Primary Health Care Coordinator

**Req ID**:190477**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone, **Flexible within the Province**
**Department**:CNS Strat-Retool Need Family PracticeMGR**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Casual Relief** (**3%**) x **3**
**Administrative Professional Bargaining Unit** **P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:8-Nov-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 the Provincial Manager of Primary Health Care, the Primary Health Care Coordinator will provide support to advance the strategic priorities in the Primary Health Care, and Chronic Disease Management and Wellness portfolio. The PHC Coordinator will have responsibility for coordination of the planning, ongoing development and implementation of programs, services, and initiatives.

The incumbent works closely with Primary Health Care leadership, providers, teams, and stakeholders to ensure localized support for planning, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of PHC projects/initiatives. The PHC Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with provincial and zonal and NSH departments, health care staff, external individuals, and partner agencies.

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

- Baccalaureate degree preferably from a health discipline/health related science
- Current registration with professional association if applicable
- Two years' of recent related experience
- Organizational and project management skills. Superior time management skills in order to prioritize and complete assignments
- Chronic Disease Management experience preferred
- Coordination and Project Management Skills
- Broad knowledge of the health system with high level understanding of population health approaches, community development, primary health care, health prevention and promotion, and disease management
- Experience in Practice Facilitation including coaching, facilitation, change management strategies, and quality improvement is an asset
- Experience working in a family practice setting with family physicians an asset
- Sound knowledge and skill working in an interdisciplinary setting
- Ability to analyze information to identify priorities and emerging issues
- Superior communication skills - written, oral, presentation
- Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook - Smartsheets an asset
- Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation and team building/leadership skills
- Understanding of Behavior Change Techniques
- Valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License
- 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**:

- Casual Relief no guarantee of hours
- Shifts may include evening weekends and holidays

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$34.79 - $42.06 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 Admin Professionals 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.