Unit Resource Nurse – 8.2 General Medicine – Halifax Infirmary

Job title: Unit Resource Nurse – 8.2 General Medicine – Halifax Infirmary

Job description: Req ID: 115034
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance – QEII
Company: NSHA
Department: OPCZ General Medicine Derm
Type of Employment: Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Union Status: NSGEU
Posting Closing Date: 24-Jul-21

Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM on the Closing Date.

Nova Scotia Health Authority is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia. We are over 22,000 employees who provide health care and support services in hospitals, health centres and community-based programs throughout Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Health Authority provides health services to Nova Scotians and some specialized services to Maritimers and Atlantic Canadians. We operate hospitals, health centres and community-based programs across the province. Our team of health professionals includes employees, doctors, researchers, learners and volunteers that provide the health care or services you may need. This is accomplished across four geographic management zones which are responsible for the operation of acute care health centres and the provision of a variety of inpatient, outpatient services including academic, tertiary, quaternary care and community based programs and services including continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Health Services Manager, as a member of the frontline team, the Unit Resource Nurse (URN) is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience and knowledge of a particular service required to mentor whose ultimate aim is to meet the immediate clinical needs of the nursing unit. The specific focus is on the successful integration of novice nurses and helping to bridge the skill mix divide. The URN works collaboratively with the Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE) and Health Services Managers (HSM) to identify learning needs and meet the needs of the novice nurses, preceptors, and the entire team.

The role requires a flexible full-time work schedule and this may include a combination of days and nights and may include weekends. The URN schedule is designed to meet the needs of the novice nurses, preceptors and the entire team.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved School of Nursing
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN)
• Current BLS-C (HCP) certification
• Relevant CNA or other Specialty Certification as required
• Minimum of three (3) years unit specific experience required
• Demonstrated personal commitment to ongoing life-long learning and professional development
• Demonstrates clinical performance that meets or exceeds the performance standards for the service
• Consistently acts professionally and serves as a role model
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; consistently demonstrate effective relationships with an interdisciplinary team at all levels of the organization. Demonstrates effective communication skills and effective conflict resolution skills
• Ability to multi-task and be an effective flexible team leader in an unpredictable, diverse and changing clinical environment
• Demonstrates effective mentor/preceptor skills
• Demonstrates reliability, responsibility, and dependability in fulfilling obligations
• A positive role model in change management, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
• Ability to reflect critically on professional and leadership behaviour and modify when required; self-identify learning needs and establish a plan for ongoing professional development
• Basic knowledge and competence in the use of computers and keyboarding
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of adult learning principles
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please Note: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Hours of Work

• Full Time, Long Assignment; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Commencing as soon as possible; approximate one year assignment
• Combination of days, nights, evenings and may include weekends

Salary Information

$36.1019 – $42.8477 hourly
$44.3473 hourly with 25 years’ nursing experience

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Typically interviews are held within three to four weeks of the closing date.

Successful external applicants will be required to submit the below documents and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment. Additional documentation such as banking & proof of identity will be included in your offer letter.

• Criminal Record Check
• Proof of education & training certifications
• Proof of any additional required qualification
• Valid registration with the relevant licensing body
• Submission of immunization record along with health assessment documentation
• Proof of SIN number

Hiring Process will depend on the timeliness of delivering the above. This is a Nursing bargaining unit – NSGEU position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Nova Scotia Health Authority is proud to provide a smoke free and scent free environment. Only online applications are accepted.

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) 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 Aboriginal People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent 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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