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Description

The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is a provincial health-care organization dedicated to providing cancer care services to Saskatchewan residents. Employing more than 950 staff, our compassionate and knowledgeable team provides leadership in health promotion, early detection, treatment and research for cancer while living our values of courage, integrity, vision-driven, innovation and collaboration.

Under the direction of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Clinic Associate Team Lead, the Nurse Practitioner-Oncology is an advanced nursing practice role. The primary responsibility of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is to provide comprehensive direct patient care as a central member of the Medical Services team. As a direct care provider, the incumbent integrates and applies knowledge of cancer pathophysiology, disease progression, treatment modalities, treatment side effects and complications and symptom programs to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the outcomes of best practice and evidence-based care and other clinical interventions.

The NP-Oncology collaborates with others to support patient navigation in the access of cancer services, care of patients receiving curative therapy, as well as supporting patients requiring palliative management. The NP provides expert clinical care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary oncology team within the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.

The NP will use advanced knowledge, skills and decision-making skills to conduct comprehensive advance health assessments to formulate diagnoses, interpret diagnostic tests, and implement clinical care with a high level of autonomy and will provide comprehensive patient care independent of, but in conjunction with, the interdisciplinary team.