1.0 FTE Registered Nurse - The Overlook (External)

North End Community Health Centre; Halifax; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North End Community Health Centre seeks a Registered Nurse for The Overlook to provide comprehensive primary health care with a harm-reduction approach for tenants in a 60-unit building. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to tailor holistic care to individual and community needs, focusing on wellness, disease prevention, and health education.

The role requires a Bachelors of Nursing, NSRN eligibility, CPR/NCVI certification or willingness to train, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent is required and RN registration eligibility is required.
• CPR certification and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training or willingness to be trained.
• Experience with trauma-informed and harm-reduction care.
• Experience with senior populations and unhoused individuals relevant to community health.
• Family Practice Nurse training or Community Nursing training is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary health care with emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver client-centered care.
• Apply harm-reduction framework and address social determinants of health in planning care.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Harm reduction

Community health

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Nursing / BScN or equivalent

Eligible for NSRN registration

CPR certification / Nonviolent crisis intervention

Trauma-informed and harm-reduction care knowledge

Experience with seniors and unhoused populations

Family Practice Nurse or Community Nursing training

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Supportive Housing Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive and advanced primary health care services, emphasizing health promotion, wellness, harm reduction, health education, and disease prevention in a supportive housing setting for individuals actively and problematically using various substances. Reporting to the Manager of the Overlook, the RN supports the mission, vision, and values of the North End Community Health Centre by delivering relationship-based, client-centered care to diverse populations.

The program supports tenants living in a 60-unit building where all are actively and problematically engaging with various substances. The RN works collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team at the Overlook, which includes BSW, MSW and Health Case Manager, to provide holistic care tailored to individual and community needs. The RN also collaborates with the MAP and Safer Supply teams, as well each patient’s primary care provider, whether they are followed by the NECHC or another provider in community,

The RN utilizes a harm reduction framework and considers the social determinants of health in assessing, planning, and implementing nursing interventions. Their work includes promoting wellness, managing chronic conditions, preventing disease, and providing education and counseling to empower clients in managing their health. Collaboration across NECHC programs and with community agencies is essential to ensure integrated care and responsiveness to changing trends and needs within the community.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Nursing/ BScN or equivalent
• Eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses
• CPR certification, Nonviolent crisis intervention, or willingness to be trained upon employment.
• Community experience and knowledge of current community challenges and opportunities relating to the mission of the organization including trauma-informed and harm-reduction care.
• Experience working with senior populations and unhoused people experiencing social-justice-health issues.
• Family Practice Nurse training and/or Community Nursing training are a strong advantage.

Detailed Job Description: Registered Nurse - The Overlook