Team Lead & Clinical Nurse Specialist

Alberta Health Services; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service organization in Canada is seeking a Team Lead CNS specialized in Pediatric Oncology. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, managing clinical guidelines, and fostering nursing development. Candidates must hold a Master of Nursing and have 3+ years of experience in acute pediatric oncology. This position offers a competitive salary and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of acute pediatric oncology/hematology experience required.
• Membership to COG and APHON certification is mandatory.
• Experience in coalition building and health system knowledge necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the oncology research team and manage clinical guidelines.
• Foster RN development and translate evidence into practice.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and design clinical protocols.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

Master of Nursing degree

CRNA permit

Job description

Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to work with a tremendous multidisciplinary team as an advanced practice nurse to promotes excellence in nursing with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in the Pediatric oncology. You will accomplish this through the integration of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) competencies which articulate the diversity inherent in the role – clinical care, systems leadership, and advancement of nursing practice and evaluation and research. Using expert knowledge, critical thinking and synthesis skills to guide clinical decision making in complex situations, the CNS draws on multiple sources of knowledge and evidence to manage health problems, translates research into practice, advocate for education to address knowledge gaps and provides leadership to the health care team to improve population outcomes. The CNS uses systematic approaches to retrieve, critically appraise, apply and translate research knowledge into practical information to patients, family members, nurses, other health care providers, health care decision makers and policy makers. You will lead the oncology research team with management responsibilities as they will directly report to you.

Description

The Team Lead CNS role provides multiple services across the health care continuum including but not limited to recommending solutions for complex health care issues, leading clinical guidelines and protocols development and implementation and collaborating on system change. The CNS leads and fosters the professional development of RNs and nursing practice to maximize the scope and depth of practice leading to optimal patient outcomes. As a knowledge translator, the CNS searches for, critiques, interprets, synthesizes uses and disseminates evidence in clinical practice and for quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. The CNS contributes to the development and evaluation of programs and services. The successful candidate will model patient and family centered care principles and involves the patient and families as partners in care to improve health outcomes and the health care experience. The diverse role and responsibilities of the CNS requires extensive collaboration with stakeholder groups. The CNS designs and implements protocols and guidelines that demonstrate evidence-based clinical decision-making through the critical examination and application of evidence from clinical research integrated with advanced clinical expertise, patient input and existing resources. This role will include financial management aspects of people and resource, clinical care, systems leadership, advancement of nursing practice, research and evaluation. The successful candidate must be flexible, collaborative and have excellent problem-solving skills.

Positions Details

Classification: Team Lead & CNS; Union: Exempt; Unit and Program: Unit 4E3/E2 Oncology; Primary Location: Stollery Children's Hospital; Negotiable Location: Within Edmonton Zone; Employee Class: Regular Full Time; FTE: 1.00; Posting End Date: 01-DEC-2025; Date Available: 11-DEC-2025; Hours per Shift: 7.75; Length of Shift in weeks: 2; Shifts per cycle: 10; Shift Pattern: Days; Days Off: Saturday/Sunday; Minimum Salary: $37.82; Maximum Salary: $64.86; Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead oncology research team, manage clinical guidelines, foster RN development, translate evidence, develop programs, model patient-centered care, collaborate with stakeholders, design protocols, manage finances, lead systems.

Qualifications

• Required: Master of Nursing degree, CRNA permit, 3+ years acute pediatric oncology/hematology, membership to COG, APHON certification, coalition building, health system knowledge, research design knowledge, clinical leadership, strong communication, creativity, flexibility, initiative.
• Additional Required: Recent operational management experience, combinations of training and expertise considered.
• Preferred: Prosci, AIW, change management an asset, culturally inclusive, pivot dynamic, SPS training, high computer literacy, conflict resolution, manage priority, frequent interruptions.