CLINICAL NURSE LEADER, SURGICAL/RADIATION ONCOLOGY

BC Cancer
Abbotsford, BC
The Clinical Nurse Leader, Surgical/Radiation Oncology, provides clinical nursing and administrative support within the designated program area. Duties include providing clinical guidance to nursing staff and coordinating the day-to-day operations. The Clinical Nurse Leader provides perioperative and/or perianesthesia care to patients undergoing procedures.

WHAT WE DO

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia. BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
PHSA plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.
Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

• Coordinate the daily activities of the assigned area in collaboration with the Manager, Clinical Services to ensure optimum care is provided to patients/families taking into consideration issues such as balance of staff skills and abilities, availability of staff and complexity of care to be delivered. Duties include scheduling staff, making and/or adjusting work assignments and communication of related changes to the team, and assessing the impact these changes will have on patient scheduling. Determine the priorities of care related to the designated and correlating program areas.
• Participate in the coordination of patient care delivery by developing unit specific policies, procedures and standards of care and making recommendations for changes and modifications; assessing staffing needs based on planned patient activity and acuity and ensuring appropriate resources are available to meet patient care requirements; ensuring completion of staffing assignments, consulting with Manager, Clinical Services as necessary and revising according to activity and staff changes; providing support to staff in planning and prioritizing patient care delivery; acting as a support for patients and families in crisis and contact for conflict situations.
• Function as a perioperative and/or perianesthesia RN for special procedures in the designated program suite.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to staff for professional development and performance improvement and to achieve program goals through methods such as providing constructive feedback through formal and informal opportunities, assisting with the coordination of the orientation process; maintains knowledge of clinical practice in a variety of ways including reviewing relevant literature, participating in relevant committees and remaining up to date on practice changes.
• Participate with the Manager, Clinical Services and the Senior Practice Leader, Nursing to identify individual learning needs or practice changes. The changes can include introduction of new skills/procedures/protocols or equipment) through methods such as supporting individual learning for staff, observing and assessing clinical skills, and developing and evaluating learning plans.
• Development and implementation of PHSA/BC Cancer policies and procedures at the unit/program level; provides input and making recommendations for changes; supports the implementation of program’s model of care and facilitates a supportive, collaborative environment for all staff using a team approach; participates in program/organizational committees.
• Assist with the selection of staff to the designated program area by performing duties such as participating in the interview process and providing input and feedback to the Manager, Clinical Services.
• Participate in the staff performance appraisal process by providing input to the Manager, Clinical Services on individual nurse’s performance.
• Provide input and recommendations to the Manager, Clinical Services regarding the evaluation of equipment, products and supplies; advises of related concerns and problems and follows up on maintenance issues; assists with processes for acquisition and inventory of equipment, products and supplies.