Reporting to the Professional Practice Director, Nurse Practitioners, the Lead, Nurse Practitioners is responsible for providing expert leadership, consultation, advice and assistance to programs and departments across VCH on projects and initiatives designed to support a quality practice environment and excellence in clinical practice for NPs, including supporting electronic health care record initiatives. The Lead, Nurse Practitioners provides practice leadership to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) across Vancouver Coastal Health, acknowledging that Nurse Practitioners are autonomous, collaborative medical practitioners and that developing role clarity is essential to the effectiveness of interprofessional teams in which NPs function. Working to foster the integration NP practice and understanding of practice scope and to create a supportive professional practice structure that will ensure adequate opportunities for mentorship, clinical practice feedback, collegial relationships with physicians and other medical staff, and collaborative practice within the interprofessional teams. In addition, the Lead, Nurse Practitioners performs Clinical Nurse Practitioner related duties as assigned and will have key accountabilities for quality assurance and patient safety within the Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners in accordance with the medical staff rules and bylaws.

Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Minimum of five (5) years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner including progressive clinical practice, education, research, project management or leadership experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

ROLE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:
• Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate programs and planned changes.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various groups and agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contracts, government policies, regulations and funding mechanisms relevant to acute, community, and primary health care.
• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed parameters for clinical practice changes, and negotiate and implement change management within complex clinical environments.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and build consensus across Nurse Practitioners and interprofessional areas across the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of nursing legislation, statutes, regulations, and professional standards of practice.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and evaluate current trends and issues relating to Nurse Practitioner and nursing professional practice.
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities that promote improved quality clinical care and project/program implementation, management and evaluation.
• Proficiency in the use of related technology and software applications.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders in a diverse community.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

SHARED VALUES:
You care for everyone:
• You’re compassionate, empathetic, and sensitive to the needs of others.
• You are respectful, treating people as equals, and valuing others’ perspectives and differences.
• You treat people with fairness and respect independent of their status or disagreement with you.

You are always learning:
• You are open minded, always receptive to different perspectives and ways of doing things.
• You are curious and ask questions to find a deeper understanding.
• You share you expertise and mentor others by sharing your knowledge and experience.

You strive for better results:
• You are accountable, and take responsibility for what you say, what you do, and who you engage in achieving better results.
• You’re a solution finder, empowered to solve the challenges we face in healthcare.
• You take ownership for growth and development and personal development, always seek feedback and opportunities to improve how we do things.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.