Registered Nurse, WNHP Resource Pool

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

1d•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 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 OpportunityReporting to the program Manager, the Resource Nurse is responsible and accountable for the application of current theory and research in the delivery of family-centred patient care consistent with the philosophy, objectives, vision and mission of IWK Health. The RN’s in the nursing resource pool will support four inpatient units: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Prenatal Special Care Unit (PSCU), the Family Newborn Care Unit (FNCU) and the Birth Unit. The RN practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable and the policies and procedures of IWK Health.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required (candidates with equivalent experience and education will be considered).
Licensed, or eligible for licensure, by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) required.
Current successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support Level (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, required.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years' experience (within the last five (5) years) in Maternal Newborn or Neonatal Nursing preferred.
Critical care nursing experience an asset.
Preference will be given to candidates with NRP and IBCLC Certification.
Preference will be given to candidates who have Fetal Health Surveillance course.
Completion of Bereavement Course, or willingness to obtain, preferred.
Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Responsible and accountable for the application of current theory and research in the delivery of family-centred patient care consistent with the philosophy, objectives, vision and mission of IWK Health.
Support four inpatient units: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Prenatal Special Care Unit (PSCU), the Family Newborn Care Unit (FNCU) and the Birth Unit.
Practice according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable and the policies and procedures of IWK Health.