Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 184806
Location: Central Zone, Joseph Howe Centre
Department: OPCZ STRAT-TCU-HOGAN CRT-QE2
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Aug-24Nova 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 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 Community Transition Manager, the Project Coordinator, Community Transitions will provide support to advance the strategic priorities in the Community Transitions portfolio. The position will have responsibility for coordination of the planning, ongoing development and implementation of programs, services and initiatives assigned through leadership in this portfolio.The scope of practice for this position will include collaborative work with NSH programs & services, contracted health care providers and community members to bring together diverse perspectives and experiences, including people with lived and living experiences. They are responsible for supporting the work of Community Transitions through practice facilitation and practice support to help communities make measurable improvement during periods of transition. They will work closely with community transition team members to facilitate and assist with the measurement and evaluation of practice improvements and to share/promote the successes of these improvements internal and external to NSH. Using both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods, the position will work collaboratively with staff, to gather and analyze relevant practice data to inform the decision making on proposed practice changes. The position will also aid in the development of policies and procedures relating to practice facilitation. The position serves as a resource to other team members in Community Transitions.This position will research, and work with others to determine best practices in areas of equity and access healthcare to vulnerable populations such as unhoused clients through partnership and stakeholder management in the community. Through relationship building, they will deliver transition services to vulnerable clients. This role will be responsible for implementing a new model of community transitions.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Baccalaureate degree preferable from a health discipline/health science field
• Current registration with professional association, if applicable
• Minimum two (2) years\xe2\x80\x99 related experience in a similar role
• Experience in coaching, facilitation, change management strategies, and quality improvement is an asset
• Experience working in a community setting and palliative care an asset
• Coordination and project management skills
• Understanding of behavior change techniques
• Demonstrated cultural competence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, email, internet. Desktop publishing an asset
• Organizational and process management skills. Superior time management skills in order to prioritize and complete assignments
• Demonstrated leadership in facilitation with multiple stakeholders and service providers
• Proven ability to build, enhance, foster and maintain effective relationships
• Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation and team building/leadership skills
• Must have a high level of judgement in order to make independent decisions related to responsibilities
• 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 Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits$34.11 - $41.23 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 AppliedThank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Admin Professionals 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.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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