Registered Nurse, Renal Dialysis Unit (RDU)/Nephrology Care Team
Company: IWK Health
Req ID: 215491
Department/Program: Renal Dialysis, Children's Medical Care
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (40% FTE) for 12 months x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSNU Nursing, Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $40.5534 - $51.7412 /hour
Closing Date: 26 January 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
Reporting to the Manager, Hematology, Oncology, RDU, and PACT, the Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for the application of current theory and research in the delivery of family-centred patient care consistent with the philosophy, objectives, vision, and mission of the IWK Health Centre. The Registered Nurse’s focus will primarily involve an ambulatory care population, but the provision of care in inpatient/acute care settings will also be required. Comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, and management of patients/families cared for by the Nephrology Team will be required. Collaboration with interdisciplinary care team members involved in patient care essential. Nursing care related to chronic and acute hemodialysis and apheresis, day patient infusions and procedures, patient/family teaching (including home Peritoneal Dialysis, pre and post renal transplant care, ambulatory blood pressure, and transition to adult care), care coordination, and telephone facilitated care form a significant part of the clinic nurse’s role. The RN practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing Standards of Nursing Practice, specialty standards as applicable, and the policies and procedures of the IWK.
Hours of Work
Weekdays. After hours and weekends on call are required. Flexibility is required.
Your Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN) is required.
• Recent Hemodialysis experience (within the last three (3) years) required (chronic and acute treatments).
• Recent Apheresis experience preferred.
• Three (3) years of recent pediatric nursing experience preferred.
• CAN Nephrology certification or enrolment in certification process preferred.
• Pediatric Nephrology experience would be considered an asset.
• Experience in an I.C.U. environment is an asset.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with families and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Must display an aptitude and ability in working with technical equipment.
• Competencies in other languages are 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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