Internal Travel Nurse - Emergency Department (Casual Relief Positions Available)

Selection Criteria

• Licensed or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
• A minimum of 3 years emergency nursing experience required
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
• CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale) required
• Current RQI BLS or, BLS-C (Basic Life Support – C) required
• Current RQI ALS or, ACLS – (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required
• Current RQI PALS or, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support); EPICC – Pediatrics (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada) or ENPC (Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course) required
• Trauma course – EPICC - Trauma (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada); Rural Trauma Program or TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) required
• Emergency Nursing Program or Critical Care Nursing Program an asset
• ENC (C) Certification an asset

For areas where we are unable to fill the above qualifications, alternative qualifications may be considered.

Please note that if you are applying from a unit with a high workforce risk score, you may not be eligible for this opportunity. However, we will keep your application on file for future openings. These details will be discussed with you further during the selection process.

Hours

• Casual relief positions available
• Shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$40.55 - $49.99 hourly plus 15% (RN02TN/NURTN)
$51.74 with 25 years’ experience, plus the above premium
11% in lieu of benefits will be added to the total hourly rate as listed above for casual relief position.

Nurses employed in the Provincial Internal Travel Nurse Team will receive 15% added to the base registered nurse scale, for all shifts worked as a Provincial Internal Travel Nurse. This additional compensation is subject to the provisions of the collective agreement and will follow the wage scale outlined below. External Nurses hired will be rated and placed on the salary scale in accordance with article 8.01 (A) of the nursing collective agreement