Director of Care

1 month ago

Truro, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
Northern Zone, Flexible within the zone

Department: OPNZ Executive Director Rural Health

Type of Employment: Permanent

Hourly FT (100%) x 1 Management/Non Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 11-Dec-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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director is responsible for operational planning, management, and leadership of various allied health care services to ensure care is integrated and reflects best practice evidence-based care. This includes ensuring services/programs comply with established standards and regulations. The Director has shared accountability for setting priorities and implementing strategies that support high quality, safe, cost-effective, person-centred care. This includes the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of services while supporting effective and efficient patient access and flow, maintaining efficient and effective resource utilization, patient/family satisfaction, and quality patient care that meets established standards and public expectations.

Working in a collaborative model with physician and operational leaders, this position enables and supports the ongoing and future delivery of fully integrated allied health care services across the zone. The Director of Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Care, and Supportive Services works collaboratively with Directors and Managers to ensure continuous improvement and is responsible for the development, maintenance, and monitoring of quality management and safety programs, and compliance with relevant standards and accreditation requirements.

Qualifications
  1. Bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject
  2. Master's degree in a health-related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject considered an asset
  3. Eligible for registration with relevant health or professional discipline/college or association
  4. Equivalent experience and/or alternative education may be considered
  5. Certified Health Executive designation considered an asset
  6. Experience working in the core program and services and the health system
  7. 5 – 7 years of relevant senior leadership experience with progressive accountabilities for management, financial, strategic and people management to deliver high quality services
  8. Excellent leadership, relationship building, organizational and decision skills in support of patient, family and client centred services
  9. Expert knowledge to critically analyze evidence-based practices to inform strategy development and organizational planning
  10. Demonstrated skill in strategic planning and systems thinking
  11. Fosters an interprofessional approach to care and a working knowledge of the many disciplines.
  12. Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships with stakeholders
  13. Expertise in financial planning
  14. Evidence-based collaborative problem solving of complex multifaceted issues
  15. Critical thinking and analytical problem solving
  16. Understands the principles of project management and demonstrated ability to create and lead complex work teams
  17. Expertise in quality improvement methodologies; monitor quality and performance indicators
  18. Strong presentation and public speaking skills that are responsive to audience needs
  19. Demonstrated advanced communications skills/positive energetic public persona
  20. Demonstrated cultural competence
  21. Collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution and persuasion skills are paramount as this role requires the engagement of internal and external stakeholders
  22. Demonstrated strong working memory
  23. Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data
  24. Possesses a sound knowledge of management
Hours of Work

Permanent Full Time Position, 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

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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+ and self-identify.

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