Salary Range: $106,026-$152,413/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Job Summary:
In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Senior Practice Leader (SPL) reports to the Senior Director, Clinical Operations, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) and functionally reports to the office of Professional Practice. The SPL is a leader, innovator, knowledge translator, and change agent who is accountable for promoting excellence in nursing practice and quality of patient care. The scope of practice of the SPL is both broad and complex, encompassing complex patient care planning, consultation, education, dissemination of research and administration across programs and systems. The SPL advances knowledge creation and uptake by engaging in or supporting the use of current research, evidence/best practice standards in order to address professional, program and patient problems and concerns. The SPL liaises with Community/Public Health organizations and practitioners throughout BC and consults, advises, organizes and provides provincial neonatal/perinatal/women’s health education programs in partnership with other care providers. The SPL supports professional practice, program and organizational goals in collaboration with the Program Directors, Professional Practice Leaders and others.
Duties/Accountabilities:
• Consults internally and for local, provincial and national planning in the area of neonatal/perinatal, and/or women’s health care and advanced clinical practice approaches at the program, organizational, community, provincial, national and international levels.
• Advises the senior leadership physicians, nursing and other providers across and beyond the boundaries of the organization about issues related to neonatal/perinatal women’s health care to promote optimum and effective resource allocation. Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of local, provincial, and national patient care standards and professional practice standards through mentoring, committee membership and organizational and cross-organizational task forces and committees.
• Promotes and advances the implementation of relevant evidenced-based practice and shares knowledge about current research and literature, including innovation in practice, complications of pregnancy and management of complex situations. Establishes opportunities to support staff in implementing evidence-based practice, participates in clinical research endeavors, promotes and advances best practice through publications, presentations, and conferences.
• Plans, implements and evaluates appropriate educational programs based on ongoing needs assessment, in collaboration with educators and other professional staff.
• Pursues formal relationships, including through joint appointments, with academic programs in university settings (BCIT, University of BC, University of Victoria), with professional associations, and with other organizations involved in perinatal (including neonatal) and women’s health care service delivery. Precepts and mentors students at a graduate level and from different disciplines.
• Initiates and participates in community development initiatives and provides support for the development of outreach initiatives in line with organizational and program priorities. Organizes and provides relevant educational outreach programs, including workshops and presentations, in collaboration with other medical and nursing experts. Represents the hospital on external committees and with external bodies, including the Ministries as required.
• Scans the environment and the literature to identify emerging practice trends and challenges and implements strategies to address challenges. Leads and manages complex and innovative projects and initiatives and engages all disciplines to find solutions.
Qualifications:
A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Masters Degree in Nursing, or related field and five (5) years recent related experience in progressively senior leadership positions or advanced practice roles. Eligible for registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM) and holds current certification in CPR. Certification relevant to the program area such as Neonatal Specialty Nursing Certificate or a CNA Certification in Perinatal Nursing is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge and clinical experience in neonatal/perinatal nursing, and/or women’s health. Experience in teaching and program development. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated leadership, facilitation and mentoring skills as well as modelling problem-solving skills within a complex challenging environment and across the health care system with a wide variety of patients, practitioners, and others. Works well in a collaborative team environment. Demonstrated understanding and experience in the dissemination of research.