Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 171589
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII
Department: General Surgery, Interprofessional Practice & Learning
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-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 a 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Manager Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Central Zone. The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is accountable to promote attainment of clinical expertise through the development and provision of education that focuses on optimal patient care. Working collaboratively with nursing and interprofessional health disciplines, the CNE demonstrates expertise as an educator in the clinical specialty; as well as demonstrating competency as a consultant, researcher, facilitator, change agent, and leader. The CNE fosters a culture of learning to build capacity and support safe practice, advances professional practice through the development and implementation of transition to practice programs and ongoing practice and professional development that integrates a learner centered approach. The CNE is responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating learning experiences for staff in the General Surgery program. The CNE team work collaboratively to support patient care teams at a site, zone and/or provincial level.

Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Central Zone. A valid driver\'s license and access to transportation is required.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Master of Nursing /Health Care/Education preferred
• Current Registration (in good standing) with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing required
• Minimum three years clinical experience within the last 5 years, in General Surgery nursing required
• Previous experience in Medical-Surgical Nursing an asset
• Relevant Specialty /CNA Certification in Medical-Surgical Nursing preferred
• BLS (HCP) certification required
• Diploma or certificate in adult education or equivalent (willing to obtain if needed)
• Leadership Development Education an asset or a willingness to complete
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders
• Previous teaching experience which involves designing, implementing and evaluating both traditional and non-traditional methods of instruction preferred
• Recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in clinical practice and education
• Well developed verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of and experience with computer applications - Microsoft office applications, Skype for business, SharePoint
• Skills and experience in promoting learning cultures that nurture equity, diversity and inclusivity with a focus on intersectional values, analysis, and actions, clinical humility, and the responsible use of power and privilege.
• Physical demands - setting up rooms, walking and standing, movement of educational resources/tools with facilities and across sites
• Ability to manage stressful situations and competing demands
• Ability to manage conflict preferred
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

About Your Application

• Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Permanent Full-time (75 hours bi-weekly)
Anticipated stating date of February 25, 2024
*Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

Compensation and Benefits

$49.80 - $59.44 hourly
$97,116 - $115,902 annually
$61.52 hourly ($119,958 annually) with 25 years\' Registered Nurse experience

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

\xe2\x80\x8bThis 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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