Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for the Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) at Providence Health Care!

In this role, you will provide expert clinical leadership and support for both routine and complex post-operative patients, including those in the Surgical High Acuity Unit (HAU). As part of the surgical clinical leadership team, you will play a key role in the transition to the Anesthetic Care Unit at the New St. Paul's Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to surgical patient care excellence in a collaborative environment. While specific projects and initiatives are yet to be determined, this role offers the chance to influence and develop best practices in perioperative and post-operative care. The areas of work spans Surgical Daycare, Operating Rooms (OR), and the Post-Anesthesia Care Units (PACU) at both St. Paul's Hospital and Mount St. Joseph Hospital, offering a unique opportunity to lead and shape clinical practices across perioperative settings.

While this position is based at St. Paul's Hospital, there will be occasional visits to Mount St. Joseph Hospital as well. 

At St. Paul's and Mount Saint Joseph Hospitals, our teams perform over 10,000 surgical procedures annually! Why the high demand? Because we are proud to be home to some of the most skilled and dedicated medical professionals in the world. This exceptional expertise has established us as a provincial referral center, trusted by patients across BC and Yukon for highly specialized care.

Your expertise will play a vital role in advancing clinical care and ensuring that our patients receive the highest standard of care.

Education

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Current practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia.
• Five years of Nursing experience with three years of recent, related experience in critical care nursing (surgical experience an asset). 

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.

• State-of-the-art facilities:  The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Competitive pay: $54.16 to $77.86 CAD per hour, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package, including 4 weeks paid vacation starting.
• Pension plan: Work towards a comfortable retirement through employer-matched contributions to one of Canada's strongest pension plans.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Leaders in surgery and complex care: Between St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph Hospitals, our teams perform more than 10,000 surgical procedures each year! 

Your Day to Day: 

• Promotes excellence in nursing practice by providing expert care and evaluating nursing practice with select patient groups.
• Acts as a role model for professional practice, integrating clinical practice, consultation, collaboration, leadership, education, and research.
• Collaborates with healthcare disciplines to develop effective patient care programs within the hospital and community.
• Participates in provincial and national specialty groups to enhance practice and knowledge.
• Provides consultation to nurses and interdisciplinary teams for clinical decision-making, care planning, and evaluating patient outcomes.
• Leads the development and evaluation of patient care programs, including the establishment of standards of practice.
• Coordinates the evaluation of patient care outcomes and recommends practice changes to improve care quality.
• Identifies learning needs of patients, residents, and staff and develops educational programs to meet performance expectations.
• Supports nursing research by promoting critical thinking, evaluating practice, and implementing evidence-based innovations.
• Participates in nursing, agency-wide committees, and community initiatives to design and evaluate education programs and improve nursing standards.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.