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Company: IWK Health
Req ID:
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Department/Program: Various Service Areas Throughout IWK Health
Location:
Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary, Full-Time and Casual Relief
Start Date:
January 2024
Union Status:
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Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $
34.368/hour for conditional license and $39.7582/hour for active-practicing license
Closing Date: 10-Dec-23 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
About IWK Health
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 support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
About the Opportunity
The Nursing Graduate is a member of an interdisciplinary care team, providing holistic, comprehensive evidenced based care to meet the needs of individuals, families, and/or communities. The Nursing Graduate 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 Nursing Graduate 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 Nursing Graduate builds professional relationships with other nurses and health team members to support the work of a strong interprofessional team and provision of quality patient/family care.
The Nursing Graduate ensures the goals and needs of the patients and families are prioritized and individualized, using nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment. The Nursing Graduate engages in independent, interdependent, and dependent functions to provide healthcare focusing on comprehensive assessment, patient/family education, and coordination of care. The Nursing Graduate helps to build our reputation for excellence in the Maritime community, contributing to a sustainable healthcare system through formal and informal partnerships. The Nursing Graduate 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 Nursing Graduate 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.
Nursing Graduates are a welcomed source of talent at IWK Health, as we know you will make a positive difference to the service we provide patients and families. To strengthen your introduction to the IWK Health team, we have established a Nursing Residency Program and hired a Clinical Leader of Development for Transition to Practice, specifically to support your transition to practice. You can find more information here: iwk.nshealth.ca/link/Nurse-Residency-Program-New-Grad-Supports.pdf
Temporary, full-time opportunities are available in the following areas:
-Women's & Newborn Health, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) x2
-Women's & Newborn Health, Family Newborn Care Unit (FNCU) & Birth Unit (BU) x2
-Children's Medical Care, Pediatric Medical Unit (PMU) x1
-Children's Surgical Care, Medical/Surgical Neurosciences Unit (MSNU) x1
Casual relief opportunities are available in various service areas throughout IWK Health.
You will be asked to specify your service area preferences in the screening questions that follow once you click 'Apply'.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you are licensed or eligible for license with Nova Scotia College of Nursing, successfully completed a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) program, and graduated from a BScN program between February 2023 - January 2024.
Please ensure your resume includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Preference will be given to applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+.
Hours
Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
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