Team Lead - Edmonton

Only for registered members Edmonton, Canada

13 hours ago

$37.82 - $64.86 (CAD)

Your Opportunity: · This is a unique opportunity to work with a tremendous multidisciplinary team as an advanced practice nurse to promote excellence in nursing with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in Pediatric oncology. · You will accomplish this through the integratio ...

Job description

Your Opportunity:

This is a unique opportunity to work with a tremendous multidisciplinary team as an advanced practice nurse to promote excellence in nursing with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in 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, advocates 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 require 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.

Classification:
Team Lead & CNS Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Unit 4E3/E2,

Oncology Primary Location:
Stollery Children's

Hospital Location Details:

As Per Location Negotiable Location:

Within Edmonton Zone Employee Class:
Regular Full Time

FTE:
1.00 Posting End Date: 27-FEB-2026
Date Available: 09-MAR-2026 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

Required Qualifications:
Master of Nursing degree required. Valid practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) required. Minimum 3 years of full-time clinical experience in an acute Pediatric Oncology/hematology practice with membership to COG. APHON certification. Able to build effective coalitions with leaders. Knowledge of health care organizations and current trends to provide a whole systems approach. Knowledge of wide range of research design methodologies. Demonstrated clinical leadership especially in the area of nursing specialty practice. Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated creativity, flexibility, and initiative.

Additional

Required Qualifications:
Recent operational management experience. Combinations of training and expertise will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:
Prosci, AIW and change management an asset. Able to work with all ages of varying race, gender, language, education, culture, socioeconomic background, religion and sexual orientation. The CNS must be able to pivot in response to the dynamic needs of clients and families. SPS training and awareness. Technical prowess with high computer literacy. Conflict resolution, able to manage competing priorities and frequent interruptions.

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