The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour We are hiring for a Part Time RN, Medical Imaging at Royal Columbian Hospital. Education, Training and Experience Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Completion of a recognized high acuity specialty nursing certificate and one (1) year of recent related interventional medical imaging experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

We are committed to staff wellness and planetary health and have active working groups to support these initiatives.

Royal Columbian

Hospital is a provincial referral hospital(stroke/cardiac/trauma/neurosurgery) located in New Westminster, BC, with 439 acute beds, with nearly 80,000 visits annually. Services include 24/7 emergency, outpatient, ambulatory care and a range of inpatient services which are supported by a range of community services.

The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment

Project is well under way and is a multi-year, multi-phase project to increase the hospital’s capacity, beds, and services by about 50 per cent. Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields.

Fraser

Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to: ~ Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year. ~ Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan. ~In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, provides direct nursing care to patients within the Medical Imaging Dept according to established standards and administrative policies and procedures. Assesses and monitors patients physical and psycho-social needs; identifies problems, plans, implements, documents, evaluates and coordinates the nursing care of assigned patients and performs scrubbing and circulating duties. Consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers as well as with other members of the Medical Imaging team.

Demonstrates continuous improvement and best practice approach in nursing. Provides individualized nursing care to patients presenting with variable complexities of illnesses or injuries ranging from outpatients to seriously ill patients with multi-system failure to ensure comfort and safety whilst undergoing diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures. Assesses patient health status, identifies patient/family priorities and plans, monitors vital signs, and carries out physical assessments at appropriate intervals.

Reorganizes priorities and revises care plans as required and includes patient/family in evaluating progress towards their goal. evaluates outcomes to these interventions. Acts to resolve problems or to relieve care/emergent situations. # Assists Radiologists during diagnostic and interventional procedures by acting as the scrub and/or the circulating nurse. Interprets basic ECG data.

Sets up intravenous lines, including inserting catheters and intravenous therapy to provide continuous medical infusions,



and titrates dosages to ensure therapeutic goals are met. Administers blood products and oxygen therapy. # Performs a variety of health care interventions utilizing nursing skills and knowledge of medical equipment specific to Medical Imaging including diagnostic and interventional procedures such as thrombolysis, embolizations, angioplasties and biliary and urological interventional procedures. Assists with procedural sedation, general anesthesia (at sites where required) and airway management.

Monitors patient status and maintains critical care safety protocols for patients as required. # Verifies patient identity, checks consent, obtains information about patient essential to procedure, and provides explanations and reassurances to patients and their families in response to questions/concerns. Teaches patients/families about specific procedure and post-procedure care. Demonstrates self/home care skills. # Consults with, and collaborates with peers and other caregivers in the identification and resolution of patient/family care issues, ethical dilemmas, and coordination and integration of care.

Documents patient/family perspectives, nursing observations and activities that support patient/family priorities. Maintains complete and accurate computerized and paper records through methods such as inputting data and documentation in accordance with established procedures and policies. # Uses appropriate supplies and equipment for patient care in accordance with departmental standards regarding cost effectiveness, availability, and safe care requirements. Maintains patient‑monitoring equipment such as resuscitation cart and oximeter by documenting equipment checks, problem‑solving equipment malfunctions with technical staff, identifying equipment requiring replacement or refurbishing, and making recommendations to ensure equipment is kept in operative condition.

Handles, stores, and disposes of workplace hazardous materials and sharps in accordance with established procedures. # Maintains an awareness of current Occupation Health & Safety guidelines and standards. Responds to incidents such as missing patients, injuries to staff or visitors, Code Blue/White emergencies, hazardous spills, minor spills, fire and aggressive/disruptive behaviour to ensure medical and other support is accessed in a timely manner; informs designated staff of occurrences, and completes Incident Reports in accordance with established procedures and policies. # Participates in unit/team/program activities required to enhance and optimize the delivery of care and to facilitate evidence-based nursing practice. Promotes quality management principles for unit/team/program operations, identifies processes/procedures that require improvement, and drafts/revises guidelines, policies and procedures for review.





Identifies and reports unsafe practice/professional conduct in accordance with professional standards and organizational policies. # Participates on committees as directed to promote optimal support for patients, to facilitate the resolution of issues, and to advocate for the goals and objectives of the unit/team/program. # Participates in approved nursing and interdisciplinary research and special projects in collaboration with designated personnel/team and other health care professionals, through methods such as collecting data, summarizing information, and/or providing verbal updates for review and further analysis by principal researcher, research team and/or project coordinator. # Demonstrates and/or provides guidance on clinical and health related tasks to designated caregivers and guides the clinical experience of assigned students and current staff; provides input to the Site Coordinator and/or designated as requested on an individual's progress in achieving established standards of nursing care. # Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Completion of a recognized high acuity specialty nursing certificate and one (1) year of recent related interventional medical imaging experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Demonstrated ability in nursing practice within an angiographic and/or interventional medical imaging setting.

Demonstrated ability in the initiation and management of IV therapy and administration of IV medications. Demonstrated ability to respond immediately and appropriately to emergencies. Comprehensive knowledge of pharmacology, and patient physiological reactions, related to anesthesia and/or procedural sedation.

Demonstrated ability to plan and implement care plans. Demonstrated ability to communicate (orally and in writing) and deal effectively with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff, and staff of external agencies. Demonstrated skill in clinical techniques and the use of applicable equipment and supplies appropriate to an angiographic and/or interventional diagnostic imaging setting.

Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques. Demonstrated skill in use of cardiac monitoring equipment. Demonstrated computer skills including the ability to effectively use a computerized patient care information system.

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.

Fraser

Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally secure manner. Together, we are the heart of health care. #

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