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Emergency & ICU Specialty Registered Nurse
Travel Nurse — Contract
Schedule:
Rotating 12-Hour Shifts (Days/Nights), Weekends, And Holidays As Required
Previous Nova Scotia Health Experience Preferred
Role
Summary:
Provide emergency nursing care in NSHA Emergency Departments across Nova Scotia. You will manage a high-acuity, fast-paced patient caseload including trauma, medical emergencies, acute presentations, and triage. NSHA highly values returning nurses who have previously worked in their facilities. Nova Scotia offers beautiful coastlines, friendly communities, and a lower cost of living than most major Canadian cities.
Must-Haves:
Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department/ICU nursing experience. Can be a mix of ED/ICU exp
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Active registration (or eligibility) with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
Basic Life Support — Level C (Health Care Provider) Certification (current)
RN entry-level competencies: nasogastric tubes, IV initiation
RN post-entry competencies: venipuncture, CVAD care, PICC line care, direct IV medication administration
Computer literate (Microsoft Office, electronic charting systems)
Must read, write, and speak fluent English
Legal right to work in Canada
CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale) triage competency — strongly preferred
Preferred/Nice-to-Have:
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification
CACCN (Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses) certification
Experience with CRRT, IABP, or other advanced critical care modalities
Previous NSHA / Nova Scotia travel nursing experience (highly valued)
Previous travel nursing experience
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate and direct overall nursing care for assigned patients
Provide clinical leadership in complex or unpredictable patient care settings
Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to achieve patient and family outcomes
Administer medications, including IV medications, per hospital formulary
Complete all required documentation by the end of the shift
Comply with NSHA site-specific policies, emergency codes, and organizational practices
Perform rapid triage assessments using the CTAS framework
Manage high-acuity emergency presentations, including trauma and resuscitation, or provide advanced critical care nursing for hemodynamically unstable patients
Initiate emergency interventions and stabilization protocols
Participate in emergency response teams and code situations
Manage ventilated patients and complex monitoring equipment
Administer vasoactive medications and titrate drips per protocol
Pre-Deployment Requirements
All candidates must complete before deployment:
Criminal records check AND vulnerable sector check (clean — no exceptions)
Full immunization compliance per NSHA requirements (Influenza, COVID-19, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Tdap, Meningococcal, Tuberculosis testing)
Proof of legal right to work in Canada
Completion of Nova Scotia Health General Orientation course
Signed Pledge of Confidentiality
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