Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $55.25/Hr. - CAD $79.42/Hr.

Summary:

At Providence Health Care, we offer you the chance to be part of something extraordinary. As one of Canada's largest faith-based health care organizations, we’ve been at the forefront of clinical excellence, compassionate care, and innovative research for over 130 years. Our mission of service, compassion, and commitment to excellence defines who we are.

Joining our team means your part of a legacy of pioneering health care providers that believe in making a difference. We’re committed to fostering a culture of equity, inclusion, and collaboration, creating a dynamic work environment where your expertise is valued and integral to shaping the future of health care delivery.

Want to learn more about the new hospital? Take a sneak peek inside one of the new St. Paul’s Hospital critical care patient rooms or see the latest update on the project.

Reporting to the Program Director for Program issues and the Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing for professional issues, the Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert nursing care to patients/residents and families and functions as a clinical leader in a particular specialty within and/or across programs. Consults and collaborates with Clinical Group/Service Leaders, other nurses and health care professionals to improve and advance nursing practice and patient/resident outcomes both in the area of specialty and in nursing practice initiatives throughout Providence Health Care.

The name “Heart Centre” refers to the Critical Care Units and Cardiology-related services and Clinics operating at St. Paul’s.

Who We Are

St. Paul’s Hospital is the lifeline for British Columbians living with heart disease: we are the provincial referral centre for BC and Yukon’s most complex cardiac cases.

We became the provincial referral centre because our clinicians and researchers are world-class pioneers in treating, researching, and even reversing diseases of the heart.

• We are the only centre in BC to perform adult heart transplants: more than 500 and counting.
• Our Centre for Heart Valve Innovation is where Dr. John Webb pioneered TAVI, a revolutionary way to replace faulty heart valves with a single, tiny incision. It is so low-impact, many patients go home the next day.
• We are home to the provincial centre for adults with congenital heart defects. These conditions are life altering and require lifelong care: 68% of adults living with congenital heart defects will have to go to the emergency department. Half will be hospitalized.
• We have BC’s only specialized cardiac obstetrics program. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality, our specialized program cares for these expectant moms and their newborns.

What You Bring:

Education
Master's degree in Nursing.

Current practicing registration as a registered nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.

Five years of Nursing experience with three years of recent, related experience in a clinical area relevant to the area of specialty (Adult Congenital Heart Disease).

Skills and Abilities

Ability to develop, implement and evaluate programs in areas of clinical practice.

Ability to perform in-depth holistic patient/family assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex care situations, and guide interdisciplinary team members in care planning.

Ability to be an effective consultant for individuals and groups.

Ability to conceptualize research questions and collaborate with researchers to conduct research.

Ability to role model expert nursing practice.

Ability to assist in the development of professional and leadership skills of the nursing staff.

Ability to synthesize and utilize research findings in practice.

Ability to present clinical/research work in a scholarly way.

Prepared to be affiliated with a university school.

What We Offer:

• Innovative facilities: Be part of the new St. Paul’s Hospital, opening in 2027, a state-of-the-art facility setting new standards in patient care.
• Competitive compensation: $55.25 – $79.42 CAD per hour
• Collaborative culture: Work in a multidisciplinary environment that values mutual respect, professional growth, and patient-centered care.
• Growth opportunities: Access to extensive opportunities for continued professional development, mentorship, and career advancement within a global leader in research, education, and health care.
• Inclusive and supportive environment: Thrive in an inclusive workplace and culture that embraces diverse perspectives, social justice, and Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
• Leadership impact: Play a pivotal role in shaping clinical standards, mentoring the next generation of nurses, and improving patient care outcomes

Your Day-to-Day:

• Exemplifies and promotes excellence in nursing practice in a specialty area through activities such as: maintaining practice excellence through involvement with selected patient/resident groups

  • Utilizing practice opportunities to provide expert nursing care to patients/residents or groups of patients, to evaluate nursing practice, and to provide clinical learning activities for nurses.
  • Influencing nursing practice by participating in patient/resident care advocacy issues directed toward improving practice and the quality of patient/resident care.
  • Acting as a role model for professional practice by integrating all components of the professional role: clinical practice, consultation, collaboration, leadership, education, research/evaluation.
  • Collaborating with other health care disciplines within the hospital and community to develop effective patient/resident care programs.
  • Participating in provincial/national groups related to specialty
  • Coordinating care for select patients/residents

• Provides consultation to nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team, through activities such as:

  • assisting the members of the interdisciplinary team with clinical decision-making and with planning, implementing, and evaluating patient/resident care.
  • participating in the development of patient/resident care programs as required.
  • evaluating the effectiveness of the consultative process for patient/resident outcomes as well as development of the consultee.
  • providing leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice within the specialty area

• Coordinates the evaluation of patient/resident care outcomes, identifies populations at risk, and proposes solutions through activities such as:

  • Evaluating current practice using a systematic process.

  • Recommending changes in practice in conjunction with leaders, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

  • Using and/or developing evidence-based innovations to improve the quality of health care.

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

  • Contributing to an atmosphere conducive to learning.
  • Developing programs to assist nursing staff to meet performance expectations and standards of professional practice.
  • Implementing programs directly, as appropriate, using formal and informal teaching strategies.
  • Developing and/or utilizing appropriate educational tools to facilitate learning.
  • Participating in basic and graduate nursing student education.
  • Participating in the education of nurses and members of the interdisciplinary team about standards of practice.

• Supports nursing research to promote clinical knowledge development and research-based clinical practice through activities such as:

  • Demonstrating and promoting critical thinking which leads to the formulation of research questions and hypotheses.
  • Assisting nurses to evaluate their own practice systematically and to identify pertinent care problems for investigation.
  • Critiquing current research findings related to specialty area. Disseminates the research findings and collaborates with colleagues in determining the effectiveness in our practice setting, for those relevant to our setting, designs and implements changes in practice.
  • Assisting colleagues in research efforts.
  • Conducting research by self, or with others, and disseminating findings in presentation or publication.
  • Identifying research opportunities and administers the research projects performing duties including writing research proposal, developing and designing budget parameters, sourcing funding from internal and external partners, hiring/firing research staff, monitoring funds/expenditures and providing detailed reports to senior staff.

• Supports nurses in their practice across Providence Health Care in programs/initiatives as requested through activities such as:

  • Participating in nursing, agency-wide, and/or community committees.
  • Facilitating in the design, implementation and evaluation of agency wide education programs for nurses
  • Participating as a member of a teaching group for a specified short term initiative
  • Participating in establishing the goals, objectives, and standards of nursing practice throughout the hospital.

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

• Performs other duties as assigned.