Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 168950
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: PHC NZ CEH CDW Chronic Disease
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Jan-24

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 Manager, Primary Health Care, the Kinesiologist is responsible for development, implementation and continuous quality improvement of program components - particularly in the area of exercise, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle counselling - that aims to optimize healthy lifestyle choices, health promotion, and chronic disease prevention/management in a primary health care setting. Working as a part of an inter-disciplinary team, the Kinesiologist supports the Chronic Disease Management team with a particular focus on cardiac rehabilitation. The Kinesiologist assesses clients with a wide range of risk factors, chronic conditions, and limitations.

The Kinesiologist ensures that the principles and practices that guide NSH such as the vision, mission, values, expected behaviors\', the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the support that is provided by the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.

About You

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

• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology required
• Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification through CSEP or ACSM required
• Minimum 1 year related experience required
• Cardiac Rehab/COPD Rehab Experience preferred
• BCLS and First Aid
• Demonstrated accountability and responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to build internal and external collaborative relationships
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated networking, negotiation and change management skills
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement initiatives and evidence based practice
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practice and organizational health
• Sound knowledge of population health and primary health care
• Sound knowledge of programming related to the target population
• Sound knowledge of and demonstrated compliance with standards, ethics and legislation
• Current valid Nova Scotia Driver\'s License and access to a reliable vehicle is required as travel is a requirement of this position
• 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

• Permanent Part-time (50%) position; 37.5 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays

Compensation and Incentives

$30.23 - $35.28 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.

\xe2\x80\x8bThis 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.

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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