Assistant Manager

**Req ID**:144529**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital**
**Department**:OPCZ Primary/Emergency MVH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:29-Nov-22**

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, the Assistant Manager is accountable for the nursing units that report to the Health Services Manager (Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital and Musquodoboit Valley Home for Special Care (Braeside).

The Assistant Manager will enable full scope of practice; promote a supportive work environment and service that encompasses ethics, organizational health, population health, quality, risk and safety as part of the program accountabilities. The Assistant Manager supports the Health Services Manager in all aspects of program service delivery, ensuring through effective individual and team performance compliance with Quality Standards, and all relevant legislation, policies and standards related to health care, Accreditation and professional nursing services.

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

- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Registered Nurses (NSCN)
- Five (5) years recent clinical nursing experience required, at least one year in a rural setting preferred
- Two years of experience in a supervisory, leadership and/or management role preferred.
- Completion of or willingness to complete a leadership development program
- Demonstrated commitment to the Home First philosophy while fostering client independence
- Strong human resource management, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Demonstrated organizational skills and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation are required
- Ability to identify and report budgetary pressures to the manager and assist the manager in identifying mitigation strategies to keep spending within budget
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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

**Hours**:

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

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$35.27 - $46.87 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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