Internal Travel Nurse - Emergency Department (Casual Relief Positions Available)

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health • Dartmouth, NS

32d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

Join Nova Scotia Health and elevate your nursing career while exploring Nova Scotia! Nova Scotia Health’s Provincial Internal Travel Nurse Team offers a unique and rewarding opportunity for nurses across the province. With placements available in diverse communities throughout Nova Scotia, you’ll have the chance to expand your skills, experience the warmth of new environments, and contribute to our critical Emergency Departments. Enjoy the flexibility, professional growth, and dynamic experiences that come with being a valued member of this team.

What to expect in this role:
Diverse Experience & Professional Growth: Work in various ED settings within the province. Share your experience, enhance your skills and expand your clinical knowledge in a collaborative and supportive environment.
Flexibility: To support work life balance, work assignments and schedules will take preferences into consideration and be scheduled based on operational need.
Competitive Benefits: Benefits include competitive salary, preferred shifts will be taken into consideration, paid travel / accommodations and more!
Meaningful Impact: Improve healthcare access in rural areas.

Requirements

• Licensed or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
• A minimum of 3 years emergency nursing experience required
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
• CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale) required
• Current RQI BLS or, BLS-C (Basic Life Support – C) required
• Current RQI ALS or, ACLS – (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required
• Current RQI PALS or, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support); EPICC – Pediatrics (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada) or ENPC (Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course) required
• Trauma course – EPICC - Trauma (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada); Rural Trauma Program or TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) required

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Nursing Program or Critical Care Nursing Program an asset
• ENC (C) Certification an asset

Responsibilities

• Work in various ED settings within the province.
• Share your experience.
• Enhance your skills.
• Expand your clinical knowledge in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Improve healthcare access in rural areas.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• preferred shifts will be taken into consideration
• paid travel / accommodations
• 11% in lieu of benefits will be added to the total hourly rate as listed above for casual relief position.
• 15% added to the base registered nurse scale, for all shifts worked as a Provincial Internal Travel Nurse.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed