Registered Nurse, PICU

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

3d•CA$41 - CA$52•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 that 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 we 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 OpportunityReporting to the Manager of the PICU department, the Registered Nurse (RN) is a member of an interdisciplinary care team, providing holistic, comprehensive, evidence-based care to meet the needs of individuals, families, and/or communities. The RN provides leadership in nursing assessment and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient/family care for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health, preventing illness, injury, and disability, or supporting a peaceful death. The RN provides care in collaboration with the patient and family, other nurses, and health team members throughout all stages of health and complexities of illness. The RN builds professional relationships with other nurses and health team members to support the work of a strong interprofessional team and the provision of quality patient/family care. The RN ensures the goals and needs of the patients and families are prioritized and individualized, using nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment. The RN engages in independent, interdependent, and dependent functions to provide healthcare focusing on comprehensive assessment, patient/family education, and coordination of care. The RN helps to build our reputation for excellence in the Maritime community and beyond. He/she contributes to a sustainable health care system through formal and informal partnerships. The RN pursues excellence in care, teaching, and research through a spirit of inquiry, discovery, and innovation, leveraging our reputation and influence to advocate for health. The RN practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable, and the policies and procedures of the IWK.

Requirements

Graduate of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
Licensed or eligible for licensure by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) is 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.
Minimum two (2) years full-time medical/surgical nursing experience required.
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills, including clinical judgment, problem-solving skills, and strong decision-making ability.
Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills with patients, families, and colleagues.

Nice To Haves

Recent critical care experience preferred
Pediatric/ neonatal nursing experience preferred.
ALS certification is considered an asset and will be required to obtain within 6-18 months of the position.
NRP, Critical Care certification CNCC (C) is an asset.
Recognized Critical Care courses (CCNP, Neonatal) are an asset.
Family Centred Care course is an asset.
Membership in professional associations is an asset.
Competency in other languages is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Providing holistic, comprehensive, evidence-based care to meet the needs of individuals, families, and/or communities.
Providing leadership in nursing assessment and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient/family care for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health, preventing illness, injury, and disability, or supporting a peaceful death.
Providing care in collaboration with the patient and family, other nurses, and health team members throughout all stages of health and complexities of illness.
Building professional relationships with other nurses and health team members to support the work of a strong interprofessional team and the provision of quality patient/family care.
Ensuring the goals and needs of the patients and families are prioritized and individualized, using nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment.
Engaging in independent, interdependent, and dependent functions to provide healthcare focusing on comprehensive assessment, patient/family education, and coordination of care.
Helping to build our reputation for excellence in the Maritime community and beyond.
Contributing to a sustainable health care system through formal and informal partnerships.
Pursuing excellence in care, teaching, and research through a spirit of inquiry, discovery, and innovation, leveraging our reputation and influence to advocate for health.
Practicing according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable, and the policies and procedures of the IWK.