Are you a nurse with 5 years of experience?
Want to be part of an exciting new initiative while advancing your clinical and leadership skills? Join the Experienced Resource Nurse Team (ERNT) for Vancouver Tertiary and Acute Mental Health & Addictions Programs at VGH and UBC Hospital!
This is your last opportunity to apply for our January 2015 intake and join the successful candidates who will be taking the next step to transition into a DC2 leadership/mentorship role.
About Experienced Resource Nurses (ERNs)
Experienced Resource Nurses (ERNs) work at a leadership level and provide direct patient care across multiple programs while supporting and mentoring less experienced team members. ERNs work a regular rotation and receive their schedule in advance.
As Kathryn Embacher, the manager of the new Experienced Resource Nurse Team explains, “The ERN role provides an opportunity for mid-career nurses to hone their mentoring skills and share their knowledge with other staff on the units. It will also provide unit staff with a consistent source of experienced relief and mentorship support on Vancouver Tertiary and Acute Mental Health & Addictions’ units. This means additional support for staff and better care for patients.”
ERNT Open House
RN/RPNs who have a minimum of five years relevant experience are invited to come learn more about this exciting new opportunity:
- When: Monday, December 8, 2014, from 3:15 – 5:15 pm
- Where: VGH, Willow Pavilion room 132, ground floor
Poster
Download the event poster
Questions?
Check the ERNT page on VCH Connect or contact the Vancouver Tertiary and Acute Mental Health and Addictions Resource Team Manager at: Kathryn.Embacher@vch.ca.
Raj Sangha
This seems like a fantastic program that I would love to become involved with. Unfortunately, I have been working in the community setting as a home care nurse for 15 years and there has yet to be identified a need for this program in the community where I feel it is desperately needed given the broad scope of practice required for this role. Please keep this in mind while this program is evolving.