Injury Prevention Consultant

3 days ago

Truro, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:136964**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:PS NZ Health,Safety & Wellness**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:23-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**:
The Injury Prevention Consultant works with departments and clinical teams within Nova Scotia Health to identify areas of risk related to injuries and to implement and evaluate programs to reduce employee injuries. The Injury Prevention Consultant is a champion for injury prevention and safe patient handling within Nova Scotia Health. They are responsible for providing expert services and to act as a resource to assist in assessment and identification of department/unit/staff needs based on evaluation. This may include Job Demands Analyses that may be used to support decision making in fitness for duty, Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work and accommodation planning. Utilizing outstanding communication skills, the Injury Prevention Consultant supports a culture of safety by providing direction with respect to integrating injury prevention and safe patient handling and mobility into our daily operations.

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

- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Additional training/certification in areas of safety is an asset including Falls Prevention, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Disability Management and Psychological Health and Safety.
- Member in good standing in the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists or the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia and Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Minimum of two years’ experience working in a physical medicine or physical rehabilitation environment
- Proven ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships.
- Proven effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding of current practice, workflow and issues.
- Effective problem solving skills.
- Effective Conflict Competency Skills
- 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**:

- Long assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately one year

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$33.08 - $41.35/Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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

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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