Nursing Instructor I/II - Nursing Transition Program

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Sydney; On-site; CAD 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Nova Scotia Health as a Nursing Instructor I/II, responsible for advancing professional practice through education. You'll implement and facilitate nursing educational programs while promoting learning in a collaborative environment. With a focus on both face-to-face and online delivery methods, you'll play an integral role in supporting new nursing professionals in their transition. Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits while being part of a diverse and innovative healthcare team.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nurses required.
• Minimum two (2) years' recent clinical experience in Medical/Surgical nursing required.
• BLS for Health Care Providers certification required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting with the implementation of educational programming.
• Facilitate learning according to the prescribed curriculum and collaborate with peers.
• Support the Nursing Transition Program focusing on blended learning.

Skills

Communication

Team Collaboration

Teaching

Education

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing

Certificate course in adult education

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 202753

Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital

Department: The NS Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers

Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT short-assignment ( 100% ) x 1

Nursing Position

Posting Closing Date: 27-Jun-25

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.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, The Learning Institute, the Nursing Instructor I/II is responsible through assigned teaching responsibilities, for assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institute’s educational framework and provincial mandate.

This position promotes the advancement of professional practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor I/II has the primary responsibility for facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum and works collaboratively with the Nurse Educator and Nursing Instructor IV to provide educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face, simulated and online delivery methods, as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting. The Nursing Instructor I/II practices according to the Registered Nurses Act, Nova Scotia College of Nursing, and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses.

This position will support the N ursing Transition Program with a particular focus on blended learning.

Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing an asset
• Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN) required.
• Minimum two (2) years' recent and continuous clinical experience in Medical/Surgical nursing required
• Certificate course or CNA certification in Medical/Surgical nursing required
• Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
• Current experience with classroom, on-line and skill/simulation teaching, including low to high fidelity simulation preferred
• Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods preferred
• Previous preceptor experience required
• BLS for Health Care Providers certification required
• Demonstrated recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in practice and education
• Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom, online, lab, practice setting)
• Proficiency with computer skills and applications including Complete Microsoft Suite; internet browsers; Learning Management Systems; Web-based classroom and discussion boards
  
  

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

Hours

Short Assignment, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)

Anticpated start date of July 7, 2025

• Dates are approximate and subject to change
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$44.44 - $55.20 hourly

$86,660 - $107, 637 annually

$57.13 hourly ($111,405 annually) with 25 years' nursing 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.