Registered Nurse, Children's Heart Centre

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 209458 
Department/Program: Cardiology, Children's Surgical, Emergency and Rehabilitation 
Location: Halifax   
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (90% FTE) x 1 position(s) - 12 Months 
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $40.5534 - $51.7412 /hour
Closing Date: September 14, 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 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, Ambulatory Surgical, the Registered Nurse works collaboratively with the Heart Centre team to provide comprehensive family centred care to children and their families within the IWK. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: accurately assessing patient/family needs during clinic visits and telephone consultations; developing an individualized plan of care and continuously evaluating the plan of care making revisions as necessary, including the planning and coordination for follow-up care; liaising with the inpatient unit in the coordination of care for the patient population; participating in cross coverage of the electrocardiogram service, ambulatory cardiology clinic, cardiac catheterization lab and/or stress lab, as needed, as well as participating in “on call” schedule for emergency procedures; acting as a clinical resource regarding patient care issues; participating in team specific, program, and Health Centre committees (E.g., Care Team and Clinic Meetings, Quality Committees, Accreditation Team, etc.); facilitating decision-making by promoting collaboration and cooperation amongst team members; participating and implementing quality initiatives with the team including the development and maintenance of policies, protocols, standards, guidelines, and educational materials for patients and families; participating in and promoting evidence based practice; in collaboration with the interprofessional team members, and Clinical Leader of the Children’s Heart Centre, participates in identifying issues that have potential or actual impact on clinical care; supporting educational needs for a variety of learners in clinic setting; and overseeing the smooth and efficient running of the Children’s Heart Centre. 

Hours of Work

TBD

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required. Commensurate experience and education will be considered.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the College of Registered Nurses Nova Scotia (CRNNS) required.
• Successful completion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
• Minimum two years recent pediatric nursing experience required; experience in pediatric critical or emergency care or cardiac care nursing preferred.
• Previous pediatric cardiac cath lab nursing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated nursing assessment and teaching skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interprofessional team and to work independently required.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including clinical judgment, problem solving, and decision making abilities required.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required.
• Demonstrated effective communication (verbal & written), interpersonal, and leadership skills required.
• Demonstrated professionalism and ability to conduct oneself in a mature manner required.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to family centered care required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management and organization skills required.
• Demonstrated flexibility, ability to prioritize and take initiative required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain internal and external partnership required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows, MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and competency in Meditech/PCI an asset.
• Knowledge of program based care an asset.
• Competency in other languages an asset; French, 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.