Job Description

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 158081
Department/Program: Prenatal Special Care Unit, Women & Newborn Health Program
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 18 months x 1 position(s)
Start Date: September 2023
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $41.399 - $48.801 /hour
Closing Date: June 4, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other\'s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our , and enjoy access to enhanced and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi\'kma\'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi\'kmaq people. Working in Mi\'kma\'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Managers of the Prenatal Care Team, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will join other CNS\'s in the Women\'s and Newborn Health Program as an expert Registered Nurse who promotes excellent care and advances nursing practice.

• Providing leadership in nursing and working collaboratively in an interprofessional team environment;
• Integrating the skills and knowledge of advanced practice nursing in a collaborative practice setting leading and mentoring team members in evidence-based practice and quality improvement;
• Working in partnership with professional nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide holistic patient/family centred-care;
• Advance nursing practice through knowledge translation;
• Functioning as a change agent by challenging current practices and creating an environment of independence and autonomy.

The successful candidate will also be eligible for joint appointment with the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday; 8 hour shifts

Your Qualifications

• Masters in Nursing required (Masters degree in progress may be considered)
• Currently registered, or eligible to be registered, with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing required
• Advanced theoetical knowledge and extensive clinical expertise in perinatal nursing required
• Minimum three years clinical experience in perinatal nursing required with five years preferred
• Certification in/or plans to obtain CNA Certification in Oncology and/or Nephrology considered an asset
• Demonstrated advanced theoretical knowledge in clinical practice, consultation, leadership, education, and research
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, translate and apply evidence within unique populations and programs of care required
• Demonstrated accomplishments as a nurse leader, facilitator, innovator, role model, advocate, coach and change agent
• Demonstrated advanced communication skills (verbal and written) required
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-cultural situations required
• Demonstrated commitment to the advancement of nursing practice
• Demonstrated experience implementation of quality improvement and patient safety initiatives required
• Demonstrated ability to integrate creativity and innovation into the practice of nursing
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with interprofessional team colleagues, patients, families and community partners
• Demonstrated skills in leading and facilitating groups
• Ongoing commitment to continuing self-development
• Competencies in other languages
• Current successful completion of CPR Level C Health Care Provider within the last 12 months required

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia\'s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre\'s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

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