Nurse Practitioner – British Columbia in Surrey

The salary range for this position is CAD $60.75 - $87.33 / hour. The applicable salary range for this Nurse Practitioner position is CAD $76.31-$83.94 per hour, with placement within the range determined by relevant Nurse Practitioner experience.

Join Our Nurse Practitioner Team at Fraser Health and relocate your Nurse Practitioner career to Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley area in British Columbia, located on Canada’s beautiful west coast. With a new, expedited process for licensure, it is now faster and easier for U.S. trained Nurse Practitioners to work in British Columbia.

At Fraser Health, we’re proud to offer a welcoming, supportive, and innovative environment for NPs ready to make the transition. We’ve built an integrated NP program that supports your professional growth from day one. With dedicated NP leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a wide range of practice settings, you’ll find meaningful opportunities to thrive in your career.

If you are a new graduate NP or new to practice, our Residency Program offers a unique postgraduate experience for new graduate NPs that will elevate your skills and strengthen your transition into independent practice.

Diverse Practice Areas:

• Primary and Urgent Primary Care
• Specialized Outpatient Clinics
• Acute Inpatient Care
• Community and Indigenous Health Services

Whether you’re passionate about youth mental health, chronic disease management, or working with underserved populations, there’s a place for you here. We have acute and community care opportunities in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Delta, Hope, Langley, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, Mission, New Westminster, Tri cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody), White Rock.

Tailored Support for U.S. Trained NPs: We understand that transitioning to a new health care system can be both exciting and challenging. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive orientation program specifically for NPs moving from the U.S. to Canada.

• Orientation to Canadian Health Care: Learn the key differences and similarities between the U.S. and Canadian systems, with a focus on British Columbia’s and Canada’s health priorities, including Indigenous health care.
• Mentorship: You’ll be paired with an experienced NP mentor who can guide you through clinical, cultural, and regulatory nuances of working in Canada.
• Clinical Enhancement Program: Refresh and refine your clinical skills with hands-on training tailored to your practice area.

At Fraser Health, you’ll be part of a team that values your expertise and supports your success. Our on-the-ground clinical leadership and collaborative teams are ready to welcome you and help you make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients across our region.

Experience the Exceptional Benefits of Working With Us Including:

• Relocation assistance: Expenses can include relocation of you and your immediate family (declared dependents) and your personal belongings, including pet transportation.
• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.

Detailed Overview: Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families: The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients/clients/residents including diagnosing diseases, disorders, and conditions. The Nurse Practitioner initiates treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.

The Nurse Practitioner provides professional guidance to other health professionals and practices autonomously and interdependently within the context of an interdisciplinary health care team, making referrals to specialist physicians and others as appropriate. The position collaborates with patients/clients/residents and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for patients/clients/residents, families and communities; develops and implements population and evidence-based strategies to improve health and participates in policy-making activities that influence health services and practices.

The position participates in peer review and self-review to evaluate the outcome of services at the patient/client/resident, community and population level.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnoses and treats previously undiagnosed patients/clients/residents for undifferentiated diseases, disorders, and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice; writes orders for treatment and medications; provides first line care in emergencies.
• Monitors ongoing care, orders appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interprets reports of investigations and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
• Establishes priorities for management of health, diseases, disorders, and conditions; provides follow-up treatment; communicates with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnoses and priorities, outcomes and prognoses; supports and counsels patients/clients/residents in their responses to diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Collaborates and consults with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose patient/client/resident status.
• Develops and implements treatment plans.
• May admit and discharge patients/clients/residents to facilities according to organizational policies.
• Prescribes drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures.
• Assigns work to other nursing and health care personnel; evaluates work and provides education and supervision as necessary; hires staff, and evaluates staff performance.
• Participates in research contributing to improved patient/client/resident care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health.
• Maintains population health focus by implementing screening and health promotion activities for populations at risk.
• Participates in interdisciplinary staff and nursing education through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom, the clinical setting and the community; fosters health care partnerships.
• Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing, interdisciplinary care, and health system practices.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Recent relevant clinical nursing experience.

Competencies:

• Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self-care and prognosis.
• Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer patients/clients/residents to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
• Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence-based research.
• Ability to assess and recognize population health trends; ability to plan and implement strategies for population-based prevention and health promotion.
• Ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
• Ability to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver.
• Ability to lead a team and work within a team.
• Ability to self-direct, interact and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations.
• Ability to transfer knowledge, teach, coach and mentor others.
• Ability to identify and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient/resident/client care.
• Ability to self-assess performance and assume responsibility and accountability for own professional development, educational or consultative assistance when appropriate.

About Fraser Health: Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.