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Department/Program: Clinical Support and System Integration
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%FTE) x 1 position(s)
Union Status:Management Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
To help drive innovation and advance system transformation IWK Health is seeking a Vice President ClinicalSupport and System Integration to lead key clinical support and people strategies across the organization. As amember of the Executive Leadership Team you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing IWKs vision whilecontributing to the delivery of specialized care for women children youth and gender-diverse populations acrossthe Maritimes.
You will oversee a team of 860 staff and an $87.7 million operating budget while championing best practicesclinical innovation and initiatives to improve health outcomes across a range of IWKs clinical portfolios. You willalso lead the IWKs people services strategy covering workforce planning health human resources compensationand labour relations while fostering a culture of wellness safety and inclusion.
A key mandate of this role is advancing IWKs Equity Diversity Inclusion Reconciliation and Accessibility (EDIRA)Strategy ensuring a respectful and equitable environment for patients and staff. You will work closely withprovincial partners and align IWKs efforts with broader system goals including those outlined in the provincesAction for Health plan.
As Vice President you will have oversight and accountability for:
You are a seasoned executive leader with a graduate degree in a related field and a strong track record of drivingchange in complex multi-partner health care environments. You have demonstrated exceptional leadership agilityin your oversight of complex and diverse clinical and operational portfolios. Strategic and collaborative you excelat system-level transformation people leadership and building strong partnerships. You bring experience leadinglarge teams and budgets and are equally comfortable shaping long-term policy and managing day-to-dayperformance.
With a solid background in health human resources and talent strategy ideally in unionized settings you are skilled in workforce planning engagement and labour relations. You lead with integrity champion equity and inclusion and foster safe healthy and inclusive workplaces.
You have worked closely with government and system partners advised senior executives and boards anddelivered on high-impact initiatives aligned with provincial health priorities. Values-driven and future-focused youshare IWKs commitment to delivering specialized care that meets the unique needs of women children youthand families.
If youre interested in this opportunity contact Andrea Forbes Hurley at Daniella Sam or Erin MacDonald at or submit your application online at: you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
Required Experience:
Chief
Full-Time