Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Langley

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour

Job Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time - Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our team in Langley , B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

Come work with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients / clients / residents and families :

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) supports expert nursing care to patients / residents / clients / families and functions as a clinical leader in a particular specialty area within a designated health service area, regional network and / or designated clinical program as determined / assigned by the Executive Director, Clinical Operations. Provides leadership and focuses on improving client outcomes and quality of care by advancing nursing practice in the area of specialty and through the use of advanced practice and evidence-based practices; provides professional oversight and guidance to clinical nurse educators (CNE) and clinical resource nurses (CRN) related to educational priorities and participates in the evaluation of clinical performance.

Responsibilities

1. Exemplifies and promotes excellence in nursing practice in a specialty area through activities such as :

• Maintaining practice currency and excellence through involvement with selected client groups;
• Utilizing practice opportunities to provide expert nursing consultation for clients or groups of clients to evaluate nursing practice and to provide clinical learning experiences for nurses;
• Influencing nursing practice by participating in client care advocacy issues directed towards improving practice and the quality of client care;
• Acting as a role model for professional practice by integrating all components of the professional role : clinical practice, consultation, collaboration, leadership, education, research, quality improvement and related scholarly activities;
• Collaborating with other health care disciplines : managers and directors in the hospital / community to develop effective client care programs;
• Participating in provincial / national groups related to specialty; and
• Coordinating expert consultation for select small / discrete numbers of clients.

2. Provides consultation to primary care providers, community groups and other service providers in the area of specialty; works collaboratively with Directors, managers, educators and other staff within the designated health services area, regional network and / or designated clinical programs in the delivery of care through activities such as :

3. Provides leadership to nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team in identifying learning needs of patients / residents and staff and to determine priorities for educational programs through activities such as :

4. Supports nursing research and health services research to promote clinical knowledge development and research based clinical practice through activities such as :

5. Supports nurses in their practice across Fraser Health (FH) in their specialty area of practice requested through activities such as :

6. Collaborates with stakeholders in the redesign of systems and processes to enhance client / population outcomes related to their practice within the framework of the organizational strategic plan :

7. Provides professional expertise to health care professionals external to the organization on matters related to nursing practice including clinical, research and educational activities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Master's degree in Nursing. (Other graduate degrees may be considered depending on area of specialty).

Five (5) years' recent related nursing experience with three (3) years' recent, related experience in a clinical area relevant to the area of speciality. Same practice qualifications as a staff nurse in the area required.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional / Technical Capabilities

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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