Job Description

Req ID: 143413
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Hants Community Hospital
Department: PHC CZ WH CDW HHWT
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 3-Nov-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Hants Health and Wellness Team (HHWT) is a community based, integrated chronic disease prevention and management service that provides wellness programming and navigation, chronic disease management, nutrition education, emotional wellness counselling and complex care. The HHWT is an interdisciplinary team that builds community connections and partnerships to provide programs and services that are responsive to community needs. Principles of patient-centred care, behaviour change and self-management are core to all programming and services.

Reporting to the Health Services Manager, Primary Health Care, the incumbent will use critical thinking and clinical judgment supporting patients (in both individual and group-based settings) with the management of their chronic disease, with a particular focus on diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia. This includes medication management, insulin initiation, insulin adjustment and follow up, diabetes nutrition/physical activity counseling, self-management support and providing/facilitating links with resources in the community. As a member of an interdisciplinary team the successful candidate is outcome-focused, incorporates evidence based/best practice, and emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention.

About You

• Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
• Completion of Dietetic Internship accredited by Dietitians of Canada
• Licensure by Nova Scotia Dietetic Association required
• One year of related experience required working in a Primary Health Care setting/community-based team/community setting and experience with people living with a chronic condition; with individual and group education/facilitation utilizing adult education, self-management supports, and motivational enhancement principles
• Certified Diabetes Educator Certificate (CDE) required (or eligible within one year of hire)
• Willing to complete requirements for Delegated Medical Function
• Preferred experience in partnership development; stakeholder collaboration, and community development
• Understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles
• In-depth knowledge of local Nova Scotia Health and community-based services
• Demonstrates person-centred / family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to care
• Well-developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and willingness to change
• Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement, planning skills
• Computer skills (MS Office, email and internet)
• Annual CPR-AED certification and annual WHMIS training and certification
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable car for travel for work
• Required to work at multiple sites and travel between various community locations throughout the Zone
• Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their cover letter, resume, or application. Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Hours

Long Assignment, Full Time (100%) Position
Approximately 12 Months
Dates are subject to change

Weekends and evening work may be required.

Compensation and Incentives

$31.83 - $41.95 hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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