Employed Student Nurse (ESN) - Ridge Meadows Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $32.13 - $32.13 / hour

Job Summary

Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives?

Join our team at Ridge Meadows Hospital in beautiful Maple Ridge, B.C. - where your work truly matters and your community feels like home.

At Ridge Meadows Hospital, you’re more than a nurse - you’re an essential part of a close-knit healthcare team making a real difference every day. You’ll care for patients who are your neighbors, friends, and community members, in an environment that values compassion, collaboration, and excellence.

Why Ridge Meadows Hospital?

Working here means being deeply connected to both your profession and your community. Nestled in a scenic setting surrounded by mountains and nature, Ridge Meadows offers the best of both worlds - a fulfilling healthcare career and the relaxed pace of small-town living. It’s a place where you can truly live where you work, achieving a healthy balance between professional purpose and personal well-being.

You’ll thrive in a supportive environment where teamwork is valued, your voice is heard, and your contributions are recognized. Whether you're advancing your clinical skills or building lasting relationships with colleagues and patients, this is a place where your career can grow.

Experience The Exceptional Benefits Of Working With Us Including

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• You can maintain a flexible schedule - As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
  
  

Plus, enjoy a range of additional perks, discounts, and employee wellness supports designed to help you feel your best - both at work and at home.

• Eligibility based on employment status
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Detailed Overview

Under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Operations (or designate) and a named practicing Nurse Practitioner (NP), practicing Registered Nurse (RN), or practicing Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) providing regulatory supervision, the Employed Student Nurse (ESN) and Employed Student Psychiatric Nurse (ESPN) provides direct nursing care to both stable and unstable patients/residents/clients commensurate with the level of education and training; operates in accordance with the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines, policies and the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Standards for Nursing practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to patients/residents/clients by performing a variety of nursing functions/activities such as, but not limited to, administering medications, conducting assessments, managing intravenous infusions, performing catheterizations, conducting planned nursing interventions and identifying and reporting crisis or emergent situations consistent with established Fraser Health assessment and evaluation tools.
• Assesses, documents and reports the current health status of assigned patients/residents/clients by collecting relevant documentation from patient chart and other related records, observing patient condition, conducting physical, mental, emotional and social assessments, documenting health care status and reporting current status/changes to appropriate personnel.
• Collaborates with the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team members, community care partners and the patient/resident/client and family; assists in the development and modification of the health care plan, including the flow of care, discharge planning process, identifying and prioritizing appropriate nursing actions and addressing the assessed needs of the individual.
• Evaluates patient/resident/client response to the health care plan by assessing the effect of nursing interventions as identified in the care plan; modifies interventions as appropriate; recommends and participates in the multi-disciplinary team evaluation of patient/resident/client care including the readiness for discharge.
• Participates in quality improvement plans/activities and assists in collecting/collating data.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Current registration with BCCNM as an Employed Student Registrant and continued enrollment in a recognized nursing education program. Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support.

Successful completion of a medical/surgical or mental health/substance use clinical practicum or equivalent* in a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse Program.

• equivalency to be determined with nursing education program in which student is registered
  
  

Additional clinical rotation experience may be required depending on nursing area requested.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize assigned workload and set priorities.
• Ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patients/residents/clients, and families.
• Ability to operate equipment including related software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  
  

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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