Registered Nurse (Family Care Coordinator), Nephrology

Company: IWK Health 

Req ID: 204468 
Department/Program: Nephrology Ambulatory, Children's Medical Care 
Location: Halifax   
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $40.5534 - $51.7412 /hour
Closing Date: 9 June 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. 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 proportion 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 we 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, and 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 of Hematology/Oncology/Nephrology and PACT, the Family Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (FCC RN) is a member of an interdisciplinary care team, providing holistic, comprehensive, evidence-based care to meet the needs of Nephrology patients and families. The FCC RN provides leadership in nursing assessment and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient/family care. The FCC RN provides care in collaboration with the patient and family, other nurses, and health team members within the IWK and external organizations throughout all stages of health and the complexities of illness. The FCC RN builds professional relationships with other nurses and health team members to support the work of a strong interprofessional team and the provision of quality patient/family care. The FCC RN ensures the goals and needs of the patients and families are prioritized and individualized, using nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment. 
The Nephrology FCC RN provides patient care primarily within the Nephrology Clinic, both in joint appointments with physicians and nursing-only visits. The FCC RN supports the coordination of care for patients followed within the Nephrology Clinic, the Renal Dialysis Unit, and 6Link. The FCC RN will provide care and teaching for PD, hemodialysis, renal transplants, and other nephrology conditions as needed. The FCC RN will be responsible for monitoring the patient’s ongoing needs and information, as well as completing assessments in person and virtually (including phone follow-up). The FCC will maintain competencies in all areas of nephrology pediatric patient care and will complete required shifts within RDU to do so. 
The RN practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable, and the policies and procedures of the IWK. FCC RN will be responsible and accountable for establishing and maintaining a leadership role as the liaison person between the Nephrology Service, other Health Centre services, and community resources in the delivery of family-centered patient care consistent with the objectives and vision of the IWK Health Centre.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday; 7.5 hour shifts; 0730-1530, as well as standby between 1500-0700 evenings and weekends as required.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) is required.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent pediatric nephrology experience required.
• Family Care Coordination experience preferred. 
• Demonstrated competency in Hemodialysis, Apheresis, and Peritoneal Dialysis, and the ability to maintain those competencies required.  
• Previous experience in patient/ staff education required.
• Current successful completion of CPR Level-C Healthcare Provider within the last 12 months is required.
• Meticulous attention to detail and follow through with demonstrated experience in organization and coordination of care for patients/ families, including experience with transition of care, discharge planning, and inter-agency coordination required.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact both with interdisciplinary team members and with community partners in health.
• Demonstrated ability to function in and manage multiple priorities within complex systems is required.
• Flexibility required for occasional evening or weekend calls as needed.
• Certification in specialty practice (eg, CPON/CPHON, Nephrology certification) preferred.
• Competency in other languages is 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.