Registered Nurse (RN) – Hospital at Home

Come work as a Registered Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for Registered Nurses to join a ground-breaking new department associated with the Acute Medicine Program at Vancouver General Hospital. Apply today to join our team!

About the Hospital at Home Program:

The Hospital at Home program caters to patients who?meet specific medical stability criteria, providing them with hospital-level care within their residences rather than within the traditional hospital setting. Despite receiving care at home, these patients are considered inpatients. They receive daily in-person care from a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of hospital clinicians, supplemented by virtual visits and remote patient monitoring. The Hospital at Home care is short-term and accessible around the clock, every day of the year.

A healthcare team, including a doctor, nurse, and other specialists, delivers care to the patient through a combination of in-person home visits and virtual visits (via phone and/or video). If you are passionate about offering patient-centered care and looking for a new professional challenge, this opportunity might be for you.

As a Registered Nurse in the Hospital at Home team you will:

• Collaborate within an interprofessional team and consult with physicians, other health care professionals, and the patient/family/caregiver, while providing nursing care to patients who require acute level care in their homes.
• Assess, identify, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care required to assist patients/clients with acute health care needs in the home and/or hospital setting using an established framework for nursing practice.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and revise care plans, participate in discharge planning, function as a patient advocate, and teach patients and their caregivers about illness/injury and overall health promotion and wellness, and/or makes referrals to other identified resources.
• Promote the best quality of life from the perspective of the patient/family.
• Document care provided according to College and organizational standards.
• Respond and address incidents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain and advance your own clinical competence, and participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.