Health Services Leader

​ Req ID: 179077
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Western Kings Memorial Health Centre 
Department: PHC WZ, Chronic Disease Management 
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union P osition
Posting Closing Date: 13-May-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.

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About the Opportunity

The Health Services Lead, Primary Health Care is a member of the Primary Health Care leadership team and is responsible for advancing priorities of the portfolio via supporting the ongoing development and implementation of assigned Primary Health Care, Wellness, Chronic Disease Management, Department of Family Practice programs services and initiatives in the Annapolis Valley. They are responsible for day-to-day operations of multiple teams spanning wellness, chronic disease and family practice collaborative teams. The Health Services Lead works together with other members of the Primary Health Care leadership team to implement multiple Primary Health Care projects and initiatives to support advancement of patient centered, community based primary health care programs and services within their Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. 

The Health Services Lead works closely with all interprofessional teams to manage performance standards and operational requirements by facilitating the development and implementation of consistent Primary Health Care and organizational priorities, while respecting uniqueness and individuality of practices and communities.

The Health Services Lead is knowledgeable of provincial and zone governance structures, community-based agencies and organizations, and the community based collaborative team approach to care. They are responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with health care staff, other Zone based NSHA departments and teams, external individuals, and partner agencies. Assignments may change as the Primary Health Care system evolves.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Baccalaureate degree from a health discipline or related field
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent and related progressive leadership experience in a health care setting. Experience in Primary Health Care and chronic disease management will be considered an asset.
• Current registration with professional association (if applicable)
• Knowledge of evidence-based models of care for chronic disease management
• Demonstrated knowledge of primary health care, health promotion, health determinants, and dynamics of health needs in community
• Strong interpersonal and communication (oral, written and presentation) skills including the ability to work collaboratively with various professional and community individuals, demonstrating a high level of judgement, tact, creativity, diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated experience in program development, project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in community settings.
• Demonstrated ability to work with teams, physicians and stakeholders across multiple governance structures to establish and sustain strong collaborative family practice teams
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and clients
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in change management initiatives
• Demonstrated self-motivation, self-direction, leadership, team development, organizational and facilitation skills.
• Strong human resource management and financial management skills
• Physical and mental capabilities to perform the duties of the position such as working irregular hours and under pressure to meet strict deadlines; ability to keep projects operating concurrently
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 
• Proficiency with computer applications

About you cont.

• Experience in a unionized environment will be considered an asset
• Travel will be required
• 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
• Up to 70% travel
• Shifts include days, evenings and weekends
• Travel to various sites across Western Zone is required

Compensation and Incentives

$39.98 - $51.79 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.  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!