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About the Role
Nova Scotia Health is seeking Nurse Practitioners from all backgrounds and skill levels to join our growing organization. You will practice autonomously and collaborate as appropriate with professionals and teams in mutual support. Nurse Practitioners are a vital resource in our healthcare system.
Responsibilities
- Practice autonomously and collaborate as appropriate with professionals and teams in mutual support.
- Diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals, and perform procedures within the legislated scope of practice and where required.
- Provide direct care and partner with other members of the health care team.
- Work in close collaboration with Physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
- Adhere to the NSCN Standards for Nursing Practice and the Code of Ethics.
- Be responsible and accountable at all times for own practice consistent with relevant legislation, and professional, and ethical standards.
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate activities that are reflective of quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Must be a Nurse Practitioner.
- Must qualify for Canada Student Loan Forgiveness program to receive up to $30,000 in forgiveness over a maximum of five years.
Skills
- Autonomous practice
- Collaboration
- Diagnosis
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
- Prescribing pharmaceuticals
- Performing procedures
- Direct patient care
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Adherence to professional standards and ethics
- Quality improvement analysis
Location
- Various Sites and Community-based Locations Throughout Nova Scotia
Work Type
- Permanent
- Assignments
- Casual Relief Opportunities Available
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- 25 years experience
Education Level
- Nurse Practitioner
Salary/Compensations
- $59.47 - $69.52 hourly
- $71.96 hourly with 25 year's experience
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health and dental benefits
- Pension plan
- Immigration support
- Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program
About the Company
- Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada.
- We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together.
- We operate hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs across the province.
- Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.
- We employ professionals in all corners of our beautiful province.
- We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails.
- The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle.
Equal Opportunity
- Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve.
- We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.