Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time 0.8

VON Canada; Halifax; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated Registered Nurses to join their team. This role offers the chance to provide essential medical care to individuals across various age groups in their own homes, ensuring they live their lives to the fullest. With a focus on community health, you will engage in diverse tasks including diabetes management, IV medication administration, and wound care. The organization values continuous learning and offers a supportive environment where you can enhance your skills while making a meaningful impact in the community. If you're passionate about nursing and want to contribute to bettering lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Vacation time

Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD)

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Travel compensation

Comprehensive orientation program

SMART phone provided

Opportunity to make a difference

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the province of practice.
• Experience in community health is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to patients in their homes and communities.
• Manage diabetes, administer IV medications, and perform wound care.

Skills

Registered Nurse License

Community Health Experience

Diabetes Management

IV Medications

Wound Care

Phlebotomy

Education

Registered Nursing Degree

Tools

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

SMART Phone

Job description

Requisition Details:

Employment Status: Permanent, Part Time (0.8 FTE)
Program Name: Visiting Nursing
Work Schedule: Days, with an evening & weekend rotation
Biweekly Hours: 60
Union/Bargaining Unit: NSNU
Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement
On Call: Yes
Area of work: Pictou County

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

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.

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)

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail; Lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; Bend, push, pull, grip, reach, kneel, crouch using good body mechanics; Walk, sit, stand, climb stairs; Hand movements.

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 http://www.von.ca/en/accessibility for further details.

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.