Job Description

Req ID: 181868
Location: Flexible within the Province
Department: Violence Prevention, Intervention and Response
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1Nursing Bargaining Unit Position; Constituent Union will be determined based on location of successful applicants
Posting Closing Date: 3-Sep-24Nova 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 OpportunityWithin the Interprofessional Practice & Learning (IPP&L) portfolio, the Violence Prevention, Intervention and Response Program focuses on trauma informed, person centred evidence informed care required at various points of entry to health services by individuals and families with experiences of interpersonal violence. This program serves individuals who have experienced violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, or other forms of violence and at a high level of risk for reoccurrence and/or lethality. This provincial program advances professional and interprofessional practice for regulated and unregulated care providers in health service settings across NSH and IWK and other sectors of the province.Reporting directly to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Professional Practice Leader (PPL), Violence Prevention, Intervention and Response Program, IPP&L, the SANE Clinical Nurse Educator 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 Clinical Nurse Educator demonstrates expertise as an educator in the clinical specialty; as well as demonstrating competency as a consultant, researcher, facilitator, change agent, and leader. They foster 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. They are responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating learning experiences for staff in the SANE program as a primary focus, as well as working collaboratively to facilitate education throughout NSH with other educators. The Clinical Nurse Educator 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 Nova Scotia. A valid driver\'s license and access to transportation is required.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Masters in Nursing preferred
• Active practicing license in good standing with NSCN required
• Minimum 3 years active clinical SANE experience within the last five years required
• Completion of a minimum of 15 medical forensic exams an asset
• Qualified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) from a recognized source required
• Specialty certification - SANE-A (Adult/Adolescent), SANE-P (Pediatric), and/or other recognized relevant specialty certification required or willing to complete
• Valid Drivers\' License and access to reliable transportation required
• BLS-C certification required
• Recent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Nursing Instructor preferred
• Teaching in a SANE setting preferred
• Adult Education Program an asset or willing to complete
• Previous teaching experience which involves designing, implementing and evaluating traditional & non-traditional methods of instruction preferred
• Knowledge of the Canadian judicial process and other justice processes, including an understanding of the Criminal Court process and providing testimony in Provincial and Supreme Courts an asset

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.HoursPermanent, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)Compensation and Benefits$49.80 - $59.44 hourly
$97,116 - $115,901 annually
$61.52 hourly ($119,958 annually) with 25 years\' RN experience*Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.Once You\'ve AppliedThank 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.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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