Clinical Leader Operations - Ambulatory Medical Care
Company: IWK Health
Req ID: 220667
Department/Program: MDATU, Children's Medical Care
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $42.6131 - $54.0593 /hour
Closing Date: 18 May 2026 (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 that 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 proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but we 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, and 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
Part of what drew you to nursing in the first place was the opportunity to have an impact in an evolving field of practice. Now that you’ve gained some valuable experience, consider this Clinical Leader position as an opportunity to reinvigorate your career. Sometimes a change of pace is just what is needed!
Reporting to the Manager of Children’s Ambulatory Medical Care, the Clinical Leader of Operations supports the efficient and effective operation of the care teams residing in the Medical Day and Treatment Unit area (Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Allergy, Infectious Disease, Immunology, and the Day Treatment team) by assisting with the planning, organization and directing of clinical care consistent with the philosophy, vision, objectives, and mission of the Health Centre. The Clinical Leader is a Registered Nurse who provides leadership to the interprofessional team in a designated clinical area. The Clinical Leader role models professional practice. The Clinical Leader fosters the development of an environment in which the desired outcome of all activities is the enhancement of patient care while demonstrating strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
Hours of Work
Monday-Friday 7:30 am-3:30 pm. Flexibility required.
Your Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered).
• Registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) is required
• Current successful completion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of Pediatric Nursing experience required
• Minimum of five (5) years of Pediatric Ambulatory Medical Nursing experience preferred
• Recent (within the last 5 years) Clinical Leader or Team Leader experience required
• Facilitator training an asset
• Preceptor training an asset
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required
• Demonstrated strong communication (both verbal & written) and interpersonal skills required
• Demonstrated sound judgment, independent decision-making, and leadership skills required.
• Proven sound knowledge of Family Centred Care is required.
• Competency in other languages is considered 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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