Trauma Resource Nurse, Emergency Department

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 192378 
Department/Program: IWK Trauma Care, Clinical Care & Chief Nursing Executive 
Location: Halifax   
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT (20% FTE) until   x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $42.6131 - $54.0593 /hour
Closing Date: December 1, 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.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, IWK Emergency Care, Children’s Health Program, the IWK Trauma Care Program provides expert, coordinated, family centred care to children and families whose lives have been altered by traumatic injury. The Trauma Resource Nurse works with the interprofessional team, including pre-hospital, emergency, critical, acute and rehabilitation, to facilitate the delivery of consistently high-quality care for the patient/family.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
•    Working closely with the Trauma Care Coordinator and Trauma Program Medical Director, the Trauma Resource Nurse provides learning and research opportunities for students, staff and volunteers, patients and families, key partners, and our community. 
•    Acts as a unit-specific resource on the care of trauma patients. 
•    Provides leadership, resources, guidance, and support in the provision of trauma care to staff. 
•    Maintains an overall awareness and knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to the care of the pediatric trauma patient. 
•    Contributes to the development of a comprehensive trauma care program within IWK Health and the community through participation and leadership in care team, program, organizational, and professional activities/committees.
•    Provides leadership for the advancement of clinical practice in pediatric trauma care at an institutional, regional, and national level. 
•    Participates in unit, care team, program, and Health Centre quality improvement and risk management activities to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective trauma care and the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment.
•    Demonstrates practice that is evidence based, organized according to priority, and that is consistent with professional, legal, and ethical requirements of professional discipline and of the IWK Health Centre.
 

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, flexibility required 

Your Qualifications

•    Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing Program. Registered, or eligible to be registered with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (CRNNS) required.
•    Minimum of three (3) years recent experience related to the care of trauma patients required.
•    Current Pediatric Emergency Department Nursing experience required. 
•    Certification in Emergency Nursing or Critical Care Nursing or equivalent professional designation/certification preferred.
•    Simulation leader course/simulation experience an asset. 
•    Demonstrated experience with educational initiatives/adult learning. 
•    Trauma Nursing Care Course an asset.
•    Experience and/or demonstrated strong interest in research.
•    Demonstrated Understanding of NS Trauma systems and related standards of care.
•    Competency in other languages considered an asset, French preferred.
•    Demonstrated ability and initiative to work independently.
•    Experience/Knowledgeable in the areas of Emergency Preparedness/Code Orange planning preferred.

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.