Nurse Practitioner - Seniors Care Team, Rehabilitation Services
Req ID: 200228
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: OPEZ Seniors
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSNU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Apr-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.
About the Opportunity
The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive clinical care to patients in a designated service or program area. The Nurse Practitioner partners with and complements other members of the health care team for the achievement of person and family-centered care. The Nurse Practitioner, as the most responsible healthcare provider (MRHCP), works autonomously to diagnose, order, and interpret laboratory tests, order and interpret reports of diagnostic imaging investigations, prescribe pharmaceuticals, and perform procedures. The Nurse Practitioner works to admit, transfer, accept transfer of and discharge within the legislated scope of practice. The Nurse Practitioner provides direct care and partners with other members of the health care team for the achievement of the most appropriate and timely care for patients. With this opportunity the Nurse Practitioner will work collaboratively in a Seniors Care team, to provide that is holistic and engages family, community, and other agencies/services as appropriate.
Nurse Practitioners are accountable to and ensure their practice is consistent with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, as well as the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Nurse Practitioners are accountable for providing safe, competent, compassionate, and ethical care within their legislated scope of practice, educational preparation, and individual competence, and to engage in professional development and educational activities to develop and maintain competence meeting role requirements and care needs. Nurse Practitioners are responsible and accountable for their own practice consistent with relevant legislation, and professional, and ethical standards.
The Nurse Practitioner ensures that the principles and practices that guide Nova Scotia Health such as the vision, mission, values, expected behaviors, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaboration are integrated within the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Masters of Nursing - Advanced Nursing Practice stream
- Registered with the NSCN with active-practicing status, with a license to practice as an Nurse Practitioner in Nova Scotia or eligible for registration
- Successful in the Nurse Practitioner examination
- CNA Certification in a relevant field would be an asset
- Current certification in BCLS
- Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and aptitude for progressive, innovative, and creative thinking
- Adaptable to changing situations and environments
- Possesses strong leadership and organizational skills and a high degree of judgment and initiative
- Must have valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full-time; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- May be required to work evening and weekend shifts
Compensation and Benefits
$59.46 - $69.52 Hourly
$71.95 with 25 years of NP 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.