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Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

8d•CA$43 - CA$54•Onsite

About The Position

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 Nova Scotia. 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 values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits 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 proportion of transgender and non-binary people of 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, and 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 Accountable to the Manager, the Clinical Leader Development (CLD) plans, develops, and implements educational activities at a unit/team-based level to foster the development of competence in the learner. This position will have primary responsibility to support learning and competency with the renal dialysis unit (RDU) but will also provide some support for the 6Link inpatient unit as required. The CLD participates actively in the development of peers and learners through coaching and mentorship and by sharing knowledge and resources and providing feedback. Provides expert clinical practice support to front-line staff, as well as to health care team members and patients. Functions as a change agent by thinking reflectively, assessing alternatives, and supporting change. Participates in the recruitment and selection of personnel to attend appropriate education programs, events, conferences, etc ensuring limited resources are allocated fairly and equitably. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Provide orientation to new staff members and preceptors including roles and responsibilities; Acts as a resource to preceptors for ongoing preceptor development; Coordinates learner placements for designated areas of practice; Acts as a clinical resource within the care team related to patient care, continuing education, development and/or review policies, objectives, and guidelines. In collaboration with PDC, plans educational programs to meet identified learning needs; Acts as a liaison among health care team members in identifying patient care issues. Uses knowledge of theories of human communication and interpersonal relationships to facilitate communication among staff; Provides leadership in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care and facilitates the integration of research into meeting established patient care standards/guidelines/protocols; Seizes informal and formal learning opportunities to educate colleagues on and supports unit-based strategic plans and initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required. Candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered.
Licensed or eligible for licensure by the provincial regulator is required
Five (5) years clinical experience in Pediatric Nephrology/RDU required.
Demonstrated ability to perform Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, and Apheresis required.
Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an inter-disciplinary team required.
Demonstrated visionary regarding trends in pediatric nephrology care.
Demonstrated expert critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making abilities required.
Demonstrated strong leadership and organizational skills required.
Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills with patients/ families, colleagues and community partners required. Demonstrated skills in giving and receiving feedback.
Demonstrated expert negotiation and conflict resolution skills required.
Demonstrated commitment to life-long learning and professional development required.
Demonstrated knowledge of policies and procedures as they pertain to the pediatric Nephrology populations
Demonstrated ability to be pro-active and self-directed with excellent organization, time management and problem-solving skills required.
Current successful completion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree considered an asset.
Nephrology certification or enrollment in certification process an asset.
Competency in other languages is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Provide orientation to new staff members and preceptors including roles and responsibilities
Acts as a resource to preceptors for ongoing preceptor development
Coordinates learner placements for designated areas of practice
Acts as a clinical resource within the care team related to patient care, continuing education, development and/or review policies, objectives, and guidelines
In collaboration with PDC, plans educational programs to meet identified learning needs
Acts as a liaison among health care team members in identifying patient care issues
Uses knowledge of theories of human communication and interpersonal relationships to facilitate communication among staff
Provides leadership in the delivery of evidence-based nursing care and facilitates the integration of research into meeting established patient care standards/guidelines/protocols
Seizes informal and formal learning opportunities to educate colleagues on and supports unit-based strategic plans and initiatives