Nursing Instructor IV - Cancer Care Nursing Program

to apply as an internal applicant.

Req

Location:

Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
Department: IPPL Learning Institute Scotia Surgery
Type of Employment:
Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Union: NSGEU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-Jul-26

About the Opportunity

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities.

Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

Reporting to the Manager, The Learning Institute, the Nursing Instructor IV is responsible for planning, executing and evaluating professional development learning experiences for entry level and specialty level programming and assisting the Nurse Educator in curriculum development through the Learning Institute’s Provincial Mandate. This position promotes the advancement of professional nursing practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor IV has the primary responsibility to maintain and deliver educational programming for Registered Nurses, both in classroom and web-based delivery.

The Nursing Instructor IV practices according to the Registered Nurses Act, Nova Scotia College of Nursing, and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses.

This position will support Cancer 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 required
• Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia Nursing and Midwifery Regulator (NSNMR) required
• Certificate course or CNA certification in Cancer Care nursing required
• Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
• Minimum two (2) years' recent and continuous clinical experience in Cancer Care nursing required
• Current experience with classroom, on-line and skill/simulation teaching, including low to high fidelity simulation required
• Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods required
• 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
• Competencies in other languages an asset;
  French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long Assignment Full-Time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Approximately 14 months

Compensation and Benefits

$50.80 - $60.63 hourly
$62.74 hourly 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.

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