Req ID: 187576
Location: Western Zone, Digby General Hospital
Department: OPWZ EMG Emergency Digby
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSNU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled
This is a reposting of Requisition 187576; therefore, candidates who have previously applied for this Req are unable to reapply
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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department (ED). The NP works autonomously to diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform procedures within the legislated scope of practice and where required, a defined collaborative practice agreement, to provide care to a defined population. The NP provides direct care and partners with other members of the health care team for the achievement of immediate care to patients. Working in collaboration with a physician, the NP assess the physical needs of highly acute complex patients admitted to the ED. The NP orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians.
The NP integrates selected tasks and knowledge from the NSHA Emergency Program of Care into a framework of advanced nursing practice. The NP works in close collaboration with Emergency Department Physician, nursing and interdisciplinary team.
Nurse Practitioners are accountable to, and ensure their practice is consistent with, both the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, as well as the Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Nurse Practitioners are accountable to provide safe, competent, compassionate, and ethical care within their legislated scope of practice, educational preparation, and individual competence, and to engage in professional development and educational activities to develop and maintain competence meeting role requirements and care needs. NPs are responsible and accountable for their own practice consistent with relevant legislation, professional, and ethical standards.
The NP ensures that the principles and practices that guide Nova Scotia Health (NSH) such as the overall organizational and Emergency Program of Care’s vision, mission, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration are integrated within the support that is provided by the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Masters’ of Nursing – Advanced Nursing Practice stream
- Current registration (or eligibility) to register as a Nurse Practitioner
- Registered with the NSCN with active-practicing status, with a license to practice as an NP in Nova Scotia or eligible for registration
- Successful in the “Family All Ages” NP examination
- Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or willing to obtain
- Minimum 3 years’ NP experience preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ emergency nursing experience preferred (at RN or NP level)
- CNA Certification in Emergency Nursing would be an asset
- Committed to the visions of people-centered care
- Familiarity with Emergency Program of Care framework and guidelines
- Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and aptitude for progressive, innovative, and creative thinking
- Adaptable to changing situations and environments
- Possesses strong leadership and organizational skills and a high degree of judgment and initiative
- Must have valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- 12 hr days, weekends included and Travel to various sites may be required
Compensation and Benefits
$59.47 – $71.96 hourly
$71.96 with 25 years’ of NP experience
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You’ve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Nursing bargaining unit 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.
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. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
