Challenging Behavior Coordinator

**Req ID**:147227**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:CC Challenging Behaviour**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:18-Jan-23**

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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Accountable to the Continuing Care Behavioral Health Manager, the Challenging Behaviour Resource Coordinator (CBRC) is responsible for facilitating and supporting the implementation of the Behavioural Health Program with the continuing care sector. The CBRC also plays a key role in enhancing the capacity of continuing care providers to provide care to older persons with complex cognitive (dementia) / mental health needs and associated responsive behaviours. Through the provision of leadership and collaboration, the CBRC will provide guidance and advice to promote the coordination and integration of services. Duties will be performed in accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values, Standards, Policies and Procedures of Nova Scotia Health. Nova Scotia Health is committed to patient safety, continued quality improvement, and advancing the delivery of safe and trusted health services.

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

- Recognized completion of a university degree in a healthcare profession
- Current and ongoing registration (or eligibility for registration) with the applicable Nova Scotia Professional Regulatory body
- Minimum of five (5) years’ related experience including two (2) years working with clinical responsive behavior in the CC sector, geriatrics, mental health and/or ABI populations
- Must be able to work autonomously and creatively, and collaboratively with other health care professionals
- Knowledge of best practices related to the assessment and management of older adults with neuro-cognitive impairment/dementia and related behavioural expressions
- Previous experience in developing and delivering education programs and facilitating knowledge transfer with both individuals and teams using adult learning principles an asset
- Knowledge of community agencies, service resources and outreach teams considered an asset
- Demonstrated ability to be innovative, flexible and be an effective change agent with good interpersonal and team building skills
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Analytical and problem solving skills, judgment and decision making skills.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, demonstrating flexibility, and versatility while managing numerous tasks simultaneously
- Travel to other sites throughout Colchester East Hants is required. Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**Hours**:

- Permanent Full-time Position; 75 hours bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$35.21 - $42.81 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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