Supervisor - Operating Rooms

**Req ID**:148257**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:OPCZ PERI Operating Room HI**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:6-Feb-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**:
Reporting to the Halifax Infirmary OR Manager, the Supervisor is responsible for daily operation of OR theaters, ensuring patients receive excellent care and their surgical journey is coordinated. The Supervisor provides support and decision making to the departments as it relates to efficiency and utilization of resources and will ensure that all care areas are appropriately staffed on a day-to-day basis. The operating room Supervisor supervises and coordinates activities of personnel including creating and maintaining staff schedules for nursing and support staff.

The Supervisor will address challenges to achieve the ultimate goal of high quality, safe, efficient and cost-effective services to better support patient care. This individual also follows the principles of leading self, engaging others, achieving results, developing coalitions and system transformation. The Supervisor fosters an environment of effective collaboration and respect with all members of the healthcare team to provide optimal patient care and flow.

The Supervisor works closely with other departments within NSH to ensure efficient, safe operation of the unit itself (MDR, Maintenance, HVAC, IT)

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

- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree is required
- Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
- Perioperative Nursing Program (PONP), or equivalent
- Five years of experience working in a perioperative environment with at least two years in a leadership role
- Experience with orthopedic, general surgery, vascular, plastic, cardiac and neuro surgery services is an asset
- Experience with staff scheduling an asset
- Demonstrated excellent communication and conflict management skills required
- Demonstrated problem solving abilities with the perioperative environment
- Demonstrated competence in coaching and mentoring others in achieving optimal performance
- 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%) position; 75 hours biweekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$37.66 - $50.04 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 Management/Non Union 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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