Health Services Leader - Primary Health Care 195452
Health Services Leader - Primary Health Care 195452
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Job Description
Req ID: 195452
Location: WesternZoneWestern Kings Memorial Health Centre
Department: PHC WZChronic Disease Management
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT100 x 1
Management/Non UnionPosition
Posting Closing Date: 21Mar25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. Were on a mission to achieve excellence in health healing and learning through working together which is reflected in the hospitals health centres and communitybased programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of highquality 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 worklife balance that comes with a 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
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. 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 Nova Scotia Health.
Presently they are responsible for day to day operations of multiple chronic disease management teams with a focus on Diabetes Centres and the wellness portfolio across Western Zone spanning multiple sites. The Health Services Lead will work closely with all interprofessional teams to manage performance standards and operational requirements by facilitating the development and implementation of consistent Primary Health Care Chronic Disease management and organizational priorities while respecting uniqueness and individuality of teams and communities. The Health Services Lead will work closely with interprofessional teams to manage operational requirements performance standards and support quality improvements.
The Health Services Lead is knowledgeable of provincial and zone governance structures communitybased agencies and organizations and the community based collaborative team approach to care. The Health Services Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with health care staff other Zone based NSH departments and teams external individuals and partner agencies. Integrated Chronic Disease Management and Wellness portfolio are under review and management functions and areas of focus may evolve.
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 to five 5 years recent and related progressive leadership experience in a health care setting.
- Experience in chronic disease management and primary health care specifically diabetes management will be considered an asset.
- Experience working with physicians nurse practitioners and registered nurses among other health professionals an asset
- Current registration with professional association (if applicable)
- Knowledge of evidencebased models of care for chronic disease management and wellness
- 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 with budget and resource management
- Demonstrated experience in program development project management implementation monitoring and evaluation in community settings
- Demonstrated ability to work with interdisciplinary teams physicians and other 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 quality improvement and change management initiatives
- Demonstrated selfmotivation selfdirection leadership team development organizational and facilitation skills.
- Strong human resource management and financial management skills
About you cont.
- Demonstrated regular attendance in current and previous employment.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity equity and inclusion
- Experience in a unionized environment will 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 fulltime position; 75 hours biweekly
- Shifts include days and occasional evenings and weekends
- Travel to various sites across Western Zone is required
- Up to 50 travel
- May require some work from home
Compensation and Benefits
$40.15 $53.54 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health dental travel longterm disability and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once Youve 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 selfidentify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotian Persons of Colour Foreign Nationals/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply and selfidentify.
Employment Type
Full-Time
