Clinical Leader Operations, Adolescent Intensive

1 week ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

Company :

IWK Health**:

Req ID:169308

Department/Program:
AIS Addictions/Concurrent 24/7, Mental Health & Addictions Program

Location:
Halifax

Type of Employment:
Temporary Hourly FT short-assignment (100% FTE) for four months x 1 position(s)

Start Date:
December 2023

Union Status:
NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit

Compensation:
$41.7775**:

- **$ /hour

Closing Date:
November 22, 2023 (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.


The Opportunity:


Reporting to the Clinical Managers of Adolescent Intensive Service (AIS), the Clinical Leader supports the efficient and effective operations of two inpatient units (24/5 Primary Mental Health Unit & 24/7 Concurrent Disorder Unit) located at AIS by assisting with the planning, organization, and directing of clinical care consistent with the philosophy, objectives and vision of the IWK Health Centre.

The Clinical Leader role models professional nursing practice and fosters the development of an environment in which the desired outcome of all activities is the enhancement of patient care.

The Clinical Leader demonstrates strong leadership, organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

collaborating with the treatment team members to ensure safe quality care is provided; identifying and facilitating quality initiatives to improve care; acting as a liaison for AIS with other teams and services within the Health Centre and with partners outside the Health Centre; supporting the preceptorship of new staff; in collaboration with the Clinical Leader of Development, organizing, coordinating, and supporting learning opportunities for staff; acting as a resource to the Treatment teams; procuring materials and supplies and facilitating staff learning.

In collaboration with the Clinical Managers, the Clinical Leader acts as a consultant to the Centralized Staffing Office to ensure that unit scheduling needs and requirements are met; coordinates and reviews workload measurement data and participates in recruitment and selection of team members when required.

The Clinical Leader works within a multi-disciplinary team that provides care to adolescents and their families who present with mental health and/or concurrent disorders in a voluntary treatment program.


Hours of Work:

Monday - Friday (with some flexibility required) 8:30am-4:30pm

Your Qualifications:

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing Program required.
  • Licensed or eligible for licensure by NSCN required.
  • Current successful completion Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) program within the last 12 months or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification required.
  • Minimum five (5) years relevant clinical nursing experience required.
  • Minimum three (3) years recent mental health and addictions clinical nursing experience required.
  • Experience working with an adolescent population in a rehabilitative setting an asset.
  • Certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Canada preferred.
  • Knowledge and experience of best practices approaches in the treatment of adolescent mental health and/or concurrent disorders, harm reduction and trauma informed care.
  • Demonstrates competency in establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships and partnerships required.
  • Progressive leadership experience required.
  • Experience and demonstrated competencies in leadership, teaching, mentorship and clinical care.
  • Experience working in an interdisciplinary team required.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or with mínimal supervisions.
  • Adaptable and flexible in responding to changes in patient/family and unit needs.
  • Demonstrated competency in advocating for and leading change in practice and care.
  • Sound understanding of, and commitment to family centred care required.
  • Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required.
  • Demonstrated time management, communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills required.
  • Sound judgement, problem solving and independent decisionmaking skills req


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