Provide family-centred nursing care in Halifax as a Registered Nurse with IWK Health’s Family Newborn Care Unit. Rotating 11.25-hour shifts support postpartum families.
This temporary, full time Registered Nurse assignment reports to the Family Newborn Care Unit Manager. You will deliver holistic, evidence-based care to postpartum women, infants, and families. The position emphasizes comprehensive assessment, patient and family education, care coordination, nursing leadership, critical thinking, and clinical judgment. Care is provided across the complexities of illness, in collaboration with patients, families, nurses, and health team members. Successful candidates orient to postpartum, Follow-Up Clinic, and Team Lead duties within the unit.
Key Responsibilities: Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient and family care




Provide family-centred nursing care to postpartum women and infants
Coordinate care with patients, families, nurses, and health teams
Educate patients and families throughout their care
Apply current theory and research in nursing practice
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or equivalent education and experience
Licensed or eligible for licensure by the provincial regulator
Current Basic Life Support certification or renewal challenge certificate
Commitment to family-centred maternity and mother-baby nursing
Postpartum or neonatal nursing experience preferred
Bring assessment, education, coordination, and clinical judgment to family-centred care at IWK Health in Halifax.

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📌 Family Newborn Care Registered Nurse (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health
📍 Nova Scotia