Nursing Instructor I/II - Learning Institute
Nursing Instructor I/II - Learning Institute
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Job Description
Req ID: 204708
Location: NorthernZoneAberdeen Hospital
Department: The NS Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers
Type of Employment: Casual Relief(3%) x 2
NSNUNursingPosition
Posting Closing Date: 22-Jun-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. Were 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 theres 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 youll have the time to explore discover and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
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 Manager The Learning Institute the Nursing Instructor I/II is responsible through assigned teaching responsibilities for assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institutes educational framework and provincial mandate.
This position promotes the advancement of professional practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor I/II has the primary responsibility for facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum and works collaboratively with the Nurse Educator and Nursing Instructor IV to provide educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face simulated and online delivery methods as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting. The Nursing Instructor I/II practices according to the Registered Nurses Act Nova Scotia College of Nursing and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses.
This position requires involvement as both a clinical Instructor in the acute care medical surgical practice setting and the skills lab.
This position will support supporting the RN Bridging Re-Entry Program and the Nursing Transition Program with a particular focus on blended learning.
Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid drivers license and access to transportation is required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing an asset
- Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN) required
- Certificate course or CNA certification in Medical/Surgical nursing required
- Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
- Minimum two (2) years recent and continuous clinical experience in Medical/Surgical nursing required
- Current experience with classroom on-line and skill/simulation teaching including low to high fidelity simulation preferred
- Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods preferred
- Previous preceptor experience required
- BLS for Health Care Providers certification required
- Demonstrated recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in practice and education
- Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom online lab practice setting)
- Proficiency with computer skills and applications including Complete Microsoft Suite; internet browsers; Learning Management Systems; Web-based classroom and discussion boards
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
$44.44 - $55.20 hourly
$86660 - $107 637 annually
$57.13 hourly ($111405 annually) with 25 years nursing 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 Youve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Nursingbargaining unitposition. 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.
Employment Type
Gig
