• Job Description

  Req#: 162511
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  Req ID: 162511
  Company: Nova Scotia Health
  Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
  Department: Critical Care
  Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% FTE) x 8 position(s)
  Status: NSGEU Nursing Position
  Posting Closing Date: 7-Feb-24

  
  Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

  Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

  About the Opportunity

  The Clinical Resource Team is responsible for just-in-time support of the various in-patient teams at the Halifax infirmary site of the QEII. The Resource Nurse will provide mentoring, support, and engage in conversation about clinical decision making with in-patient unit staff, as needed, to help direct care, and support unit staff and teams in moving care forward for patients within their care; this will include positive impacts on care plans which support timely discharge, patient flow, and resource utilization throughout the services.

  
  This is a leadership role that requires a strong knowledge of medical surgical nursing and general flow of patients throughout their admission, a strong work ethic, good organizational ability, as well as exceptional communication skills. The Resource Nurse will support staff in liaising with medical doctors, patient flow managers, charge nurses, social workers, continuing care providers, and health service managers.

  This role provides support to all NON-ICU/ED inpatient areas at the HI site.

  About You

  We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
  • Registered or eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN) as a registered nurse
  • BLS-C (HCP) Certification
  • Retiree RN looking to provide support to staff at NSH
  • Previous experience in formal or informal leadership, including but not limited to, charge RN, resource RN, or other leadership roles preferred
  • Tertiary care experience in medical-surgical areas preferred
  • Critical Care, IMCU, or Emergency Care experience an asset
  • Strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills
  • Strong work ethic
  • Ability to organize, coordinate and prioritize own work and that of others
  • Ability to use a collaborative approach to problem solving, and conflict resolution
  • Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrate commitment to collaborative practice and learning
  • Ability to operate related equipment
  • Ability to use Microsoft word, outlook and excel
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
  • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

  Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

  Hours

  • Casual relief positions

  Compensation and Incentives

  $40.74 - $50.58 hourly

  ($52.35 hourly with 25 years of RN experience)

  Once You've Applied

  Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

  This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

  Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

  Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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• About the company

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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