Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 183579
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial
Department: DI STRAT-DI B CASE QUALITY-CCZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 11-Jul-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\'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 DI Provincial Equipment Planning and Service Contracts Manager, the DI Provincial Quality and Stewardship Leader is responsible for leading and promoting quality and patient safety, as well as managing health care resources responsibly for the benefit of all patients within all areas of DI services at Nova Scotia Health. The Quality and Stewardship Leader is responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting appropriateness standards.The Provincial Quality and Stewardship Leader works collaboratively with the Zone DI leadership team, zone Quality control technologists, Medical Physicists, and other stakeholders to plan, implement and administer a provincial Quality and Stewardship program to ensure continuous improvement and excellence in diagnostic imaging services. The Provincial Quality and Stewardship Leader works with the quality team to ensure these deliverables are monitored and when necessary, appropriately modified.Duties are performed in accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values, Standards, Policies and Procedures of the NSHA, which is committed to patient safety, continued quality improvement, and advancing the delivery of safe and trusted health services.This is a provincial position. Home site will be determined based on the Successful Candidate. This is a hybrid work from home / on-site position. Some travel within the province may be required.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Graduate of an approved program in Medical Imaging Technology; credentialed with CAMRT or other imaging-related credentialing body and licensed/eligible to practice by the Nova Scotia College of MIRTP; plus completion of a Leadership focused program (or commitment to complete within defined period) OR:
• Completion of Quality management certification plus completion of a Leadership focused program (or commitment to complete within defined period). Assessor with a nationally recognized accreditation agency considered an asset.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of technical or quality related experience required
• Recent relevant supervisory/managerial experience considered an asset
• Excellent leadership, organizational and decision skills in support of patient, family, and client-centred diagnostic imaging services
• Knowledge in field to help inform strategy development and organizational planning
• Strategic planning and systems thinking
• Experience in financial planning
• Evidence-based collaborative problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Well-developed organizational, networking, negotiation and change management skills
• Experienced in leading change
• Quality improvement methodologies. (e.g., LEAN)
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills that are responsive to audience needs
• Advanced written and oral communications skills/positive energetic public persona
• Cultural competence
• Ability to analyse and interpret statistical data and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks
• Possesses functional knowledge of Radiology Information Systems and document control systems
• Ability to work within Microsoft Office suite
• An equivalent combinations of experience and/or alternative education shall be considered an asset
• 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 position; 75 hours biweekly

Compensation and Incentives$40.15 - $50.19 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 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.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.Follow Us!

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