Registered Nurse - Post Anaesthesia Care Unit / Day Surgery

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Req ID : 188531

Location : Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII

Department : OPCZ PERI VG Post Anaesthetic Care

Type of Employment : Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

NSGEU Nursing Position

Posting Closing Date : 29-Sep-24

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 Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations across the life span.

The RN is responsible for the overall coordination and direction of nursing care. The RN provides clinical leadership particularly in complex or unpredictable patient / client care settings.

This individual has the knowledge, skill and judgment needed to provide competent, evidenced based nursing practice. They are accountable for the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of the plan of care to achieve patient / client outcomes.

The RN supports the development of students and colleagues through acting as a preceptor and providing ongoing mentorship and contributes to the efficient and effective functioning of the unit, coordination of patient care and staffing.

The RN accepts responsibility for maintaining and continually enhancing competencies through ongoing professional development including participation in education programs, research and continuous quality activities.

This individual practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable and the policies and procedures of Nova Scotia Health.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing or equivalent course, or one year full-time critical care experience is required
• PACU experience is preferred
• BLS-C (HCP) is required
• ACLS an asset
• Demonstrated clinical skills
• Effective communication skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Where there are no qualified applicants for this position, the Employer may hire candidates without the Critical Care Nursing Program or critical care nursing experience that have med / surg experience and the IMCU course (or equivalent as deemed by the Employer).

Successful incumbents will be required to complete the Critical Care Nursing Program (when operationally feasible for the unit) within 12 months of hire as a condition of continued employment in this position.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full-time; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Shift work (including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays) and on call

Compensation and Benefits

$39.76 - $49.01 Hourly

$50.73 with 25 years’ 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.