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Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist

Company: Alberta Health Services
Location: Calgary, AB
Job Type: FullTime, PartTime, Shift

Description:

The Palliative Care Consult Service - Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Urban team seeks a skilled individual to provide advanced nursing practice in meeting complex palliative health care needs. The CNS functions as a consultant, leader, educator, and expert practitioner, contributing to quality improvement and research initiatives. Responsibilities include Clinical Practice and Consultation, Education, Program Planning, and Change Leadership. The CNS collaborates with colleagues across various service sites to advance palliative care activities in the Calgary urban area.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you will provide advanced nursing practice, balancing roles as a leader, consultant, educator, and researcher. You will collaborate on the provision of holistic care, playing a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family-centered care. The position is located at South Calgary Health Centre with a focus on the Palliative Care Consult Service.

Master's degree in Nursing

Active or eligible for registration with CRNA

Current BCLS-HCP certification

Master's Degree (MN with palliative specialization)

3-5 years of clinical experience in palliative care

Experience in a palliative nurse consultant role

5-7 years of acute care clinical experience

Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

Effective communication skills

Computer literacy

Experience in home and community-based services

CNA - Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing certification

Completion of relevant training programs

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Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Company: Alberta Health Services
Location: Calgary, AB
 Your Opportunity:

The Palliative Care Consult Service  Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)  Urban team provides an advanced level of nursing practice that maximizes the application of indepth nursing theory, knowledge and skills in meeting the complex palliative health care needs of individuals, families and communities. The CNS functions as an advanced practice palliative care nurse consultant, nursing practice leader, expert practitioner, educator, and contributes to quality improvement and research initiatives. The CNS is responsible for the advancement of palliative care activities across the Calgary urban area including Homecare, Type A and Type B facilities and works collaboratively with colleagues across other sites of service. Responsibilities include Clinical Practice and Consultation, Education, Program Planning, Change Leadership and involvement with policy evaluation and development related to advanced nursing care and health systems involving Palliative Care. Clinically, the CNS will provide consultation and support to patients, families, and primary and specialty teams regarding the management of adult patients with complex palliative symptoms and/or issues related to their lifelimiting illness in the urban community setting. Areas of focus include palliative pain and symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual concerns, education regarding disease progression and the end of life, prognosis and goals of care, accessing community resources and transitioning to hospice. The CNS works collaboratively with all members of the patients' attending team to provide highquality palliative consultation. The CNS also provides leadership and consultative directions to initiatives focused on building a 'seamless' continuum of care, improving access, and enhancing palliative and endoflife care of patients across all sites and sectors.

Description:

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you will provide an advanced level of nursing practice that maximizes the application of indepth nursing theory, knowledge and skills in meeting the complex health care needs of individuals, families and communities. You will function as a nursing practice leader, consultant, expert practitioner, educator and researcher within a clinical specialty area. You will balance various roles depending upon the needs of the patient population and the healthcare team, collaborating on the provision of holistic and comprehensive care. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.  
 Transition Company:Assisted Living Alberta
 Classification:Clinical Nurse Specialist
 Union:United Nurses of Alberta
 Unit and Program:Com Palliative Care Consult Service
 Primary Location:South Calgary Health Centre
 Location Details:As Per Location
 MultiSite:At or Out of (UNA only)
 FTE: 0.84
 Posting End Date:03SEP2026
 Employee Class:Regular Part Time
 Date Available:16NOV2026
 Hours per Shift:7.75
 Length of Shift in weeks:4
 Shifts per cycle:16
 Shift Pattern:Days
 Days Off:Saturday/Sunday
 Minimum Salary: $51.19
 Maximum Salary: $70.05
 Vehicle Requirement:Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Nursing. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support  Health Care Provider (BCLSHCP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree (MN with palliative specialization) 35 years minimum fulltime equivalency of clinical experience relevant to palliative care within Acute Care, Community, and Hospice environments required. Experience in a palliative nurse consultant role required. 57 years of acute care clinical experience required. The ability to work well independently and as part of an interprofessional team is required. Demonstrated skills as an educator, innovator, and change agent required. Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication required. Demonstrated leadership experience and organizational skills required. Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of an interprofessional team. Computer literacy skills. Ability to manage competing priorities, multiple interruptions, and difficult conversations required  which may include emotionally stressed situations involving patients, family members and attending teams. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Experience in home and communitybased services Experience providing palliative care in the community.

Preferred Qualifications:

CNA  Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing certification CHPCN(C), Completion of the Pallium LEAP Core, ACP/GCD training, Serious Illness Conversation Workshop and How to Care, What to Say Workshop.

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