Research Nurse, Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation - BC Cancer Provincial

Research Nurse, Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation BC Cancer

Provincial, BC

The Research Nurse has principal responsibility for the coordination of the study interventions, nursing care, monitoring, clinical assessment, and education of patients participating in the assigned clinical trials. The Research Nurse has formal responsibility for advising or teaching nursing staff in clinic and treatment areas on specialized theory and practice related to study activities. The Research Nurse is responsible for translating new knowledge into nursing practices and standards of care to improve and advance care across BC Cancer. The Research Nurse functions as a member of the collaborative, interdisciplinary Nursing and Allied Health research and Knowledge Translation Team responsible for planning and implementing research studies. The Research Nurse participates in the coordination of study activities from the protocol review and approval stage through to activation, study closure and follow-up.

Work location can be in the vicinity of any of the six BC Cancer regional centres

What you'll do

• Support nurses in the provision of direct care to patients in accordance with established standards for nursing practice through methods such as monitoring the standards of care and acting as a resource to nurses by assessing, demonstrating, and directing appropriate nursing care in relation to the applicable study.
• Provide nursing care which meets the individual needs of study patients by performing duties such as :
• Nursing procedures required by the applicable study such as physical assessment and administering medications and treatments.
• Provide teaching and counseling for patients and their families regarding protocols, symptom management, disease preventative measures and general health management.
• Support department / program staff regarding studies and act as a resource to nurses when patients are enrolled in a study.
• Advises / teaches nursing staff in clinic and treatment areas on a variety of issues including specialized theory and practice related to study activities.
• Promote research through translating new knowledge into nursing practices and standards of care to improve and advance care across BC Cancer.
• Participate in the evaluation, planning, and implementation of study protocols by performing duties such as :
• Reviewing protocols and providing input on resource impact and patient care issues.
• Reviewing and commenting on consent forms prepared by study team members and providing orientation to nurses regarding preparing consent forms and related protocols.
• Providing input in the development of research study budgets.

What you bring

Qualifications :

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What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That's why we're focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to support you - at work and at home.

Job Type : Regular, Full-Time

Wage : $49.20 - $67.08 per hour

Location : Provincial Position and candidate must be within the vicinity of any of the 6 regional cancer centres.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Hours of Work : Monday - Friday; 0800-1600, 0830-1630, 0900-1700

Requisition Number : 181970E

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'kula 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.

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