Clinical Leader Development, Pediatric Perioperative Care Unit And Services

as an internal applicant.

Company:
IWK Health

Req ID:
#

Department/Program:
Day Surgery & Recovery Room, Children's Surgical & Critical Care

Location:
Halifax

Type of Employment:
Temporary Hourly FT (100% FTE) until 02/14/2026

Start Date:
ASAP

Union Status:
NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit

Compensation:
$42.6131 - $54.0593/hour

Closing Date:
January 26, 2025 (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.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Pediatric Perioperative Services, the Clinical Leader Development (CLD) acts as a resource to interdisciplinary team members by identifying, prioritizing, implementing, and evaluating strategies that support competency development and maintenance of team members. The CLD has overall responsibility for the coordination of orientation and ongoing continuing education associated with new and returning staff, new preceptors, practice and equipment changes, quality initiatives, and family-centered care.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Facilitates ongoing orientation (multi-disciplinary) and learning for new and transferring staff, as well as learner placement initiatives.
2. Demonstrates support and commitment to professional development.
3. Mentors team members through supporting, teaching, role modeling, and coaching.
4. Mentors preceptors in performance review process for new staff.
5. Identifies clinical issues requiring staff education and works collaboratively with the Manager, Perioperative Team Members, Clinical Leaders, and Anesthesia Assistant Team Leader to address learning needs.
6. Role models professional practice and promotes safe practice.
7. Acts as a clinical resource for staff in patient/family care issues.
8. Responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process in the delivery of family-centered care consistent with the philosophy, objectives, vision, and mission of the IWK Health Centre.

Hours of Work:
7.5 hours Monday - Friday (flexibility required)

Your Qualifications:

1. Registered, or eligible to be registered, with Nova Scotia College of Nursing required.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered).
3. Minimum of one (1) year of recent clinical nursing experience in a pediatric perioperative setting required.
4. 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.
5. PALS course required or willing to obtain prior to the start date of assignment.
6. Current certification in appropriate BELC (Beyond Entry Level Competencies) required.
7. Recent experience with preceptor role an asset.
8. Recent leadership experience is an asset.
9. Demonstrated ability to lead in a busy, fast-paced environment required.
10. CNA Certification in perianesthesia nursing an asset.
11. Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning required.
12. Completed continuing education in adult education/learning, leadership or team training an asset.
13. Demonstrated time management, communication (verbal & written), organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
14. Demonstrated leadership, delegation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills involving innovation/creativity in solution development.
15. Proven team building, leadership, and goal development and evaluation skills.
16. Competencies 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.