitors client and family’s actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs.
• Where appropriate, encourages client participation in activities of daily living.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the client and significant others using interpersonal and interviewing techniques ensuring client choice and autonomy in decision-making and care planning.
• Contributes to the development and ongoing changes to the individualized plan of care, including attending and providing input into multidisciplinary care planning meetings and family conferences.
• Advocates for the interest of the client and family.
• Upon completion of formal post-basic education and training, performs technical skills and physician support within the procedure room, according to scope of practice including a team nursing approach.
• Administers oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications in accordance with scope of practice, organizational and pharmaceutical policies and procedures.
• Performs peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter insertion, provides maintenance of IV infusions by assessing the catheter insertion site and monitoring flow rate, and discontinues IV access, as per physician orders.
• Performs nursing procedures and interventions and monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the procedures and interventions.
• Procedures include head to toe assessments, airway management, nutrition management, infusion management, catheterizations, applying and changing simple sterile and/or nonsterile dressings, colostomy care and irrigation, taking/recording blood pressures, administering suppositories and enemas, taking/recording temperature, pulse and respiration; records observations and reports problems and/or changes to designated nursing staff.
• Performs unit specific nursing procedures and interventions as required.
• Communicates the clients condition and changes to the designated RN/RPN.
• Provides personal care to client including assisting with bathing, dressing, care of skin and hair; changing beds, and assisting with toileting needs.
• Performs admissions, discharges, and transfers of clients according to facility operating policies and procedures.
• Documents and updates all relevant information about care and procedures to achieve client safety and comfort according to unit specific policy and procedure.
• Performs related clerical duties such as answering the telephone, making appointments, ordering supplies, and initiating diagnostic requisitions.

Qualifications

• Education, Training & Experience Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses and current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area as required by the position: Minor Procedures Clinic - completion of recognized post-basic education in perioperative nursing, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Recent related ambulatory care or perioperative unit experience which includes experience in minor surgical, oncology, and/or medical specialty clinics in an acute care facility.
• GI Endoscopy: completion of recognized post-basic education in gastroenterology/GI endoscopy nursing, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Preference given to those with recent related GI endoscopy experience.
• Perioperative, peri-anesthesia, or critical care nursing education may also be considered when there are no qualified applicants with gastroenterology/GI endoscopy nursing education.
• Successful completion of the IV Medication Administration Education program.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Skills & Abilities Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

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