Location: Western Zone, Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital
Department: OPWZ Medical Unit FMH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (90%) x 1
CUPE Nursing Position
APPLY: https://jobs.nshealth.ca/job-invite/173333/
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 Licensed Practical Nurse is a one of the collaborators in the Collaborative Care Model, participating in the provision of holistic, comprehensive care to meet the needs of individuals, families and groups. As a member of the team, the Licensed Practical Nurse applies practical nursing theory in the assessment of patients, collaboration in the development of the nursing care plan, implementation of the care plan and ongoing evaluation of the patient.
The LPN provides nursing services independently for patients considered stable with predictable outcomes and under direction or guidance of a registered nurse, medical practitioner, or other health care professional authorized to provide such consultation, guidance or direction for patients considered unstable with unpredictable outcomes.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate of an approved School of Nursing and current Registration (or eligibility) and Licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses
- Demonstrated competence in clinical care and interpersonal effectiveness
- Successful completion of pharmacology and physical assessment certification
- Current Heart & Stroke BCLS (Level C) Certification required
- 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 part-time position; 67.5 hours biweekly
- Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Compensation and Benefits
$31.74 – $35.81 hourly
$37.06 hourly with 25 years’ of LPN 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.