Click here as an internal applicant. Company :IWK Health Req ID: Department/Program: Atlantic Canada Poison Centre, Childrens Medical Care Location: Halifax Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT ( 80FTE) until April 25, 2026 x 1position(s) Start Date: ASAP Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit Compensation: 47.0341 : 60.8234 /hour Closing Date: May 11, 2025 (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 who 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 proportions of transgender and non:binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but 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, 2SLGBTQIA+ 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 The Atlantic Canada Poison Centre (ACPC) provides telephone advice and management on pharmacological and non:pharmacological exposures to the general public as well as health care providers across Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island. The Specialist in Poison Information (SPI) responsibilities include: Answering and triaging incoming calls, obtaining the history of exposure, assessing the severity of toxicity through judgment, excellent critical thinking skills and interpretation of toxicology references, and transmitting that information in a logical and concise manner; implementing a plan of care based on established guidelines, case specifics, patient care priorities, health care facility resources, and professional judgment in a timely manner; communicating patient information and treatment recommendations as necessary to appropriate health care facilities/providers; evaluating the appropriateness of assessment and recommendations by adhering to established follow:up procedures; providing initial crisis intervention to callers with other medical or drug problems, or suicidal intentions, with referral to appropriate community agencies; and referring non:medical callers to appropriate agencies in a professional and friendly manner; assisting w