Graduate Nurse 2025-2026

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

Job summary

A provincial health provider in Nova Scotia is hiring Graduate Nurses for permanent, full-time positions. Roles include providing holistic care and coordinating nursing activities across various sites. Competitive compensation starts at $35.06 per hour with extensive health benefits. Join a supportive environment that values diversity and offers opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Signing bonuses up to $10,000

Relocation assistance may be available

Extensive health and dental benefits

Qualifications

• Graduate within the last 12 months or upcoming 12 months eligible for licensing.
• Proficient in nursing processes and problem-solving.
• Responsible for maintaining competencies through professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care utilizing nursing process and critical thinking.
• Coordinate and direct nursing care to achieve patient outcomes.
• Contribute to effective functioning of the nursing unit.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work in a high-stress environment

BLS Certificate (active First Aid and CPR)

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Overview

Req ID: 208475

Locations: Various Sites and Community-based Locations Throughout Nova Scotia

Departments: Various Departments Services and Programs

Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Union: Nursing

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 Nova Scotia Health career opportunities to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

Recruitment Incentives

• Signing bonuses starting at $5,000 with potential for up to $10,000 for rural placements
• May be eligible for relocation assistance
• With a defined Return of Service Agreement

About the Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health is hiring the next generation in nursing.

We will do this by hiring graduate nurses who will be completing studies in the next 12 months. Nova Scotia Health’s mission is to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together. Nova Scotia Health will provide you with the challenge and opportunity you are looking for by entering the Nursing field.

The Graduate Nurse will be:

• Utilizing nursing process, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan
• Responsible for the overall coordination and direction of nursing care, and accountable for the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the plan of care to achieve patient/client outcomes
• Knowledgeable, skilled, and has the judgment needed to provide competent, evidence-based nursing practice, and contributes to the efficient and effective functioning of the unit/program/specialty
• Responsible for maintaining and continually enhancing competencies through ongoing professional development including participation in education programs, research, and continuous quality activities
• Responsible to practice according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Graduate Nurses, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable, and the policies and procedures of Nova Scotia Health
• Responsible and accountable for nursing practice and conduct as defined by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and for ensuring that registration is current and valid

Did you know that Nova Scotia Health has a New Nurse Mentorship Program that aims to create a supportive environment where undergraduate student nurses, newly-licensed registered nurses, practical nurses, and Internationally Educated Nurses can process their experiences as they transition to practice. It provides counsel, camaraderie, and inclusion. Our group of Mentors are a dynamic group with years of nursing experience

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About You

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

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing within the last twelve months or coming twelve months (September 2025 to August 2026), and eligible for licensing with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses
Effective communication skills
Ability to work in a high-stress environment
BLS Certificate (active First Aid and CPR at Health Care Provider (HCP) level)

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications. We would also appreciate if you include the units/programs of your previous clinical placements in order to better match you with available units.

Every effort will be made to assign Graduate Nurses to their nursing areas of interest. Matching depends on position availability, the unit\'s capacity to accept Graduate Nurses and the date of application.

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly.
• Shifts include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Compensation and Benefits

• Graduate Nurse - $35.06 per hour
• Registered Nurse - Starting at $40.55 per hour after you provide proof of your active-practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Nurses
• Shift, weekend, degree and other premiums are provided on top of your hourly rate
• Competitive compensation - Nova Scotia Health offers one of the highest entry level hourly wage in Canada
• Extensive health and dental benefits
• Enrollment in the Provincial Pension Plan
• Premiums for completing Masters Degree in Nursing
• Variety of available shifts
• Continuous clinical education and support
• Opportunity for advancement within the organization

Once You\'ve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. A Recruiter will reach out to you to explore whether your qualifications and skills match an opportunity.

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.

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