Policy Consultant

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:148677
**Department/Program**:Nursing Practice and Clinical Supports, Interprofessional Practice
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until 01/31/2024 x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $35.2745**:

- **$44.093 /hour
**Closing Date**: January 26, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

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 other’s 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.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Nursing Practice and Clinical Supports, the Policy Consultant’s role encompasses leading teams at IWK Health through the policy process with expert knowledge of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. The Policy Consultant leads, engages, and supports the development and implementation of a robust policy culture, ensuring alignment with IWK Health’s strategic direction and initiatives. The role is accountable for ensuring the development of a system that is continuously updated and reflective of current best practice.
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing support and guidance to specific programs, teams and/or health care providers on policy process in collaboration with policy team members
- Maintaining an awareness of trends and issues within IWK Health and the health care system that pertains to professional practice and the care of the populations we serve
- Ensuring policies support IWK Health’s mission, vision, and values, and are not in conflict with existing professional and organizational bylaw’s, rules and regulations, and policies
- Utilization of change management strategies to lead projects and initiatives within the policy office portfolio
- Building capacity in IWK Health for policy development practices by establishing and maintaining high standards of practice and demonstrating leadership.

**Hours of Work**:
0800 - 1600 Monday - Friday

**Your Qualifications**:

- Baccalaureate degree in a health care field
- Master’s degree an asset
- Licensed or eligible for licensure with professional body required.
- Knowledge and experience in policy drafting preferred
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to inform policy development, organizational planning, and quality improvement initiatives
- Previous experience engaging, leading and managing project work groups required; working respectfully and collaboratively to build consensus
- Functions as a change agent by thinking reflectively, assessing alternatives and evidence, leading and supporting change.
- Current successful completion of CPR-Level C Healthcare Provider within the last 12 months required

Thank 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. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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