Registered Nurse, Medicine - Oncology - Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health Authority; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 57,060 - 81,994; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid benefits

Up to four weeks of vacation

TransLink pass subsidy

Job summary

A regional health authority is seeking a Relief Full Time Registered Nurse for their Oncology team in Burnaby, BC. You will provide direct patient care, including administering chemotherapy and collaborating with the healthcare team to enhance patient outcomes. Comprehensive benefits are offered, along with generous vacation time. This position is integral to the redevelopment of Burnaby Hospital and requires a commitment to patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing.
• Current practicing registration with BCCNM.
• BC Cancer Agency Chemotherapy Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and collect information for nursing interventions.
• Administer oral and IV chemotherapy as ordered.
• Collaborate with inter-professional care team.

Skills

Knowledge of chemotherapy drugs

Patient assessment skills

Effective communication

Ability to teach patients

Education

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse

BC Cancer Agency Chemotherapy Certification

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour.

Job Summary

Join our collegial‑spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby. The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi‑phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernised medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.

Highlights of the Two‑Phase Redevelopment Project

• Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces
• New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients
• New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces
• New acute care tower with 160 beds
• New medical imaging department
• New integrated BC Cancer Centre

Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety of health care services. Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate‑level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, and plastic surgery specialties.

We are currently hiring for a Relief Full Time Registered Nurse, Medicine to join our Oncology team at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, 100% employer‑paid benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous vacation time: Eligible employees can start earning up to four weeks of vacation in their first year.
• Benefit portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate pension enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity top‑up: Receive a top‑up during maternity leave.
• TransLink pass subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.
• Eligibility based on employment status.

Detailed Overview

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the mission and values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the inter‑professional care team in the provision of person‑centred care, the Registered Nurse, Oncology provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care and by administering chemotherapy treatments to oncology inpatients and/or outpatients.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment. Makes a nursing diagnosis of the patient's condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention. Plans, performs and evaluates nursing interventions and care.
• Administers oral and intravenous chemotherapy, as ordered by the physician.
• Collaborates with patients and their families/caregivers in developing the care plan and encourages family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modification of the care plan.
• Participates in the care and discharge planning process for patients on admission by ensuring the care plan is established and implemented effectively.
• Coordinates nursing care for the patient; sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the inter‑professional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
• Collaborates with members of the inter‑professional care team including physicians, licensed practical nurses, patient care coordinator, clinical nurse educators, and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of issues, adjustments to care plans as required, and in regard to changes in patient condition.
• Teaches patients and families/caregivers about illness prevention, health restoration and health maintenance to help patients accomplish their health care goals.
• Plans and discusses referral information with patient and their families/caregivers and, in collaboration with members of the inter‑professional care team, initiates referrals to appropriate health care/community agencies.
• Documents assessments, nursing diagnosis, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Participates on nursing committees, care conferences and councils as assigned or as agreed to with the manager.
• Participates in research and quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues, collecting data, and identifying needs and recommendations for corrective action and changes to practices, procedures or protocols.
• Participates in and attends in‑services and other educational programs. Identifies own learning goals and maintains and updates current clinical competence and knowledge within area of practice.
• Acts as a preceptor or mentor to assigned new nursing staff and students; shares information, demonstrates care activities, participates in orientation.
• Provides feedback to the manager/delegate regarding the effectiveness of patient care programs, policy/clinical decision support tools (e.g. clinical pathways, standards, order sets and procedures), and equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education and Experience

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). BC Cancer Agency Chemotherapy Certification.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages and side effects of drugs used in a chemotherapy environment.
• Knowledge of the nursing problems commonly encountered in a chemotherapy environment as well as the physiological and behavioural aspects of cancer illnesses.
• Proficiency in initiating and maintaining intravenous therapy and knowledge of central line access and care.
• Ability to complete initial and ongoing patient assessment (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families/caregivers, the public, medical staff and members of the inter‑professional care team using verbal, written and electronic communication means.
• Ability to promote person‑centred care that demonstrates empathy for patients and families/caregivers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, and patient advocacy.
• Ability to integrate and evaluate data from multiple sources to problem‑solve effectively.
• Ability to teach and instruct patients and families/caregivers about topics essential to their health care and well‑being.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the inter‑professional care team.
• Ability to use factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research‑based evidence/evidence‑informed practice.
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. 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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