Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner - Respiratory Services - INSPIRED Program
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: OPEZ Respiratory Services CBR
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (50%) x 1
Nursing Position

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.

About the Opportunity

The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive clinical care to patients in designated service or program areas. The Nurse Practitioner partners with and complements other members of the health care team for the achievement of person and family-centered care. The Nurse Practitioner, as the most responsible healthcare provider (MRHCP), works autonomously to diagnose, order, and interpret laboratory tests, order and interpret reports of diagnostic imaging investigations, prescribe pharmaceuticals, and perform procedures. The Nurse Practitioner works to admit, transfer, accept transfer of and discharge within the legislated scope of practice. The Nurse Practitioner provides direct care (including inpatient care) and partners with other members of the health care team for the achievement of the most appropriate and timely care for patients. Working autonomously or in collaboration with other members of the team, the Nurse Practitioner provides care for and monitors the physical/biologic, psychologic, spiritual needs of patients and integrates these into holistic care plans engaging as appropriate with family, community, and other agencies/services.

Nurse Practitioners are accountable to ensure their practice is consistent with both the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, as well as the Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. They are responsible for providing safe, competent, compassionate, and ethical care within their legislated scope of practice, educational preparation, and individual competence, and to engage in professional development and educational activities to develop and maintain competence meeting role requirements and care needs.

The Nurse Practitioner ensures that the principles and practices that guide Nova Scotia Health such as the vision, mission, values, expected behaviors, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaboration are integrated within the work they do and through the messages they deliver.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Masters of Nursing – Advanced Nursing Practice stream
• Registered with the NSCN with active-practicing status, with a license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Nova Scotia or eligible for registration
• Successful in the Nurse Practitioner examination
• CNA Certification in a relevant field would be an asset
• Current certification in BCLS
• Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and aptitude for progressive, innovative, and creative thinking
• Adaptable to changing situations and environments
• Possesses strong leadership and organizational skills and a high degree of judgment and initiative
• Must have valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Long Assignment, Part-Time Position; 37.5 Hours Bi-weekly
• To begin as soon as possible, and end January 2026
• Dates are approximate and subject to change

Compensation and Benefits

$59.46 - $69.52 Hourly
$71.95 with 25 years of NP 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.

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.

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.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $59.46-$69.52 per hour

Expected hours: 18.75 per week

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Master's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person