Registered Nurse (RN) - Part-time 0.8 - #381912

Requisition Details

Employment Status: **Permanent, Part Time (0.8 FTE)**

Program: Visiting Nursing

Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: **60**

Work Schedule: Days with an evening and weekend rotation

Union/Bargaining Unit: NSNU - _Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement_

On-Call Rotation: Yes

Area of Work: Truro, Colchester & East Hants County

**The power to change lives!**

With VON you get to hit the open road, where the scenery and work is different every day. We offer a workplace free from the repetitive and boring, where you can work to your full scope, have clinical autonomy, continuous learning, and meet some great people along the way.

**Come for the job, stay for the learning, and the chance to make a difference.**

What We Can Offer You

• Opportunity to work to full scope and expand your knowledge
• Competitive salaries and vacation time
• Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD) & an Employee Assistance Program
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan with company contribution
• Travel compensation
• Comprehensive orientation program
• SMART phone provided to keep you connected during work time
• The opportunity to make a difference in your community
• Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement
  
  

What You'll Be Doing

**Our RNs provide medical care to children, youth, adults and seniors in their homes and other settings in communities across Nova Scotia.**

• Diabetes management
• Dialysis
• IV medications
• IV/CVAD care
• Palliative care
• Phlebotomy
• Wound care; incl. negative pressure wound therapy and complex wounds
• ….and much more!
  
  

What We Need From You

• Must be Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the province of practice
• Experience in community health an asset
• A valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
• A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required and a Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• About Us** :
  
  

VON is a non-profit organization that provides clinical, personal and social support to people who want to **live every day to the fullest** while remaining in their own homes and communities.

• Attention Current Employee**** s (Internal Applicants):**If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s).**If you apply after the deadline date, your seniority will not entitle you to priority over any applicants who applied before the deadline date.** If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its' discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.
  
  

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