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Job Description In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health (Island Health) Authority, patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. The Registered Nurse (RN)-Primary Care works in collaboration with an interprofessional team to provide direct patient care to clients of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC), Patient Medical Homes / Family Physician / Nurse Practitioner Clinics or an Island Health Primary Care Clinic, which provides both episodic and longitudinal Primary Care to unattached and attached clients of all age groups. The RN-Primary Care practices in accordance with the professional and practice standards and code of ethics as outlined by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and applies best practices in accordance with established organizational policies, procedures, guidelines, and other controls on practice to provide competent, safe and ethical care for people and their families in a variety of settings, including the HSO Cultural Safety and Humility Standard and with BCCNM Cultural Safety Standards and recommendations from the In Plain Sight report. The RN-Primary Care provides client and familycentered care with cultural humility, through a traumainformed and evidenceinformed practice approach, to promote care and services that will be experienced as culturally safe. This role includes initial client assessment, health promotion and intervention, health coaching and teaching based on the clients needs, urgency of request and best practices. To ensure clients, families and caregivers are provided with ease of access to timely, personcentred, continuous quality health services, the RN-Primary Care encourages knowledge exchange in daytoday activities, and empowers clients to engage and connect within their communities and advocates for clientempowered voice and culturally aligned care. Facilitates and manages client transitions across the healthcare continuum to optimise health and adapts to changes in the clients condition to support prevention of avoidable hospital admissions and emergency department presentations by providing timely nursing assessments. Collaborates with the client, the Primary Care team and other health care services such as Community Health Services, Acute Care, MHSU, the clients Primary Care provider and family/community supports regarding client care planning to facilitate the flow of information through a variety of settings including Island Health and nonIsland Health community services. Travel may be a requirement of this position. Transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of Island Health in accordance with the service assignment and may require the use of a personal vehicle. QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practising RN registrant. Two years (2) recent clinical nursing experience in related clinical areas including assessing and treating infants, children, youth, adults, and seniors in a primary care setting, community setting, outpatient setting, or public health; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Valid BC driver's licence. Basic Life Support, Level C. Skills And Abilities Demonstrated ability to provide client and familycentered care with cultural humility through a traumainformed and evidencebased approach to practice. Demonstrated understanding of the historical and presentday experiences of Indigenous Peoples in relation to health care, including Indian Day hospitals, Residential Schools and presentday experiences of Indigenous specific racism and discrimination in health care services. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an interprofessional team. Demonstrated effective written, electronic, and verbal communication. Demonstrated ability to understand and navigate other disciplines scope of practice in relation to one's own. Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data from multiple sources to problemsolve effectively. Demonstrated ability to provide health education with clients and others about topics essential to healthcare, health promotion, and chronic disease selfmanagement. Demonstrated ability to manage time, assess and casemanage clients, and resources effectively. Demonstrated knowledge of Primary Care practice, knowledge of care planning and care coordination, chronic disease management, geriatric and palliative nursing practice within a person centred, culturally and trauma informed care approach. Demonstrates professional selfawareness. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities. Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position. Link To Full Job Description Seniority level Entry level Employment type Fulltime Job function Health Care Provider Industries Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr