Registered Nurse (rn), Care Coordinator

Position Summary
Are you interested in sharing your clinical nursing experience with others on your team? If you are looking for an opportunity that will make use of your varied skills and experiences or if you are seeking a challenge that will draw upon your leadership skills and initiative, then please read on.

Reporting directly to the Resident Program Manager, the Care Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordination, development, implementation, evaluation and administration of resident care, clinical practice and care programs; and the overall formal supervision of all care staff to ensure a high standard of quality care and service is delivered. As a clinical resource, role model and leader for the care team, provides direct and indirect support, guidance, direction, intervention in the delivery of resident care and care planning process.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Monday to Friday, Days, 08:00 to 16:00

Jubilee Lodge, attached to the University Hospital of Northern BC is a 66-bed facility; with one-bed, two-bed and four-bed units. There is a common dining room, solarium sitting area and a large patio. Recreation Therapy is provided on site, which provides activities such as hymn-sing, school visits with the elderly, choral groups.

Prince George Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 82,300 local residents and a service centre for nearly 320,000. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. Check out Prince George for more information on what this community has to offer.

What Northern Health has to offer you!
• Comprehensive benefit packages including extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service
• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for eligible positions
• Employee referral program
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC
• “Loan Forgiveness Programs” are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
As part of your application process, you will need to upload the following documentation:
• Registration number (if you are part of a regulated profession)
• Any supporting documents regarding education/qualifications for this position.
Examples may include:
• Program certificates or diplomas
• High school/college/university transcripts etc.
• It is also recommended to provide a cover letter and resume

Are you an International Applicant? Before applying for a job with Northern Health, please follow these steps on our Northern Health careers page

Qualfications
• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.
• Post graduated courses and/or certification in Gerontology.
• Demonstrated successful clinical and supervisory competence related to Long Term Care.
• Five (5) years recent related clinical practice experience within the last seven (7) years, where relevant nursing skill and management principals have been utilized, including two years successful formal supervisory experience in a health care setting.

Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent clinical, supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and computer skills.
• Ability to plan, set priorities, organize and manage nursing services in the facilities.
• Excellent budgeting and administration skills.
• Ability to act as a role model in creating a collaborative and harmonious working atmosphere.
• Ability to promote a safe holistic care environment.
• Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of the health care team.
• Ability to recognize and intervene in an emergency situation.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to problem solve interpedently and independently as required.

Who we are
Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation’s communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.
Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.
There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.