Registered Nurse; RN), Ambulatory Care Unit - BC Cancer
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse (RN), Ambulatory Care Unit - BC Cancer
Registered Nurse (RN), Ambulatory Care Unit
BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC
The General Duty Staff Nurse is responsible for providing holistic nursing care to oncology patients during their cancer care experience including but not limited to: assessment, intervention, symptom management, treatment coordination and administration, teaching, counselling, support and follow up consistent with established policies and standards of care.
What you’ll do
Provide direct patient care to Oncology patients by performing duties such as patient assessment, reviewing patient and family history, and developing and implementing a nursing care plan specific to the patient needs considering psychosocial, cultural, ethnic contexts. Deliver treatment as per prescribed protocols.Collaborate with patients, family, and multidisciplinary team members to develop treatment/care plan for the patient and through ongoing assessment, assists in the modification of the treatment/care plan as the patient progresses through the stages of care.Administer medications, injections, blood products and IV fluids as required by the care plan. Monitor patient reactions to treatment and changes in physical or mental status and uses independent judgment as to when to consult a physician.Maintain patient records by collecting and documenting patient information and health care history, nursing assessment, telephone communications, symptom and side effect management, patient and family education and care evaluations.Admit, transfer or discharge patients according to BC Cancer policies and Centre directives.Assist the patient in interpretation of their care plan. Refer patients to other health care professionals and programs in the agency and in the community, health services as required.Maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff by adhering to emergency procedures and safety policies and standards.What you bring
Qualifications:
Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an RN with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM), formally known as British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).Current CPR (Level
C) certification.One (1) year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.** If you are a new grad (graduated in the last 18 months and have NOT completed new grad program at another health authority), we ask all new grads apply to one posting. You can find the posting and more information about our new grad program through this link:**
You have:
Demonstrate relevant clinical knowledge.Apply clinical knowledge in practice.Utilize clinical and information technology to enhance patient care in accordance with agency policies.Use communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and all levels of staff both verbally and in writing.Organize patient care and set priorities.Physically perform duties of the position.Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents - including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - and how they intersect across the health care systemCommitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).What we…
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