"The report provides valuable lessons about the process of onboarding and integrating nurses into family practices (e.g. preparation prior to onboarding, building trust with team members). Initial outcomes related to attachment, access, and patient and provider experience are explored. While the findings in the report are primarily focused on the Nurse in Primary Care Practice program in Central Okanagan, the findings can be applied to any team-based care environment, regardless of funding model."
The report provides valuable lessons about the process of onboarding and integrating nurses into family practices (e.g. preparation prior to onboarding, building trust with team members). Initial outcomes related to attachment, access, and patient and provider experience are explored. While the findings in the report are primarily focused on the Nurse in Primary Care Practice program in Central Okanagan, the findings can be applied to any team-based care environment, regardless of funding model.
"Vancouver Coastal Health Integrated Primary and Community Care (IPCC) and the Powell River Division of Family Practice (DoFP) partnered together on a one year pilot project to determine the feasibility and value of a Resource Navigator (R-N) serving family physicians. The goal of the position was to assist physicians in identifying available health and social support services and linking their patients to these services.
This report evaluates the Resource Navigator pilot."
Vancouver Coastal Health Integrated Primary and Community Care (IPCC) and the Powell River Division of Family Practice (DoFP) partnered together on a one year pilot project to determine the feasibility and value of a Resource Navigator (R-N) serving family physicians. The goal of the position was to assist physicians in identifying available health and social support services and linking their patients to these services.
This report evaluates the Resource Navigator pilot.