Breast Health Nurse Coordinator, Breast Health Clinics
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 198167
Department/Program: Breast Health Clinics, Women's & Newborn Health
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: April 1, 2025
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $41.5833 - $52.9001 /hour
Closing Date: March 2, 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
The Breast Health Nurse Coordinator has specialized knowledge of breast health and breast cancer (prevention to palliation) to navigate and facilitate the patient’s transition through the continuum, with a focus on post-diagnostic through to post-surgical follow-up treatment phase. The Nurse provides a focal point for coordination and integration of services for the patient by working collaboratively with physicians, specialists, healthcare professionals, diagnostic and treating facilities/departments. The Nurse assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in partnership with patients and families and in collaboration with members of the healthcare team and other health care providers. The Breast Health Nurse Coordinator provides teaching, education, resources, emotional support, counselling, telephone consultation, direct patient care, triage and follow-up within the clinic setting. The Nurse develops proposals for program expansion as well as monitors quality indicators for outcome measurement. The Breast Health Nurse Coordinator promotes wellness and has a holistic view of health, to discuss issues of fertility, menopause, body image and sexuality with patients and families.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday; 75 hours bi-weekly
Day shift
Your Qualifications
- Breast Health Navigator program completed or willingness to complete.
- Baccalaureate in Nursing or equivalent required
- Minimum (2) years Oncology, Breast Health, Women’s Health or Perioperative (OR/PACU) nursing experience required with preference given to Oncology/Breast Health Nursing experience.
- Registered or eligible to be registered, with the NSCN required.
- Minimum two (2) years of Ambulatory Care experience required.
- Minimum two (2) years experience in a leadership role required.
- Recent experience working with community partners and resources.
- Current certification CPR Level C Health Care Provider Course or a Basic Life Support (BLS) course within the last 12 months
- Demonstrated team building and leadership skills.
- Experience working in an interdisciplinary team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Demonstrated experience developing and measuring quality outcomes.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
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.
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