Undergraduate Student Nurse

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 205366 
Department/Program: Various Service Areas Throughout IWK Health
Location: Halifax   
Type of Employment: Casual Relief x 12 position(s)
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $27.8951 - $27.8951 /hour
Closing Date: July 02, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

In partnership with the Manager, Policy and Nursing Enhancements and reporting to the Clinical Manager of the designated department; and under the functional supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), the Undergrad Student Nurse (USN) is an unregulated direct care provider who works as a member of the healthcare team providing safe patient care while utilizing the nursing process. The USN works in a collaborative practice environment, with various health care providers and is accountable to provide competent, safe, and ethical professional practice to individuals, families, and groups.

USNs work within a collaborative practice model and adhere to their professional scope of practice for their professional programs and scope of employment to:

 - Deliver patient care at the level of their competency,
 - Develop core competencies and practice as required, in collaboration with supervising RN/LPN,managers or delegate
 - Apply acquired technical knowledge to practice within the parameters of the work scope
 - Contribute to program development, implementation and evaluation as required.
 

The positions offered will go through a selection/matching process for particular inpatient units throughout IWK Health.

Hours of Work

7.5 or 11.25 hour shifts, Days/Evenings/Nights

Your Qualifications

•    Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), or a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) Program
•    Completed a minimum of 440 clinical practice hours, as part of the Nursing Program currently enrolled in
•    All mandatory pre-clinical requirements obtained:
     o    OHSW requirements
     o    Current BLS
 

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Nursing  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An  offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.