Nurse Clinician Part Time Jobs in Surrey, BC, Canada @Fraser Health

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Nurse Clinician : Job Responsibilities and Work Requirements

• Demonstrates expertise and provides clinical leadership in evidence-informed nursing practice related to children and youth with diabetes; reviews literature, consults with experts, collaborates with members of the inter-professional team, evaluates clinical practice, recommends changes to existing standards/policies/procedures/guidelines to the Manager, and participates on regional and provincial committees related to patient care.
• Role models direct patient care skills to staff and students and provides just in time education at the point of care required to ensure optimal care to children and youth with diabetes. Coaches, mentors and provides information utilizing clinical evidence, policy (e.g. clinical decision support tools), literature and resources, and education theory. Ensures compliance with standards of practice and supports nursing to provide excellence in quality patient/client/family care.
• Performs a comprehensive pediatric nursing assessment on patients who present or who are admitted with complex care needs. Collaborates with the inter-professional team to develop/support development of individualized care plans, ongoing evaluation of the care plan, the appropriate and timely discharge and/or transfer of care, rapid referral to medical specialists, and the coordination of referrals and linkages to appropriate community resources.
• Determines education requirements that meet clinical and learner needs, in collaboration with the Manager/Director/Clinical Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist; completes learning needs assessments of individuals or groups to assist in the determination of the learning requirements and their objectives.
• Arranges and/or provides preceptorships and mentorships for staff and students regarding pediatric diabetes care, as appropriate.
• Develops and revises education tools/plans on the basis of identified learner needs, chart audits, patient outcomes, and introduction of new/revised clinical decision support tools or scope(s) of practice/roles/functions.
• Plans and schedules education activities and maintains a system for tracking attendance; maintains related statistics.
• Delivers learner-centered education to individuals or groups of staff and patient/families through methods such as coaching, conducting presentations, facilitating groups and providing lectures. Certifies staff in specialized skills and competencies.
• Evaluates effectiveness of education programs and consultations to ensure patient care/learning needs are met and to determine opportunities for improvement; maintains related reports.
• Collaborates with other practice leaders to provide leadership, consultation and performance support to clinical staff, employed student nurses and students to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Supports staff to plan and carry out patient/family education on discharge planning, illness prevention and health promotion.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by methods such as evaluating effect of changes in nursing practice, making recommendations to improve current nursing practices, and conducting quality and safety audits.
• Participates in research and special projects; promotes staff awareness and involvement in research activities.
• Assists the Manager/Director by attending panel interviews, providing recommendations on the selection of new staff, and providing feedback on optimal use of budgetary resources as requested, including recommending use of related products that help meet patient goals.
• Assists the Manager/Director in assessing and supporting clinical skill and performance, as related to pediatric diabetes care, by providing related input and coaching staff to help them achieve established clinical performance goals.
• Participates in the review, development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-informed clinical decision support tools/policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.