Clinical Nurse Leader – General Medical Unit

Job title: Clinical Nurse Leader – General Medical Unit

Job description: Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

​Req ID: 125097
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Eastern Memorial Hospital
Department: OPEZ General Medical Unit EMH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (35% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Nursing NSNU position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Mar-22

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.

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Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Facility Manager, the Clinical Nurse Leader provides clinical leadership and direction by:
• Ensuring that patient care is delivered according to professional nursing standards and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Cape Breton District Health Authority.
• Monitoring and facilitating the flow of patients within the departments and throughout the facilities of the CBDHA.
• Identifying learning needs, developing and providing education programs for colleagues, staff and students.
• Supporting staff as they advocate for patients and families throughout the hospital experience.
• Assisting Nursing Staff with the discharge planning process
• Assisting with the utilization of resources
• Other related duties.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN).
• B.Sc.N. or B.N.
• CPR Certification or BCLS-C.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support).
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) or ENPC ( Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course).
• Three (3) years recent clinical Medical/Surgical experience.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with team members and community partners.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, on a consultative basis, within the health care team.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrated skills in critical thinking, priority setting and organization of work.
• Demonstrated initiative, judgment and decision-making in nursing practice.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing education.
• Experience in patient/family advocacy.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Competencies in other languages considered an asset, French preferred.

Hours of Work

Permanent Part Time (35%) Position; 26.25 hours bi-weekly

Salary Information

Clinical Nurse Lead

$37.05 – $43.39

$44.91 with 25 years RN experience

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit please visit Recruitment – Incentives

​This is a Nursing bargaining unit – NSNU position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

​As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, People of Colour, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

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