Come work as a Public Health Resource Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the team in North Vancouver, BC. This position may be required to work at more than one location/site across assigned geographical areas. Apply today to join our team!

As a Public Health Resource Nurse with VCH you will:

• Support the core competencies for Public Health through education, clinical leadership and clinical expertise to designated staff who carry out the delivery of public health services within the Community of Care and across interdisciplinary teams.
• Support all aspects of assessing, planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating public health actions on public health key indicators.
• As needed, provides supervision to designated nursing staff by making/adjusting assignments, scheduling and coordinating the use of staff, evaluating competency and identifying ongoing training requirements.
• Assist the Program Supervisor/Manager in coordinating the delivery of public health reporting requirements.
• Work in collaboration with regional public health leads, program leads and community partners.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, medical staff, community physicians, educational resources and other health care professionals to achieve excellence in client-centered and community centered public health delivery of care.

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ recent related public health nursing experience including one (1) year recent supervisory/leadership/teaching experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current BCCDC Immunization Certification.
• Valid BC Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.
• Regional travel across assigned geographic areas may be required, and will be compensated in accordance with applicable collective agreement provisions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory bodies and the Health Professions Act, as well as demonstrated knowledge of professional governance, operation of the colleges and directives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the BCCNM standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• Comprehensive knowledge of adult education principles, methods and tools.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in patient care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Core Competencies in public health including principles and practice.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, coach and facilitate.
• Demonstrated ability to develop educational programs and material.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, objectively and effectively in groups, one-on-one, and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member, leader, and facilitator.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to colleagues and to develop collaborative leadership with partners.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation with colleagues, and community partners.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Computer literacy with PARIS electronic health record system, email, word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

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.


***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.