Employed Student Nurse (ESN/ESPN)

Detailed Overview

Under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Operations (or designate) and a named practicing Nurse Practitioner (NP), practicing Registered Nurse (RN), or practicing Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) providing regulatory supervision, the Employed Student Nurse (ESN) and Employed Student Psychiatric Nurse (ESPN) provides direct nursing care to both stable and unstable patients/residents/clients commensurate with the level of education and training; operates in accordance with the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines, policies and the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Standards for Nursing practices. Responsibilities Provides nursing care to patients/residents/clients by performing a variety of nursing functions/activities such as, but not limited to, administering medications, conducting assessments, managing intravenous infusions, performing catheterizations, conducting planned nursing interventions and identifyin...