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- Employment type
- Temporary, Casual
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 38 hours per week
- Seniority
- Entry level
Job summary
Provide primary and emergency nursing care to clients across all life stages in remote Indigenous communities, including assessments, monitoring, documentation, treatments, and medication administration. Collaborate with clients, families, and interprofessional teams to develop and evaluate care plans while promoting culturally safe, humble, and relevant care.
Job details
About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type: Casual Position Overview Calian Health is currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses for travel assignments in Remote, Isolated and/or Semi-isolated communities within British Columbia, providing community health services to remote Indigenous communities. These are two-week assignments but can extend longer if you prefer longer assignments. This position provides direct primary care services to clients at all life stages by observing, assessing, monitoring and documenting client health and progress to make evidence informed decisions towards health and wellness. Responsibilities Provides holistic patient assessments that include health history, medication history, and physical evaluations with patience and Cultural Humility. Monitors, assesses and documents observations, symptoms, interventions and changes in client health status. Where relevant within scope of practice, orders diagnostic testing and/or collects specimens to make evidence informed decisions for care. Documents all information in the client’s personal health file. Applies health promotion, chronic disease management, advanced care planning, and/or self-care management principles to conduct assessments, identify issues, provide direct care, and address concerns or variances from the plan of care with empathy and Cultural Humility. Administers medications, injections and treatments according to established policies and protocols and within the scope of practice. Collaborates with clients and families to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate client care plans in consultation with members of interprofessional health team as needed. Reviews clinical findings with client/family and the interprofessional team, collaboratively identifies client centred goals and plans for care that promote self-management and improved health-related quality of life. Champions cultural safety and humility in all aspects of the job, and advocates for and applies culturally relevant and appropriate approaches when building relationships and providing nursing services. Maintains competency that reflects current standards of practice, including anti-racism and cultural humility standards as they are developed, by engaging in professional development activities including review of relevant literature, attending educational workshops and in-services, consulting and networking with other health care professionals. Qualifications Licensed and in good standing with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Registered Nurses with Emergency or Critical Care experienced Must have experience being the First Call and working in remote locations Additional Requirements PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course (or equivalent) ATLS or ITLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support or International Trauma Life Support) BLS (Basic Life Support) CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Score) PEWS (Pediatric Early Warning System) Up to date record of relevant immunizations including Covid-19, Tetanus-diphtheria, Hepatitis B, and influenza and TB annual screening. Records must be submitted prior to dispatching to location (upon recruitment hire) Valid Driver’s License San’yas Cultural Safety Training WHMIS 2015 Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) N-95 Mask Fit Test certificate Controlled Substance Suboxone Training Compensation $62- $65/hr. Monday to Friday shifts (7.5 hrs/day), with 24-hour standby and on-call expectations in nursing stations. Travel and accommodations provided for the assignment. Vacancy We have 1 available position. AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team.
What you’ll do
Provide primary and emergency nursing care to clients across all life stages in remote Indigenous communities, including assessments, monitoring, documentation, treatments, and medication administration. Collaborate with clients, families, and interprofessional teams to develop and evaluate care plans while promoting culturally safe, humble, and relevant care.
Requirements
Applicants must be registered and in good standing with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, have emergency or critical care experience, and have experience serving as First Call in remote locations. Required credentials and training include PALS, ENPC, ACLS, TNCC or equivalent, ATLS or ITLS, BLS, CTAS, PEWS, cultural safety training, WHMIS, TDG, N-95 fit testing, Suboxone training, current immunization and screening records, and a valid driver's license.
Benefits
- Travel Provided
- Accommodations Provided
Listed skills
- Care Planning · Preferred
- Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Holistic Patient Assessment
- Emergency Nursing
- Critical Care
- Remote Nursing
- Clinical Documentation
- Medication Administration
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Promotion
- Care Planning
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Cultural Humility
- Cultural Safety
- Patient Advocacy
- Triage
- Specimen Collection
- First Call Response
Job areas
- Healthcare
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