Original job description
Vernon Primary Care Maternity Care Clinic is seeking a casual Primary Health Care Nurse to join a collaborative and patient-focused team. This opportunity is ideal for a confident, self-directed nurse who enjoys working autonomously and providing high-quality care across the continuum of maternity services. Previous maternity care nursing experience is preferred.
This position operates Monday to Friday from: 08:00 to 16:00
How will we help you grow?
Join our team as a casual employee, where you’ll enjoy variety, gain valuable experience, and have the chance to grow your career. Work hours range from 0 to 37.5 per week, with shifts available on short notice or pre-scheduled to cover leaves. Many of our team members start in casual roles and transition into permanent positions. Plus, we offer competitive wages, shift premiums, employer-paid training, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program to support you every step of the way.
How will you make an impact?
As the Primary Health Care Nurse, you are responsible for providing comprehensive and coordinated nursing care to clients in a primary health care, community or patient home setting through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivery. The Primary Health Care Nurse assists individuals to achieve safe, realistic and reasonable healthcare goals and to maintain optimal health through the provision of information/health promotion, disease prevention and treatment/care management services.
What will you work on?
The Primary Health Care Nurse is responsible for working in collaboration with an inter-professional care team and defined network of Primary Care Physicians/Nurse Practitioners. The goal is to conduct integrated care planning, offer client assessments/clinic visits, and provide ongoing monitoring and self-management support follow-up for clients (adults, seniors, pediatrics) and/or those with multiple chronic conditions, either in an individual or group setting and often directly within the family physician/nurse practitioner office.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, coordinated nursing care in primary care, community, and patient-home settings, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, and the interprofessional care team to assess clients, coordinate care, monitor health, and support self-management.
Requirements
Previous maternity care nursing experience is preferred. The role calls for a confident, self-directed nurse able to work autonomously and provide care across maternity services and to clients of different ages, including those with chronic conditions.
Skills
- Primary Health Care Nursing
- Maternity Care
- Autonomous Practice
- Nursing Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Coordination
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Health Promotion
- Disease Prevention
- Chronic Disease Management
- Client Monitoring
- Self-Management Support
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Patient Education
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- Shift Premiums
- Employer-Paid Training
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Primary Health Care
- Registered Nurse
- Maternity Care
- Nursing
- Patient-Focused Care
- Autonomous Practice
- Comprehensive Nursing Care
- Community Health
- Patient Home Care
- Client Assessment
- Integrated Care Planning
- Care Coordination
- Health Promotion
- Disease Prevention
- Treatment and Care Management
- Chronic Conditions
- Interprofessional Care Team
- Primary Care Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Client Monitoring
- Self-Management Support
- Pediatrics
- Seniors
- Group Care
- Clinic Visits
