Registered Nurse; RN - Oncology

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr.

- CAD $55.91/Hr.

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse with certification in Chemotherapy and central venous catheters to join the Chemotherapy department at Richmond Hospital in Richmond, BC. Apply today to join our team!

• Provide nursing care to clients undergoing chemotherapy and to enhance the quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
• Consult, confer and collaborate with other health care providers in the identification and resolution of client/family issues, demonstrate expertise and leadership in nursing practice and maintain and advance clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

• Completion of a recognized advanced program in oncology nursing or two year’s recent, related experience.
• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Certification in chemotherapy and central venous catheters.

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family centered model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM's standards for nursing practice.
• Broad knowledge of CANO (Canadian Association Nursing Oncology) standards for practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages, and side effects of drugs used in a chemotherapy environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing problems commonly encountered in a chemotherapy environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the physiological and behavioural aspects of cancer illnesses.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice to assess and manage chemotherapy care.
• Demonstrated ability to respond immediately and appropriately to sudden emergencies.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement plans of care.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and interact effectively with clients and their families at all stages throughout the cancer continuum.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and interact effectively with co-workers, physicians, and other health care staff.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate accurately, concisely and clearly in written and verbal format.
• Demonstrated ability to teach clients and their families.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Skill in techniques appropriate to cancer care nursing.
• Skill in the use of monitoring and support equipment.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.

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