Health Services Manager - Geriatrics - Jobs in Halifax, NS

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Req ID: 146657Company: Nova Scotia HealthLocation: Central Zone, Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building - QEIIDepartment: OPCZ PCU/FM/GAUType of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)Status: Management/Non Union PositionPosting Closing Date: 12-Jan-23Nova 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 theres 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 youll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com 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 strategic and daily (24/7) operational leadership of three inpatient services (53 beds); the Geriatric Assessment Unit, Progressive Care Unit and the Restorative Care unit, in accordance with Nova Scotia Health (NSH) mission, vision and values and aligned with best practice for older adult hospital care.Essential components of this position include a high degree of skill and expertise in decision-making, leadership , interpersonal skills, quality improvement, change management and professional development to perform a wide variety of technical, human, conceptual, leadership, and financial management functions and behaviours. The successful candidate must demonstrate a high degree of initiative, creativity and be able to successfully establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships within the service, portfolio the zone and across the provincial network of care.Responsibilities include:

• Providing operational and strategic leadership and direction to ensure the goals and objectives of the service are continually met
• Managing process improvements for quality patient care and enhancing capacity to deliver excellent evidence informed care within our service and across the organization
• 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 NSHA as required
• Representing discipline or service/program by active and effective participation in meetings and on committees

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

• Bachelor degree in a clinical health discipline
• Masters in Nursing, Health Services Administration or Business Administration is preferred
• Must be registered with and a member in good standing of the relevant health discipline college/association
• Five to seven years’ clinical experience with expertise and experience in geriatrics preferred
• Previous leadership/management experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in supporting professional nursing practice.
• Demonstrated experience in initiating and managing multiple projects
• Experience in a unionized environment preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines and committees to achieve excellence in patient care
• Demonstrated fiscal and human resource management
• Requires a high level of sound judgement, initiative, and self-direction
• Capable of analytical and creative decision making
• Demonstrates high degrees of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge and team building/leadership skills
• 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 bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives$42.63 - $56.64 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 Youve AppliedThank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.This 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.As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.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!https://www.facebook.com/NovaScotiaHealthAuthority/https://www.instagram.com/novascotiahealthauthorityhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/nsha/https://twitter.com/healthnsQuick Apply

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