Site Leader-Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Site Leader to join our  team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre located in Abbotsford, B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service. 

Come work with us! 

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care. 

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

The Site Leader is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of direct patient/resident care at the Regional Hospitals after hours, on weekends and/or as assigned including the overall responsibility for the supervision of staff and the effectiveness of care provided on the units.

Provides leadership and direction to Patient Care Coordinators and/or Charge Nurses; makes critical decisions and solves complex problems which impact patient/resident care and safety; assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of patient/resident service interfaces between clinical units/departments; coordinates hospital operations in accordance with established policies & standards of quality and patient care.

Facilitates alignment/realignment of staffing resources; provides timely and autonomous decisions regarding bed utilization and appropriate patient/resident placement (access); ensures patient/resident safety protocols are followed and staffing issues are addressed in accordance with collective agreements /administrative policies.

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with on-site medical and clinical healthcare providers, management and administrative personnel; addresses and facilitates resolution of customer service/client relations issues.

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an approved School of Nursing.

Five (5) years' recent, relevant, acute care experience, including a minimum of two (2) years' experience in a supervisory and/or administrative capacity or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing theory and evidence-based practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health care disciplines and their role within health care.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, lead and provide work direction.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and facilitate learning of staff and/or patients/families.
• Demonstrated ability to role model.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking skills, problem solve and deal with conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with patients, families, the public, medical staff and members of interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to operate related equipment including proven ability to utilize computer technology.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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