Clinical Nurse Educator - Primary Health Care

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Amherst; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Nova Scotia is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator to enhance clinical practice and support onboarding. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a minimum of three years of experience. The position offers a competitive salary between $50.80 and $60.63 per hour and includes diverse benefits such as health insurance and a defined benefit pension plan.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Active license with Nova Scotia College of Nursing required.
• Minimum three years of full-time clinical nursing experience.
• Recent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement clinical knowledge to practice.
• Support evidence-based standards of care.
• Provide advice and consultation to advance practice.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Innovative problem solving

Skill in collaborative learning

Education

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Masters in Nursing, Health or Education

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Computer documentation systems

Job description

Overview

Req ID: 202772
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
Department: IPPL Staff Development NZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Nurse: NSNU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 5-Oct-25

This is a re-posted position. Current applicants are not required to re-apply.

About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with specialized services offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We support excellence in health, healing, and learning through hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs across the province. Our team provides high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. We invite you to join a diverse team of professionals today.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Northern Zone, the Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible, in collaboration with key stakeholders, for assessment, implementation, planning, evaluation, and the supportive application of existing and new clinical knowledge to translate knowledge to practice. The CNE demonstrates competency in practice, program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education, leadership, and professional practice. The CNE aligns with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework to support collaborative person-centred care within Nova Scotia Health.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team uses a framework grounded in adult and concept-based learning, practice development, fundamentals of care, and collaborative learning. Utilizing professional standards, current evidence, and best-practice guidelines, the CNE fosters a culture of learning to build capacity and support the advancement of professional practice through orientation and ongoing education programs that integrate learner-centred approaches. The CNE provides advice, consultation, and support to advance practice, maintain and develop evidence-based standards of care, and optimize patient outcomes within the interprofessional care team.

Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within the Northern zone of NSH. Access to reliable transportation is required.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Masters in Nursing, Health or Education preferred
• Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) required
• Minimum three years full-time clinical nursing experience within the last five years in Primary Health Care nursing required
• A relevant CNA/other specialty certification required or willing to complete
• Family Practice Nursing program would be considered an asset
• BLS-C (HCP) certification required
• Recent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Nursing Instructor preferred
• Previous experience in education support, onboarding new staff, and transition to practice an asset
• Adult Education Program an asset or willing to complete
• Previous teaching experience involving designing, implementing and evaluating traditional and non-traditional methods of instruction preferred
• Recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in clinical practice and education
• Evidence of adult education theory and application and leadership development or experience in the last year
• Demonstrated initiative, effective interpersonal and communication skills, and innovative problem solving
• Skilled in facilitation of concept-based learning, collaborative learning and practice development
• Computer skills including Microsoft Suite and computer documentation systems
• Physical demands – setting up rooms, walking and standing, moving educational resources/tools within facilities and across sites

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

Compensation and Benefits

$50.80 - $60.63 hourly

$99,059 - $118,220 annually

$62.74 hourly ($122,357 annually) with 25 years of nursing experience.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, life insurance coverage, and a defined benefit pension plan.

After You Apply

Thank you for your interest. 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. Please review your seniority hours and dates in your SuccessFactors online profile. If you are changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, seek clarification regarding seniority, benefits and vacation entitlement prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination and values diversity. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.