Nurse Recruitment
Nurses are an integral part of our health care team. Whether you are a new nursing graduate or have years of experience, Nova Scotia Health has a variety of nursing opportunities across the province. These environments include a specialized hospital for Atlantic Canadians, community hospitals and community-based programs.
We offer many ways to support and develop your nursing career including:
- Orientation and ongoing education to develop your nursing skills and competencies
- Exposure to a variety of practices and experiences to help you achieve your career goals
- A clinical nurse educator and health service manager to support you and your coworkers
- Access to continuing education and professional development sessions
If you are graduating from a nursing program, re-entering the profession after an absence or relocating to Nova Scotia, we can help you.
Graduate Nurses
We offer a supporting environment to kick start your career in nursing. Through the New Graduate Transition program, you will receive a combination of classroom work and clinical practice to enhance your career.
You will also be provided with a mentor on your unit that will offer guidance and advice as you begin your nursing career.
Relocation Information
Employment for specific positions may be eligible for relocation assistance. If you qualify for relocation assistance, Nova Scotia Health will reimburse part of the relocation costs. Eligible employees will be required to sign a Return of Service Contract.
More information can be provided during your interview with your hiring manager or HR advisor.
Nursing Unit Profiles
Abbie J. Lane Building
- 9 Lane Geriatric Assessment Unit - Progressive Care
- Mental Health Urgent Care Service
- Psychiatric Care
- Short Stay Unit
Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building
- Geriatric Day Hospital
- Main Floor - Geriatric Ambulatory and Memory Disability Clinic
- V3 Cedar Crest
- V3 East Restorative Care
- V4 Eastwood - Westwood
- V5 - Veterans Services
- V6 - Jubilee
Cobequid Community Health Centre
- Bedford/Sackville Community Mental Health
- Diabetes Management Centre
- Emergency
- Respiratory Education Clinic
- Urology and Endoscopy
- Youth Health Clinic
Community Locations
- Bayers Road Community Mental Health
- Cape Breton Correctional Centre
- Cole Harbour Community Mental Health
- Community Transition Program
- Connections Dartmouth
- Connections Halifax
- Connections Sackville
- Dartmouth Community Mental Health
- Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
- Offender Health Unit - Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
- West Hants Community Mental Health
Dartmouth General Hospital
- 3 East - General Medicine
- 3 West - Surgery and General Medicine
- 4 West - Cardiology, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine
- Chronic Pain
- Diabetes Management Centre
- Emergency
- Hemodialysis
- ICU CCU
- Operating Room
- Same Day Admission Clinic, Pre and Post Op Surgical Care
- Surgical Suite
East Coast Forensic Hospital
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Halifax Infirmary Building
- 3 IMCU
- 4.1 Vascular General Surgery
- 4.2 Plastics and Burns
- 5.1 Cardiovascular Surgery ICU
- 5.2 - Med Surg Neuro ICU
- 5th Floor - Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
- 6.1 Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)
- 6.2 Cardiology
- 6.4 Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
- 7.1 Cardiovascular Surgery and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
- 7.2 - Orthopedics
- 7.3 - Neurosurgery
- 7.4 Neurology
- 8.1 Orthopedics
- 8.2 Medical Teaching Unit
- 8.3 Orthopaedics
- 8.4 Hospitalist Medicine Unit
- Acute Pain
- Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Lab
- Cardiac Investigation and Recovery Unit
- Cardiology Clinic
- Heart Function Clinic
- Heart Transplant Clinic
- Hemodialysis
- Level I - Emergency
- Minor Procedures and Recovery
- Minor Procedures Clinic
- Neurosurgery Clinic
- Operating Rooms
- Orthopaedic Assessment Clinic
- Orthopaedic Clinic
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- Respirology Clinic
- Urology Clinic
Hants Community Hospital
Multi Site
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
Nova Scotia Hospital
- Addictions Intensive Treatment Services Inpatient Unit
- Emerald Hall
- Opioid Treatment Services
- Willow Hall
Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre
- 7 - Acquired Brain Injury
- CV and Pulmonary Health in Motion
- MSK Amputee Neuro
- Neurology and Spinal Cord Injury Service
- Rheumatology Clinic
Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital
Victoria General Building
- 2A - Ophthalmology Clinic
- 2B - Ophthalmology Day Surgery
- 2B - Ophthalmology ORs
- 3A Medical Surgical ICU
- 3B ENT, OMFS and General Surgery
- 4B Community Transition Unit
- 4th Floor and 10 South - Pain Management Unit and Block Room
- 4th Floor - Post Transplant Clinic
- 5A - Gyne Oncology, Radiation Onc, and Palliative Care
- 5B:Urology/Ophthalmology
- 6 South - Pre Transplant Clinic
- 6A - Thoracic Surgery and IMCU
- 6B - Nephrology, Transplant, and IMCU
- 7 - Acquired Brain Injury - NSRC
- 7A - Palliative Care
- 8A, 8B, and BMT - Hematology, Medical Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
- 9A - GI Medicine and General Surgery
- 10A and 11 A - OR
- 10B - Post Anesthetic Care Unit
- Endocrinology Clinic
- Endoscopy Clinic
- ENT Clinic
- Enterostomal Therapy
- General Internal Medicine Unit
- GI Clinic
- GI Endoscopy
- Gyne and Colposcopy Clinic
- Hematology Clinic
- Hemodialysis
- Medical Day Unit
- Nova Scotia Cancer Centre
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Clinic
- Pain Management
- Same Day Surgery Unit
- Systemic Therapy
- Termination of Pregnancy Unit
Nursing Resource Team
