Lecturer - Dalhousie School of Nursing
Req ID: 192930
Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Department: IPPL Nursing Education SW
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 2
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Dec-24
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.
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The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Site Administrator, the Lecturer is responsible for participating in curricula and program development that reflect health care trends and for planning, implementing, and evaluating student learning experience in the BScN Program. These activities are to be consistent with the curriculum, values, and strategic plan of the Dalhousie University School of Nursing and Nova Scotia Health. Through education, scholarship, practice and community service, faculty promote the advancement of professional nursing practice.
About You
We would like to hear from you if you have the following:
- Registered Nurse with undergraduate nursing degree and a master's degree, preferably in nursing required
- Current registration (in good standing) with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing required
- A minimum of 2 years of current (within the last 24 months) experience in a clinical setting; preferably in Medical-Surgical nursing or Mental Health nursing required
- BSCN student clinical teaching experience required
- BSCN student classroom and/or clinical lab/simulation teaching experience preferred
- HCP-C certification
- Joint appointment with Dalhousie University School of Nursing
- Leadership skills in teaching and clinical practice
- Expert clinical judgement and decision-making
- Knowledge of ethical practice/standards in teaching, practice, research, and scholarly work
- Knowledge of the principles of adult teaching and learning, active learning strategies, and experience in facilitating learning activities
- Demonstrates effective collaborative interpersonal relationships with students and diverse groups in academic, health care and the community settings
- Proficient in the use of various computer systems and software required for inter-site collaboration, student placement, teaching and clinical practice settings
- Well-developed conceptual, problem-solving, and decision-making skills for effective participation in diverse settings and in teaching and committee work
- Uses independent decision-making skills in evaluating and grading students in relation to course objectives in accordance with university academic standards and administrative regulations
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)
Compensation and Benefits
$48.17 - $64.00 hourly
$93.926 - $124,800 annually
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.
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.