Director - Women & Children's Health and Palliative

1 month ago

Sydney, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:175943**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Eastern** Zone, **Cape Breton Regional Hospital**
**Department**:OPEZ Director Palliative Care CEZ**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:19-Mar-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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to both the Executive Director, Community and Rural Health and the Executive Director Acute Health Services, Eastern Zone, the Director is responsible for operational planning, management and leadership of Palliative Care, Women & Children’s Health programs to ensure care is integrated and reflects best practice evidenced based care. This includes ensuring the program meets its clinical, research, and teaching mandates and it complies with established standards of care as defined by the Palliative Care, Women & Children’s Health Program. The Director has shared accountability in setting priorities and implementing strategies that improve person centred care across the continuum of care. The Director ensures that programs, services, and units are developed, operated and evaluated while maintaining efficient and effective resource utilization, patient/family satisfaction, and quality patient care that meets established standards and public expectations.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Equivalent experience and/or alternative education may be considered.
- Experience working in acute clinical services and the health system would be considered an asset
- Eligible for registration with relevant health or professional discipline/college or association in Nova Scotia
- 5 to 7 years of relevant senior leadership experience with progressive accountabilities for financial, strategic and people management to deliver high quality services within the NSH
- Experience working in the Palliative Care/Women & Children’s Health system
- Demonstrated skills in leadership, decision-making negotiating, communication, conceptualization & evaluation
- Specific experience with strategic and operational planning and implementation and related management functions
- Demonstrated track record of success in general management involving significant departmental responsibilities
- Experienced in management/leadership activities involving organizational change, strategic planning, human resource administration, and financial planning
- Demonstrated ability to be an effective change agent using interpersonal, communication and team building skills
- Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset.

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

**Hours**:
Permanent, Full-time / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$55.02 - $73.10 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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

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