Job Description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY



All required documents must be uploaded to Additional Documents with correct titles for each required document.



Cape Breton University (CBU) and Acadia University invites applications for two Full-Time Limited Term positions (approximately to August 31, 2026) at the rank of Nursing Practice Educator. This position will be located at the Acadia Campus in Wolfville, NS.



CBU and Acadia have partnered to implement a Nursing Program at Acadia. Initially taking the form of a satellite program of CBU's School of Nursing, the program will transition to a joint program, with Acadia then applying for approval for a stand-alone program. We are looking to build our talent in our expanding Nursing Program and are searching for talented individuals who have real passion for making an impact in their field.



The successful candidate will become a member of a progressive, expanding, energetic school. The Nursing Practice Educator (NPE) is a valued position working closely with nursing students taking a leading role in nursing practice education, supervision, and evaluation of nursing students in acute care, long term care and/or community agencies, as well as on-campus nursing laboratory instruction and evaluation.

Successful candidates will have:

an Master's degree in Nursing or other health related discipline; a minimum of five years of nursing practice experience; an active practicing unrestricted RN license with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (or be eligible for) prior to commencement of this position; completion of pre-clinical requisites such as immunization, CPR, Criminal Records check to become eligible to interact in clinical settings; and experience teaching, mentoring, and/or preceptoring nursing students would be an asset.

If there are no applicants possessing a master's degree in nursing or a health-related discipline, those currently enrolled in a Master's degree program will be considered.



Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous peoples and African Nova Scotians or those with African Canadian descent.



Clinical supervision occurs throughout Nova Scotia at various facilities and within numerous organizations. Applicants must submit clinical requisites such as a NSCN license and placement requirements (i.e. CPR, criminal records check, occupational health documents such as immunizations) upon hiring.

Applications for the successful candidate will include:

an cover letter describing the expertise of the applicant an complete CV an list of least three references. Short listed candidates will be required to submit three reference letters.

Please upload all required documents to Additional Documents if no designated area is listed. Incomplete applications may not be considered.



Applications must be received byJuly 28, 2025



Cape Breton University and Acadia University are strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify in the online application form. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.



Cape Breton University would like to acknowledge we are in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. This land is covered by the Treaty of Peace and Friendship which was signed in 1726.

If we contact you for an interview and you are a person with a disability who requires technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance.



Cape Breton University

Human Resources Dept.

HumanResouces@cbu.ca

1250 Grand Lake Road,

Sydney, NS B1M 1A2