Internal Travel Nurse - Emergency Department (Casual Relief Positions Available)

Req ID: 207081
Location:  Emergency Departments 
Department: Provincial Internal Travel Nurse Team
Type of Employment: Casual Relief Positions
Nursing Bargaining Unit

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, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate 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. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs 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. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Join Nova Scotia Health and elevate your nursing career while exploring Nova Scotia!

Nova Scotia Health’s Provincial Internal Travel Nurse Team offers a unique and rewarding opportunity for nurses across the province. With placements available in diverse communities throughout Nova Scotia, you’ll have the chance to expand your skills, experience the warmth of new environments, and contribute to our critical Emergency Departments. Enjoy the flexibility, professional growth, and dynamic experiences that come with being a valued member of this team.

What to expect in this role:

Diverse Experience & Professional Growth: Work in various ED settings within the province. Share your experience, enhance your skills and expand your clinical knowledge in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Flexibility: To support work life balance, work assignments and schedules will take preferences into consideration and be scheduled based on operational need.

Competitive Benefits: Benefits include competitive salary, preferred shifts will be taken into consideration, paid travel / accommodations and more!

Meaningful Impact: Improve healthcare access in rural areas. 

Selection Criteria

• Licensed or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
• A minimum of 3 years emergency nursing experience required
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle 
• CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale) required 
• Current RQI BLS or, BLS-C (Basic Life Support – C) required 
• Current RQI ALS or, ACLS – (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required 
• Current RQI PALS or, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support); EPICC – Pediatrics (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada) or ENPC (Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course) required 
• Trauma course – EPICC - Trauma (Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care – Canada); Rural Trauma Program or TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) required 
• Emergency Nursing Program or Critical Care Nursing Program an asset
• ENC (C) Certification an asset 

For areas where we are unable to fill the above qualifications, alternative qualifications may be considered. 

Please note that if you are applying from a unit with a high workforce risk score, you may not be eligible for this opportunity. However, we will keep your application on file for future openings. These details will be discussed with you further during the selection process.

Hours

• Casual relief positions available
• Shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$40.55 - $49.99 hourly plus 15% (RN02TN/NUR006TN)
$51.74 with 25 years’ experience, plus the above premium
11% in lieu of benefits will be added to the total hourly rate as listed above for casual relief positions

Nurses employed in the Provincial Internal Travel Nurse Team will receive 15% added to the base registered nurse scale, for all shifts worked as a Provincial Internal Travel Nurse. This additional compensation is subject to the provisions of the collective agreement and will follow the wage scale outlined below. External Nurses hired will be rated and placed on the salary scale in accordance with article 8.01 (A) of the nursing collective agreement

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

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.