Position Summary
Are you a Registered Nurse with strong self-direction and organization and prioritization skills? Are you looking for a challenging and interesting opportunity to develop your independent nursing practice and problem solving skills? If so, we have a rewarding RN position available now within our Home Health Nursing team in Grand Forks.
**New financial incentive being offered** temporary quarterly retention bonus up to $2,000*
*for more details visit: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/media/new-financial-incentives-launched-health-care-staff-grand-forks
Home Health nursing practice supports the client’s achievement of safe realistic and reasonable goals by assessing, planning, coordinating, organizing, implementing, evaluating and transitioning nursing and other care services for the client. In collaboration with the client, family and other care providers the Home Health Nurse develops, implements and adapts a care plan, delivers direct care, assesses service eligibility and provides care management to help clients manage their own care and navigate through the various services available within the community setting. Works in consultation with other system partners and bases practice on nursing science and related content from other sciences and humanities.
The ideal applicant will be a strong critical thinker, have excellent communication and advocacy skills and be able to work both independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals and community organizations and resources.
This is a Casual opportunity. Casual means there are no guaranteed hours and work requirements may vary from 0 - 37.5 hours per week. Casual employment includes: short-notice, on-call availability; workload coverage during a temporary absence; and/or providing relief coverage in a specific position. Once hired into a casual role, employees are eligible to apply for internal postings including permanent part-time or full time positions. There are many opportunities with Interior Health that begin with casual positions and lead to regular employment. Shifts are rotating days and shift times are 08:00 to 16:48, 08:00 to 16:45, 08:00 to 16:30.
We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes. Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process, job readiness, interview readiness or tips for resume and cover letter writing, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor.
If you have a passion for community nursing and would enjoy the variety of working with continuous, time-limited and palliative clients then we would love to hear from you!
Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience:
Graduation from an approved school of nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Candidates must also hold a valid B.C. driver’s license.
Comments
Effective April 1, 2023 - hourly rate $40.21-$57.78 per hour.
This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.
Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with internal career exploration, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.