Nursing Instructor I/II - Critical Care Nursing Program
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, The Learning Institute, the Nursing Instructor I/II is responsible through assigned teaching responsibilities, for assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institute’s educational framework and provincial mandate.
This position promotes the advancement of professional practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor I/II has the primary responsibility for facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum and works collaboratively with the Nurse Educator and Nursing Instructor IV to provide educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face, simulated and online delivery methods, as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting. The Nursing Instructor I/II practices according to the Registered Nurses Act, Nova Scotia College of Nursing, and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses.
This position will support the Critical Care Nursing Program with a particular focus on blended learning.
Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing an asset
- Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN) required
- Certificate course or CNA certification in Critical Care nursing required
- Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
- Minimum two (2) years' recent and continuous clinical experience in Critical Care nursing required
- Current experience with classroom, on-line and skill/simulation teaching, including low to high fidelity simulation preferred
- Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods preferred
- Previous preceptor experience required
- BLS for Health Care Providers certification required
- Demonstrated recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in practice and education
- Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom, online, lab, practice setting)
- Proficiency with computer skills and applications including Complete Microsoft Suite; internet browsers; Learning Management Systems; Web-based classroom and discussion boards
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Temporary Long Assignment, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)
Compensation and Benefits
$44.44 - $55.20 hourly
$86,660 - $107,637 annually
$57.13 hourly ($111,405 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.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Nursing Instructor I/II - Critical Care Nursing Program
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, The Learning Institute, the Nursing Instructor I/II is responsible through assigned teaching responsibilities, for assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institute’s educational framework and provincial mandate.
This position promotes the advancement of professional practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor I/II has the primary responsibility for facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum and works collaboratively with the Nurse Educator and Nursing Instructor IV to provide educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face, simulated and online delivery methods, as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting. The Nursing Instructor I/II practices according to the Registered Nurses Act, Nova Scotia College of Nursing, and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses.
This position will support the Critical Care Nursing Program with a particular focus on blended learning.
Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing an asset
- Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nurses (NSCN) required
- Certificate course or CNA certification in Critical Care nursing required
- Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
- Minimum two (2) years' recent and continuous clinical experience in Critical Care nursing required
- Current experience with classroom, on-line and skill/simulation teaching, including low to high fidelity simulation preferred
- Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods preferred
- Previous preceptor experience required
- BLS for Health Care Providers certification required
- Demonstrated recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in practice and education
- Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom, online, lab, practice setting)
- Proficiency with computer skills and applications including Complete Microsoft Suite; internet browsers; Learning Management Systems; Web-based classroom and discussion boards
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Temporary Long Assignment, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)
Compensation and Benefits
$44.44 - $55.20 hourly
$86,660 - $107,637 annually
$57.13 hourly ($111,405 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.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations