Health Services Manager Veterans Services

Halifax, NS, Canada

Job Description


Req ID: 162123
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Camp Hill Veterans\' Memorial Building - QEII
Department: OPCZ Long Term Care V3W
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 4-Aug-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'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 a 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 Health Services Director, Veterans Services and Geriatrics, the Health Services Manager is responsible for the planning and coordination of services and daily operations of people-centered Long Term Care service at Camp Hill Veterans Services within Nova Scotia Health.

Working collaboratively and consultatively with veterans/residents, patients, families, management, staff, physicians, community partners, and service providers, the Health Services Manager applies strategic and analytical thinking to achieve the ultimate goal of providing high quality, safe and cost effective health care services to veterans, resident and patients.

The Health Services Manager exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the framework and objectives of the Mission and Vision and Strategic Directions of Nova Scotia Health, and incorporates into daily practice the Core Competencies and Values of NSH - Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Leadership

Responsibilities Include:

  • Providing leadership and direction for Camp Hill Veterans Services team members to ensure the goals and objectives of the long term care service are continually met
  • Promoting and emphasizing resident-centred care in partnership with the resident/veteran, family, and health care team
  • Developing, implementing and maintaining an active human resource plan including recruitment, selection, interviewing and hiring
  • Preparing and analyzing all relevant financial and clinical data, reports trends and identifies where corrective action is required for budget variances, implements changes as required and evaluates the effectiveness of the changes
  • Providing clinical leadership and oversight for upcoming facility equipment and infrastructure capital projects within the facility
  • Establishing and maintaining creative and efficient communication processes across clinical teams, geographically different sites, other disciplines, and other stakeholders within NSH as required
  • Managing process improvements for quality patient/resident care and enhancing capacity
  • Representing professional discipline or service/program by active and effective participation in meetings and on committees
About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
  • Baccalaureate degree from a health discipline required, Master's degree an asset
  • Must be registered with the applicable licensing body
  • 5 to 7 years of relevant clinical experience required
  • Previous leadership/management experience an asset
  • Experience and expertise in process planning and redesign work
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues and trends impacting the publicly funded health care system, particularly those affecting the care of older adults and veterans in NS, nationally and internationally.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the evidence based practices that promote excellence in resident and family centered long term care service delivery
  • Requires a high level of sound judgment, initiative, and self-direction
  • Demonstrates high degrees of independent decision making, motivation, creativity, flexibility, adaptability, and change management knowledge
  • Proven and highly developed leadership skills including vision, self-awareness, relationship and team building skills, and communication skills
  • 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
  • Temporary Full-time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives

$43.91 - $58.34 Hourly

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.

This is a Management/Non Union 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.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

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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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2218617
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    $43.91 - 58.34 per hour
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Halifax, NS, Canada
  • Education
    Not mentioned