Health Services Manager

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Req ID: 197964

Location: Central Zone, Dartmouth General Hospital

Department: OPCZ MEDICAL NURSING UNIT 5 WEST-DGH

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

Management/Non Union P osition

Posting Closing Date: 12-Mar-25

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

Reporting to the Health Services Director, The Health Services Manager is responsible for the management, planning and coordination at the Dartmouth General Hospital site, including daily operations of people-centred programs within and external to the Central Zone, NSH. Responsibilities include process design and redesign initiatives related to improvement activities in the department. The Health Services Manager is also responsible for providing the leadership required to engage the interdisciplinary team to address key clinical practices and utilization management in the provision of quality care throughout the continuum. Knowledge of data information management systems is essential in reporting indicators and outcome measurements. Essential components of this position include a high degree of expertise in decision-making, creativity, interpersonal skills, professional development, and informational roles to perform a wide variety of technical, human, conceptual, leadership, and financial management functions and behaviours. This position also requires a high degree of initiative and change leadership ability. The ability to travel freely in the Zone is required.

About You

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in a health related discipline required.
• Minimum 5 years recent clinical experience in a position included in this portfolio is preferred.
• Minimum 5 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. is preferred.
• An interest in Palliative Care preferred; knowledge of approach to Palliative Care an asset.
• Ability to develop strong relationships within and outside of NS Health (ie, community palliative care team).
• Experience developing and facilitating strategies consistent with the principles of Organizational Health.
• Demonstrated proficiency in program planning, financial and human resource management, oral and written communication and interpersonal effectiveness.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strategic partnerships and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners across the healthcare continuum.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee and self-development and continuous quality improvement.
  
  

About You (Continued)

• Proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, internet, email, and the ability to utilize health information systems for decision support.
• Valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License and access to reliable vehicle.
• Capable to perform the duties of the position such as managing multiple priorities, time-sensitive deadlines, stressful situations, working flexible/extended hours and travelling within and outside NSH as necessary.
• Demonstrated regular attendance in current and previous employment.
• 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
• Flexibility outside of regular business hours required
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$45.45 - $60.39 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.