Clinical Leader Development, Children's Ambulatory Surgical Care

Req ID: 181989
Department/Program: Ambulatory Surg & Regional Poison, Children's Surgical & Critical Care
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until 08/04/2025 x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $ - $ /hour
Closing Date: June 5, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

Accountable to the Managers of the Ambulatory Surgical Care and Ambulatory Care, Regional Poison Centre and NSIPP, the Clinical Leader Development (CLD) plans, develops and implements educational activities at a program/team based level across the Children's Health Program, to foster the development of competencies (in staff). Participates actively in the development of Children's Health Ambulatory Care staff through coaching and mentorship and by sharing knowledge and resources, and providing feedback. Provides clinical practice support to all health care team members and patients. Functions as a change agent by thinking reflectively, assessing alternatives and supporting change. Participates in the recruitment and selection of personnel to attend appropriate education programs, events, conference, etc. ensuring limited resources are allocated fairly and equitably.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing orientation to new staff members and preceptors including roles and responsibilities.
• Acting as a resource to preceptors for ongoing preceptor development.
• Coordinating learner placements for nursing practice.
• Acting as a clinical resource related to patient care, continuing education, development and/or review policies, objectives and guidelines.
• In collaboration with the Professional Development Consultant, plans educational programs to meet identified learning needs.
• Acting as a liaison among healthcare team members in identifying trends in patient care.
• Acting as a liaison with other IWK CLD's/Rehab Coordinators to initiate and facilitate Program and centre-wide initiatives.
• Uses knowledge of theories of human communication and interpersonal relationships to facilitate communication among staff.
• Provides leadership in the delivery of evidence-based care and facilitates the integration of research into meeting established patient care standards/guidelines/protocols.
• Seizes informal and formal learning opportunities to educate colleagues.
• Supports care area-based strategic plans and initiatives.

Monday - Friday (7.5h and 3.75h shifts). Hours to be determined.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered). Master's Degree Preferred.
• Registered with NSCN, or eligible to be registered, required.
• Current successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support Level (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, required.
• Recent (within the last 5 years) prenatal care nursing experience required.
• Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in Pediatric Nursing Care required.
• Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in Pediatric Ambulatory Care preferred.
• Clinical expertise in prenatal care nursing required.
• Relevant and recent experience as a clinical nurse educator is preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in promoting learning and clinical development required.
• Proven team building and leadership skills.
• Skilled in the facilitation of concept-based learning, collaborative learning, and practice development.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills required, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership, mentoring, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision making and organizational skills required.
• Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills required, as well as team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team required.
• Demonstrated visionary regarding trends in prenatal care.
• Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning and ability to create an environment where ongoing learning and development is promoted and supported required.
• Demonstrated expert negotiation and conflict resolution skills required.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required.
• Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.