Job Description

Req ID: 143009
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PPA Mgr Project Services & Perf Improve
Type of Employment: Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 11-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

Reporting to the Manager, Project Services & Performance Improvement and as part of the Quality and System Performance portfolio the Industrial Engineer has primary responsibility to the Nova Scotia Health Authority, to support the mission, vision and strategic directions by researching, designing, developing and evaluating effective and efficient solutions to process and system design challenges involving patients, physicians, staff, equipment, technology and organizational structure that require analysis and service/process/system re-design. Expertise in the performance improvement methodologies, project management and change management techniques applied to solving complex problems is at the core of the Industrial Engineers' role.

The Industrial Engineer works in collaboration and partnership with NSH care and service teams, staff, and leadership in the development, management, execution and evaluation of NSH strategic initiatives as well as process improvement initiatives to achieve the best outcomes in health care program and service delivery, safe care and continuous improvement to meet or exceed all accreditation requirements.

About You

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

• Undergraduate Degree in Industrial Engineering from a recognized University
• Appropriate licensure/membership in professional organizations
• Master's level preparation in Health Services Administration, Business Administration or a related program an asset
• Certified Health Executive is an asset
• Minimum three years experience in Industrial Engineering.
• Demonstrates a high level of Industrial Engineering technical skills
• Demonstrates a high level of decision making and problem solving skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management, program planning, and strategic planning
• Knowledge of health care delivery systems in various hospital and community settings
• Demonstrates excellent word processing, spreadsheet, relational database, visual management software, project management software and simulation modelling software skills
• Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills
• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice by complying with the Professional Engineers Cannon Act, Engineering Profession Act, Professional Engineering By-Laws, and NSHA standards
• 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

Long assignment, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly
Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of Dec 31, 2024 (Approximately 24 months)
*Dates are subject to change

Compensation and Incentives

$40.27 - $50.34 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.

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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