Job Description

Req ID: 195812
Location: Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII
Department: 4B Surgical Continuum of Care Unit
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 3-Feb-25Nova 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 OpportunityReporting to the Health Services Director, the Health Services Manager is responsible for the planning and coordination of services and daily operations of people-centered programs for 4B Surgical Continuum of Care Unit within Nova Scotia Health.Working collaboratively and consultatively with patients/clients, families, management, staff, physicians, community partners, and service providers, the Manager applies strategic and analytical thinking to address challenges to achieve the ultimate goal of high-quality, safe and cost-effective services to better support patient experience/outcome.The Manager exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the framework and objectives of the Health Services Programs and the Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions of Nova Scotia Health. The manager incorporates into daily practice the Core Competencies and Values of Nova Scotia Health.Responsibilities include:

• Providing leadership and direction for 4B Surgical Continuum of Care Unit to ensure the goals and objectives are continually met
• Promoting and emphasizing people-centered care in partnership with the patient, 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
• Establishing and maintaining creative and efficient communication processes across clinical teams, geographically different sites, other disciplines, and other stakeholders within Nova Scotia Health as required
• Managing process improvements for quality patient care and enhancing capacity
• Representing their discipline or service/program by active and effective participation in meetings and on committee
• Providing strategic and operational leadership that supports service delivery excellence and collaboration with other program areas.
• Monitoring clinical service delivery on a day-to-day basis to ensure service provision is following Nova Scotia Heath policy and procedures and is compliant with evidence-based practice, provincial standards, and accreditation requirements

About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or equivalent health-related degree
• Master's degree an asset
• Current registered with NSCN or equivalent health-related regulatory body
• Minimum Five years of recent experience in a leadership and/or management position with responsibilities related to program planning, evaluation, human resources and financial management within a unionized environment.
• 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 healthcare system, nationally and internationally
• 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
• Demonstrates knowledge of the various professional scopes of practice
• Demonstrates knowledge of healthcare structures, environments and services
• Demonstrates experience in a managing in a unionized environment
• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem-solving and skills
• Demonstrates ability to manage human resources/intellectual capital, financial resources, capital/material assets and information.
• 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 hours biweekly
• Approximately 12 months (Assignment length subject to change)

Compensation and Benefits$45.45 - $60.39 HourlySuccessful 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.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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