Palliative Care Consult Nurse

Palliative Care Consult Nurse
Location: Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Type of Employment: Full-Time, Temporary Long Assignment

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 Consult Nurse reports to the Health Services Manager of the Palliative Care Service. The Consult Nurse, utilizing a comprehensive range of specialized nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and consultation skills, works collaboratively with patients and their chosen families. The Consult Nurse coordinates and facilitates the clinical processes, within their scope of practice, related to Palliative Care delivery to ensure seamless access to assessments, interventions, and the ongoing support needed.

The Consult Nurse collaborates with other members of the interprofessional team to achieve the purpose and goals of the palliative care service including providing information, navigation, referrals, coordination of clinical issues, public and provider education, continuous quality improvement initiatives such as streamlining documentation, processes, and maintaining records of clinical interactions.

The Consult Nurse works as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team including but not limited to Palliative Medicine Physicians and Palliative Care Social Workers. The team works collaboratively with and supports Family Physicians, other Specialist Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, and other service providers to guide, plan, implement, and evaluate the provision of quality Palliative Care Services to meet the needs of patients and families.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required and current registration and licensure (or eligibility) with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia is required.
• CNA Specialty Certification in Hospice Palliative Care Nursing required or willingness to obtain within one year of hire.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent experience caring for patients and families receiving a palliative approach to care. A combination of equivalent education and experience in palliative care may be considered.
• In-depth knowledge of palliative care, including both clinical and supportive care.
• In-depth knowledge of local and provincial palliative care services.
• Community experience is considered an asset.
• Current BCLS certification
• LEAP course is required or willingness to obtain on hire.
• Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license, business insurance
• Team and leadership roles an asset
• 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

• Long Assignment full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately 11 months in length
• Travel to other sites or throughout the province is required. Valid Nova Scotia driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.

Compensation and Benefits

$41.58 - $51.11 Hourly

$52.90 Hourly 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 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.