Registered Nurse, Birth Unit - Permanent & Temporary, Full-Time Opportunities

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in Halifax is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for the Birth Unit. This role involves delivering compassionate, family-centered nursing care to clients and their families. You will be responsible for applying current nursing theories and practices while working in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusivity. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing. Join a team that promotes professional development and recognizes the importance of each team member's contributions. If you are passionate about providing exceptional care and making a difference in the community, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required; must be registered with NSCN.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver family-centered nursing care to intra-partum clients and newborns.
• Collaborate with families and facilitate change in the Birth Unit.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Team Building

Leadership

Family-Centered Care

Collaboration

BLS Certification

Acute Nursing Experience

Birth Unit Experience

Language Competency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse, Birth Unit - Permanent & Temporary, Full-Time Opportunities

Requisition ID: 188919
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time & Temporary, Full-Time Opportunities
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $39.7582 - $50.7267/hour
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Department/Program: Birth Unit, Women's & Newborn Health

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of the Birth Unit, Family-Newborn Care Unit, and Women's and Newborn Health Resource Team, the Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for the application of current theory and research in the delivery of family-centred nursing care to intra-partum clients, newborns, and their families in the Birth Unit, consistent with the philosophy, vision, objectives, and mission of IWK Health.

Hours of Work

11.25-hour rotating shifts (0700-1900, 1900-0700)

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered).
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) required.
• Recent Birth Unit experience an asset.
• Acute nursing experience an asset.
• Current successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support Level (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, required.
• Recent completion of NRP and Labour and Delivery experience an asset.
• Demonstrated strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills required.
• Demonstrated team building, leadership skills, and professional development required.
• Open and flexible, with the ability to facilitate change, required.
• Ability to foster and create an environment where team members feel empowered and valued required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and acceptance of family-centred care and patient-family teaching required.
• Must have demonstrated ability to collaborate with families.
• Competency in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.