Clinician, Hospice Palliative Care - Port Moody, BC, Canada - Fraser Health

Description

The salary range for this position is CAD $49.Why Fraser Health?

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations,and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

We are currently looking to fill a Full Time opportunity for a Clinician, Hospice Palliative Care with Home Health located in Tri-Cities, BC .

Joining the Fraser Health team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization "WHO" approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines).

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

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Coordinates, screens and prioritizes hospice palliative client activities by assessing clients, consulting with the interdisciplinary team and coordinating client care across the continuum of care; intervenes in client care provided by other nurses and/or healthcare providers, as required to ensure that client outcomes are consistent with client care plans and the delivery of quality client care; implements, evaluates and recommends clinical education plans for nurses and other staff in the designated clinical area to ensure staff are up to date on current evidence-based practice, client care issues and research; provides nursing and clinical education/training through individual and/or group assessment of clinical skills, including the training of nursing staff to provide educational sessions; reviews and evaluates care plans developed for clients and takes corrective action.

Supports the interdisciplinary team by monitoring the standards of care provided to clients and acts as a clinical nurse resource to staff; assesses, demonstrates and directs the provision of care provided to the client by screening, assessing and prioritizing hospice palliative clients referrals to meet the client's needs; Coordinates and prioritizes client care activities by providing formal clinical consultations to nurses, interdisciplinary team members and students in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care provided to clients and their families across the continuum of care; reviews client needs and/or progress, troubleshoots and provides clinical guidance in the care management of the client by evaluating and modifying the client's care plan to better meet with expected clinical outcomes; Consults with the interdisciplinary team and other healthcare providers in the resolution of client care issues; Coordinates the development and implementation of clinical education, training and/or orientation in the designated clinical area for each member of the interdisciplinary team to identify and determine learning requirements for each team member; Assesses individual and interdisciplinary team clinical skills by reviewing clinical competencies, practice changes and quality improvement indicators; designs, develops, implements and evaluates clinical education programs utilizing specialized theory and knowledge specific to hospice palliative care for individual and interdisciplinary team members including training sessions for new team members, educational support programs for hospice palliative care and continuing education sessions.

# provides clinical instruction/training to nursing staff who will provide training to the interdisciplinary team; role model client care skills and best client practices; observes staff, provides feedback and implements corrective action to ensure that skills are competently demonstrated, meet learning outcomes and consistent with quality client care.
# Coordinates and participates in quality improvement and risk management activities for the designated clinical area by evaluating changes to client care practice, completing client incident reports, conducting client safety audits, taking corrective action and generating recommendations/changes to the Manager regarding existing policies, procedures and/or protocols.
# Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and care conferences with the client and/or family and assists nursing staff in adapting care plans to meet identified client issues; Participates in the selection of new staff and the performance evaluation of designated staff within the designated clinical area by attending panel interviews, assessing clinical skills and providing hiring recommendations based on a clinical evaluation of the applicant; discusses and clarifies performance expectations with staff and determines appropriate orientation/training needs; assists with conducting performance evaluations, documents and identifies staff performance issues and provide feedback to the Manager for follow up action.
# promotes the use of research to support clinical practice in the designated clinical area and to keep the program content current and relevant.
# Three (3) years' recent related clinical nursing experience in the designated clinical area, including one (1) year experience in a supervisory/leadership role, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Valid BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of nursing theory and evidence-based hospice palliative best practices.
Demonstrated knowledge of principles of adult learning and critical thinking skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and revise education/training and orientation programs.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, co-workers, families and other service providers.
Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.