Salary
Job Summary Casual Chronic Disease Nurses (Registered Nurses), Diabetes Ridge Meadows Hospital Maple Ridge , BC. Maple Ridge
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Detailed Overview
Responsibilities
- Develops, implements, revises and evaluates individualized care plans based on established assessment processes, in collaboration with other health care professionals.
- Enhances patient self-management of diabetes and co-morbidities through various teaching/education methods including individual counselling and group facilitation.
- Writes timely and accurate patient reports of relevant observations including patient and/or family teaching and evaluation of nursing care.
- Participates and provides input into clinical case reviews, program development and evaluation, education materials and delivery and other clinical resources.
- Provides orientation and mentoring to new staff; participates as a preceptor to students.
- Provides input into policies, protocols and procedures to meet best practices/standards/protocols for patient education on diabetes.
- Acts as a resource to other health care professionals and provides information sessions on diabetes, as needed.
- Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by participating in research and special projects related to diabetes.
- Maintains client records, documentation and related statistics, as required.
- Participates on local, regional, program and professional committees, as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications Education and Experience
Skills And Abilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of current standards for diabetes management.
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles of adult/child/youth learning including strategies around empowerment and motivation.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to teach and implement a diabetes education program for patients/clients/families, in both an individual and group setting.
- Ability to create and maintain rapport with the patient/client/family and with other health care providers.
- Ability to plan and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment.
- Ability to operate related equipment included related software applications.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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