Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 164639
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: MHA Central Intake EZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSNU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Oct-23

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.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Provincial Manager, Intake Mental Health & Addictions (MHA), the Clinical Nurse Leader is responsible for ensuring person-centered care is provided to clients and families contacting the MHA Central Intake (CI) team to complete an intake screening or to seek information concerning other resources. As an experienced practitioner, the Clinical Nurse Leader provides day to day operational leadership to the CI staff in the provision of evidenced based client care. The Clinical Nurse Leader is the principal contact and liaison with the CMH & A teams and the Health Services Manager. This individual plays a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient coordination of clinical operations to respond to calls. He/she must enhance a positive team approach and atmosphere within the service.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Nursing or demonstrated equivalencies
• Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN)
• Three years previous mental health and addiction experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) with the ability to screen for mental illness and substance use disorders
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced clinical judgment
• Awareness of community, hospital, and government organizations/agencies
• Expert knowledge to critically analyze evidence-based practices
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships
• Strong problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to make sound and reliable clinical decisions
• Excellent time management skills
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, flexibility and innovation
• Proficient in Microsoft office products. Experience and familiarity with One Content preferred. Experience working with Patient Healthcare Scheduling software an asset.
• Completion of Mental health program from RNPDC would be considered an asset
• Leadership training and/ or workshops would be considered an asset
• Working knowledge of quality improvement processes
• 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

• Permanent, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• May include some evening, weekend and holiday hours

Compensation and Incentives

$37.05 - $43.39 hourly

$44.91 hourly 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 Applied

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

\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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