AVI Health and Community Services
RN 0.8FTE- Community Health Centre Clinic STI Nurse
Nanaimo, BC
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago
EHR/EMRPublic HealthResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- The position entails the delivery of preventive clinical services in addition to communicable disease and STI education, consultation, and counselling.
- The STI nurse will provide CD investigation of individuals cases, clusters, and outbreaks including reportable blood borne diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, as well as potential STEIs (sexually transmitted enteric infections).
- The CHC STI Nurse will work as needed throughout our AVI Nanaimo Community Health Centre, providing care and service for clients/participants who utilize any of our programs.
Responsibilities
- The CHC STI nurse will support HIV, HCV, and STBBI prevention, testing, and treatment services in our Nanaimo office.
- Provide care and support to individuals with high levels of poly-substance use, a variety and complexity of acute and chronic conditions, related but not exclusive to conditions of poverty and criminalization.
- Support clients who may be eligible for Hepatitis C treatment and follow-up.
- Collaborate with participants and the AVI Team to develop and maintain individualized care plans, providing ongoing monitoring and support with clients, in accordance with the care plan.
- Provide pre- and post-test counseling for the HIV antibody test, test results and ongoing support and referral to meet the needs of clients.
- Understanding of and the ability to utilize decision support tools and clinical guidelines as outlined with the BCCNM and the BCCDC to guide autonomous practice.
Requirements
- Experience with phlebotomy, vaccine management and immunizations, all forms of STBBI testing, specimen collection, and treatment, HIV point-of care testing.
- Transportation of dangerous goods certification will be required of this position.
- Valid BC Drivers license required.
Benefits
- Certification in reproductive health with BCCNM required.
- Priority given to those with previous reproductive health work experience.
- Experience in responding to medical emergencies such as toxic drug poisoning (naloxone administration, airway management, etc.).
- Valid and current CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
- Provide intake, assessment, access to medication, education, referral, advocacy, follow-up and support for clients requiring OAT, Primary Care, STBBI, PrEP, PEP, and EHR services.
- Provide Harm Reduction support through collaborative, risk reduction strategies, education, distribution of harm reduction supplies, overdose prevention education, including Naloxone training and distribution.
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