Health Services Manager - 6.1 Imcu; 6.4 Hccu

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Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location:
Central Zone, 
Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII 
Department:
OPCZ Coronary Care/IMCU
Type of Employment:
Permanent 
Hourly FT (
100% FTE) x
1 position(s)
Status:
Management/Non Union P
osition
Posting Closing Date:
7-Feb-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 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 novascotia to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Health Services Director, Heart Health Program, the Health Services Manager is responsible for the planning and coordination of services and daily operations of people-centered Cardiology programs in the Heart Health Program within Nova Scotia Health.
Responsibilities include:
 
-Providing leadership and direction for 6.1 IMCU; 6.4 HCCU staff to ensure the goals and objectives are continually met
-Promoting and emphasizing people-centred 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 her/his discipline or service/program by active and effective participation in meetings and on committees
 
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
-Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
-Master's degree an asset
-Current, or eligible for, registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
-Minimum five (3) years recent experience in a leadership and/or management position with responsibilities related to program planning, evaluation, human resource and financial management within a unionized environment
-Minimum five (5) years of relevant critical care or cardiology experience
-Experience and expertise in process planning and redesign initiatives
-Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues and trends impacting the publicly funded health care system, particularly those affecting Heart Health Care in NS, 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
-Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategic thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to successfully change, adapt, overcome, and cope with unexpected challenges
-Proven and highly developed leadership skills including vision, self-awareness, relationship and team building skills, and communication skills
-Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
-Travel may be required
 
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their cover letter, resume, or application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Hours
Permanent Full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
Compensation and Incentives
$46.53 - $61.83 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. 
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+ and self-identify.
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