Registered Nurse (RN) - Part-time 0.8

VON Canada; Amherst; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

VON Canada is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse (RN) to provide essential medical care to individuals in their homes across Nova Scotia. This role offers flexibility with a focus on community health, allowing you to work to your full clinical scope with opportunities for professional growth and meaningful community impact.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and vacation time

Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD)

Defined Benefit Pension Plan with company contribution

Travel compensation

Comprehensive orientation program

SMART phone for work tasks

Opportunity to make a community impact

Qualifications

• Must be Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Nova Scotia.
• Experience in community health preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to clients in homes and community settings.
• Administer treatments such as dialysis and pain management.
• Conduct assessments and create care plans.

Skills

Diabetes management

Dialysis

IV medications

IV/CVAD care

Palliative care

Phlebotomy

Wound care

Education

Licensed as a Registered Nurse

Job description

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Requisition Details

Employment Status: Permanent, Part-time (0. 8 FTE)

Description

Position at VON Canada (Nova Scotia)

Requisition Details

Employment Status: Permanent, Part-time (0. 8 FTE)

60 Hours Biweekly

Program Name: Visiting Nursing

Work Schedule: Days, with an evening and weekend rotation

Union/Bargaining Unit: NSNU - Portability of seniority as per collective agreement.

On Call: Yes

Location: Cumberland County

Existing Vacancy: Yes – we’re currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position

The power to change lives!

With VON you get to hit the open road, where the scenery and work are different every day. We offer a workplace free from the repetitive and boring, where you can work to your full scope, have clinical autonomy, continuous learning, and meet some great people along the way.

Come for the job, stay for the learning, and the chance to make a difference.

What We Can Offer You

• Opportunity to work to full scope and expand your knowledge
• Competitive salaries and vacation time
• Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD) & an Employee Assistance Program
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan with company contribution
• Travel compensation
• Comprehensive orientation program
• SMART phone provided to keep you connected during work time
• The opportunity to make a difference in your community
• Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing

Our RNs provide medical care to children, youth, adults and seniors in their homes and other settings in communities across Nova Scotia.

• Diabetes management
• Dialysis
• IV medications
• IV/CVAD care
• Palliative care
• Phlebotomy
• Wound care; incl. negative pressure wound therapy and complex wounds
• …and much more!
  
  

What We Need From You

• Must be Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the province of practice
• Experience in community health an asset
• A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
• A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required and a Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  
  

About Us

VON is a non-profit organization that provides clinical, personal and social support to people who want to live every day to the fullest while remaining in their own homes and communities.

Working conditions and physical demands: This role requires a detail-oriented approach in a dynamic environment, with physical activity including lifting, carrying (using proper techniques), bending, reaching, kneeling, and other movements that emphasize good body mechanics. Individuals in the role are required to walk, sit, stand, and climb stairs throughout the day, with some tasks requiring fine hand movements.

Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its’ discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.

Other terms commonly searched for this type of opportunity: RN, nurse, nursing, practical nurse, clinic nurse, RN nurse, new graduate.

VON Canada is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and to providing accessibility accommodations for candidates who require them. If you are in need of accessibility support, please visit our website at https://www.von.ca/en/accessibility for further details.

VON Canada is committed to embracing and celebrating equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as fundamental to living out our values of Respect, Compassion, and Excellence in all that we do.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Home Health Care Services

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