Clinical Nurse Educator

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.Req ID: 213527Location: Central Zone, Hants Community Hospital Department: IPPL Staff Development DGHType of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 NSNU Nursing PositionPosting Closing Date: 17-Dec-25Nova 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.  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 OpportunityReporting to the Manager, Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Central Zone, the Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible (in collaboration with key stakeholders) for the assessment, implementation, planning evaluation and supportive application of existing and new clinical knowledge to support the translation of knowledge to practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator demonstrates competency in practice, program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education, leadership and professional practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator exhibits the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that aligns with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework that supports collaborative person centered care within Nova Scotia Health (NSH). The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team uses a framework that is grounded in the theories of adult and concept-based learning, practice development, fundamentals of care and collaborative learning and practice. Utilizing professional standards, current evidence, and best practice guidelines, the CNE fosters a culture of learning to build capacity and support the advancement of professional practice through the implementation of orientation and ongoing education programs that integrate a learner centered approach. The CNE provides advice, consultation, and support to advance practice, and to maintain and develop evidence based standards of care, to optimize patient outcomes within the interprofessional care team.  Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia.  Access to reliable transportation is required.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following: Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing requiredMaster of Nursing, Health or Education preferredActive practicing license in good standing with NSCN requiredMinimum three years full-time clinical nursing experience within last five years in Medical/Surgical nursing requiredExperience providing nursing care to aging populations/Long-Term Care residents is an assetCNA Certification/other specialty certification required or willing to completeBLS-C (HCP) or RQI BLS certification requiredRecent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Nursing Instructor preferredPrevious experience in education support, onboarding new staff, and transition to practice an assetAdult Education Program an asset or willing to completePrevious teaching experience which involves designing, implementing and evaluating traditional & non-traditional methods of instruction preferredRecent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in clinical practice & educationEvidence of adult education theory & application and leadership development and/or experience in the last yearDemonstrated initiative, effective interpersonal skills, communication skills & innovative problem solvingSkilled in the facilitation of concept-based learning, collaborative learning & practice developmentComputer skills including Microsoft Suite & computer documentation systemsPhysical demands – setting up rooms, walking and standing, movement of educational resources/tools with facilities & across sites Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certificates.HoursLong Assignment Full-time; 75 hours Bi-weeklyAnticipated Start date of February 23, 2026, Ending May 28, 2027*Dates are approximate and subject to changeCompensation and Benefits$50.80 - $60.63 hourly$99,059 - $118,220 annually$62.74 hourly ($122,357 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 You've AppliedThank 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.