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Title posted on indeed.com - Registered Nurse (RN)
Posted on November 18, 2024 by Employer details Northern Nations Wellness Centre
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*POSITION SUMMARY * Northern Nations Wellness Centre is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our healthcare team and play a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive primary care services to the community of Chetwynd, BC. We are looking for a professional who embraces team-based care, supports traditional wellness practices, collaborates with wellness practitioners, and demonstrates commitment to practicing cultural safety and humility. *Principal Duties and Responsibilities * *Patient Care and Assessment* * Conduct holistic assessments, including health and medication history, physical evaluations, and risk assessments, with cultural humility. * Perform routine screenings for chronic diseases, diabetes, and cancer and monitor conditions. * Make nursing diagnoses and determine appropriate interventions within the RN scope. * Apply health promotion, chronic disease management, advanced care planning, and self-care management principles to assessments and care. * Screen for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) and provide treatment and prevention. * Provide wound care by cleaning, dressing, and monitoring wounds following protocols. * Assist in providing mild to moderate mental health support and coordinate with mental health professionals. * Offer prenatal and postnatal care, including breastfeeding education and newborn health assessments. * Counsel clients and their families on care plans, health education, and disease prevention in collaboration with other providers. * Refer patients to other internal providers and wraparound care services as needed. *Public Health ? Vaccinations, Immunizations, and Health Promotion* * Administer immunizations, including routine, seasonal, childhood, and travel-related vaccines, according to public health protocols. * Educate patients, families, and caregivers on immunization schedules, vaccine benefits, side effects, and contraindications, using culturally appropriate communication. * Ensure proper vaccine storage, handling, and cold chain management for safe administration. * Track and document immunizations in the EMR and Panorama, ensuring accurate public health reporting. * Arrange for cancer screening programs (e.g., breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancer) to be offered via our Centre. * Ensure panorama is updated with patient vaccination history. * Educate patients on self-care, chronic disease management, and healthy lifestyles. * Coordinate chronic disease care with traditional wellness services and external partners. * Assist with infection control by implementing prevention protocols and monitoring for communicable diseases. *Care Planning and Collaboration* * Collaborate with patients, families, social navigators, healers, physicians, LPNs, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to execute care plans. * Develop, modify, and evaluate care plans based on patient needs and progress. * Develop holistic, prevention-oriented care plans for at-risk individuals and participate in goal-setting and secondary assessments. * Coordinate referrals to specialists, allied health professionals, and community services. * Connect patients to additional services and aftercare following discharge from mental health or addiction facilities. * Coordinate with mental health professionals to support mental health services. *Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Care* * Champion cultural safety, humility, and trauma-informed care across nursing services. * Use culturally safe and trauma-informed approaches to gather holistic client information. * Acknowledge patients? lived experiences, values, beliefs, and history, offering nonjudgmental advice and support. * Foster a racism-free and culturally safe environment for patients, families, and staff. * Provide primary care in a culturally safe, trauma-informed environment that promotes and restores health. * Advocate for culturally relevant approaches in all nursing services and relati- LocationChetwynd, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$35.00 to $50.00HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source indeed.com #9532204978
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