Registered Nurse - Rural Locum

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

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking passionate nursing professionals to join their Rural Locum program. This role offers the opportunity to work in diverse rural settings, enhancing your skills while making a meaningful impact on healthcare access in the Eastern Zone. With flexible short-term assignments, you will contribute to various medical units and emergency departments, all while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive work environment. If you're ready to advance your nursing career and explore the beauty of Nova Scotia, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Paid Travel

Accommodations

Shift Premium

Diverse Experience

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year emergency nursing experience required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure with NSCN.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients and families to attain/maintain health.
• Plan and deliver nursing care in various rural facilities.

Skills

Emergency Nursing

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Rural Experience

French Language Skills

Education

Licensed Nurse (NSCN)

CTAS Certification

EPICC Foundations or TNCC Certification

Tools

Valid Driver's License

Reliable Vehicle

Job description

Req ID: 201285

Location: Eastern Zone, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital

Department: OPEZ Nurse Resource ICH

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

Nursing Position

Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, offering specialized services across Atlantic Canada. We aim for excellence in health, healing, and learning through collaboration across hospitals, health centres, and community programs. Join our team of passionate professionals providing 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. Discover why many are choosing to move here: www.novascotia.com.

About the Opportunity

Join Nova Scotia Health to advance your nursing career while exploring Nova Scotia! Our Rural Locum assignments provide unique opportunities across the Eastern Zone, including communities on Cape Breton Island and Guysborough County. Expand your skills, experience new environments, and contribute to rural hospitals’ medical units and emergency departments with flexibility, professional growth, and meaningful impact.

What to Expect

• Diverse Experience & Professional Growth: Work in various rural settings, share your experience, and enhance your skills in a supportive environment.
• Flexibility: Short-term assignments support work-life balance, with schedules tailored to your availability and operational needs.
• Competitive Benefits: Salary, preferred shifts, paid travel and accommodations, and more.
• Meaningful Impact: Improve healthcare access in rural areas.
• Incentives: Available to applicants outside the Eastern Zone willing to relocate. Current employees within the zone should consider operational impact and overtime considerations.

Responsibilities

The Locum Program addresses staffing needs in the Eastern Zone through short-term assignments. Reporting to the Site Lead or Health Services Manager, the RN assists clients and families to attain/maintain health, plans and delivers nursing care, and provides leadership within the team, working collaboratively across disciplines. You may work at various rural facilities, including Victoria County Memorial Hospital, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, Buchanan Memorial Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eastern Memorial Hospital, Guysborough Memorial Hospital, Strait Richmond Hospital, and St. Mary’s Hospital.

About You

We are interested if you meet the following qualifications:

Medical/Surgical Areas:

• Licensed or eligible for licensure with NSCN
• Minimum 1 year emergency nursing experience
• Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle
• Current RQI BLS or BLS-C
• Current RQI ALS or ACLS (asset)
• Rural experience (asset)
• Language skills (French preferred)

Emergency Department Areas:

• Licensed or eligible for licensure with NSCN
• Minimum 3 years emergency nursing experience
• Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle
• CTAS certification
• EPICC Foundations or TNCC certification
• Current RQI BLS, ALS, PALS, and trauma courses (asset)
• Experience in rural settings (asset)

Ensure your resume is current and includes all relevant education, experience, and certifications.

Hours

• Full-time, 75 hours bi-weekly
• Assignments 3-6 months
• Shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$40.55 - $49.99/hour, plus $6/hour shift premium

With 25 years of RN experience, salary can reach $51.74/hour.

Application Process

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. This is a unionized position, with preference given to union members. Please review your seniority and benefits details prior to accepting the role. We value diversity and encourage applicants from Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to apply and self-identify.