Kinesiologist - Primary Health Care (Designated)

1 day ago

Truro, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID: 194413**
**Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department: Primary Health Care**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1**
**CUPE** **Healthcare Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 9-Jan-25**

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**:
Reporting to the Health Services Manager, Planning & Development Primary Health Care, the Kinesiologist is responsible for development, implementation and continuous quality improvement of program components - particularly in the area of exercise, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle counselling - that aims to optimize healthy lifestyle choices, health promotion, and chronic disease prevention/management in a primary health care setting. Working as a part of an inter-disciplinary team, the Kinesiologist supports the Chronic Disease Management team with a particular focus on cardiac rehabilitation. The Kinesiologist assesses clients with a wide range of risk factors, chronic conditions, and limitations.

The Kinesiologist ensures that the principles and practices that guide NSH such as the vision, mission, values, expected behaviors', the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the support that is provided by the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.

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

- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology required
- Minimum of two (2) years' experience in physical activity/exercise and lifestyle education, testing, instruction, and programming required
- Two (2) years' experience working with people with chronic disease in a Primary Health Care or community setting required
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) and/or American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise Specialist Certification required
- BCLS and First Aid required
- Advanced knowledge, skills and proficiency in the area of exercise Physiology, aging, nutrition, etc.
- Experience with individual and group education and facilitation utilizing adult education and motivational enhancement principals
- Demonstrated person centered/family focused, diversity relevant and population health approaches to care
- Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation
- Demonstrates strong partnership, collaboration and community development skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, Mi'kmaw preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:
Permanent, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)

Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$31.91 - $37.24 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.

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