Registered Nurse, Neurology Clinic

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Company : IWK Health 
Req ID:
#
Department/Program:
Neurology Clinic/Team,
Children's Surgical & Critical Care 
Location: 
Halifax   
Type of Employment:
Temporary 
Hourly PT long-assignment (
50% FTE) until 
 
x
1 position(s)
 Start Date:
ASAP
Union Status: 
NSNU Nursing,
Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $
39.7582 - $
50.7267 
/hour
Closing Date: April 11, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
 
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.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, Inpatient Surgical Care, Child Life Services and Neurology clinic, the Neurology Clinic Nurse is responsible and accountable for the application of current theory and research in the delivery of family centered patient care consistent with the philosophy, objectives, vision and mission of IWK Health.  The Staff Nurse’s focus will be to provide care to children, youth and families primarily in the ambulatory clinic setting.  Follow up of Neurology service patients on the inpatient units in collaboration with the inpatient interdisciplinary team is included within the role.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Working collaboratively and consultatively with patients, families, and members of the Interdisciplinary health care team to ensure coordinated, best practice care for infants, children, and youth with Neurological conditions.
• Ambulatory nursing experience considered an asset.
• Child/youth and family interviews, assessment, intervention and follow-up/evaluation as indicated on a direct, consultative or monitoring basis.
• Coordinating appointments, case conferences or telehealth conferences for families as indicated.
• Educating and teaching patients and families as indicated.
• Telephone facilitated nursing care.
• Acting as a resource for families regarding support services available in the Maritimes.
• Understanding interdisciplinary services and referring the client/family appropriately as required.
• Developing and maintaining internal and external partnerships.
• Advocating on behalf of patients and families.
• Participating in implementing change to continually improve service provision.
• Coordinating and collaborating in the development and implementation of transition process and care paths for the neurology patient population
 
Hours of Work
7.5hrs  Monday-Friday
Your Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered).
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with 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.
• Minimum two (3 years current pediatric nursing experience is required; experience completing child and family assessments is required. Ambulatory nursing experience an asset.
• Demonstrated familiarity with support services available in the Maritimes for families of children with neurological conditions preferred.
• Recognized team player with the demonstrated ability to work independently required.
• Proven ability to be self-directed, organized and flexible required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within an inter-professional team and to work independently required.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including clinical judgment, problem solving, and decision making abilities required.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required.
• Demonstrated effective communication (verbal & written), interpersonal, and leadership skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management and organizational skills required.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Family Centered Care required.
• Demonstrated assessment and teaching skills required.
• Demonstrated professionalism and ability to conduct oneself in a mature manner required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows, MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and competency in with Meditech/PCI an asset.
• Knowledge of research processes preferred.
• Previous ambulatory experience, particularly with children with neurological conditions preferred.
• Competency in other languages considered an asset; French preferred.
 
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. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
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