Job Description

Req ID: 147626
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Flexible across Western Zone
Department: OPWZ Hospice and Palliative Care
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 5-Jun-23

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\xe2\x80\x99re 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

Reporting to the Executive Director of Rural and Community, Western Zone, the Director for Hospice, Palliative Care, Supportive Care & Spiritual Care, is responsible for operational planning, management and leadership of these programs to ensure care is integrated and reflects best practice evidenced based care. This includes ensuring the programs meet their clinical, research, and teaching mandates and comply with established standards of care as defined by Provincial Programs and Networks.

Working in a collaborative model with zone physician and operational leads, the Director has shared accountability in setting priorities and implementing strategies that improve person centred care across the continuum of care. The Director ensures that programs, services, and units are developed, operated and evaluated while maintaining efficient and effective resource utilization, patient/family satisfaction, and quality patient care that meets established standards and public expectations.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in a health-related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject
• Equivalent experience and/or alternative education may be considered
• Eligible for registration with relevant health or professional discipline/college or association
• Experience working in acute clinical services and the health system considered an asset
• Certified Health Executive designation an asset
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant leadership/management experience with progressive accountabilities for financial, strategic and people management to deliver high quality services within a within a complex, integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders
• Experience working in Palliative Care and Supportive Care
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, decision making, negotiating, communication, conceptualization & evaluation
• Specific experience with strategic and operational planning and implementation and related management functions
• Experienced in management/leadership activities involving organizational change, strategic planning, human resource administration, and financial planning
• Demonstrated ability to be an effective change agent using interpersonal, communication and team building skills
• System Thinker
• Critical thinking and Analytical Skills
• Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management skills
• Team Building and conflict management skills
• Motivated and a self-starter
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours of Work

Long assignment, full time position; 75 hours biweekly
Anticipated start date from February 2023 - February 2024 (approximately 12 months)

Salary

Salary to be determined

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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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