Director - Continuing Care
Req ID: 191369
Location: Western Zone, Site flexible within the Western Zone
Department: CC Continuing Care WZ & Intake
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Director, Continuing Care, the Director is accountable for the overall planning, development, implementation and evaluation of Continuing Care services and programs and stewardship of all resources allocated to continuing care at the zone level within the context of Continuing Care as a provincial program. The Director ensures continuing care expertise in home care, community based services and long term care is provided to stakeholders and clients.
The Director leads the Continuing Care leadership team at the zone level, providing strategic and operational direction to continuing care employees and working in collaboration with stakeholders across all levels of the health system. The Director for Continuing Care has oversight and responsibility for the care coordination teams in Western Zone, the provincial intake team that initially processes all Continuing Care referrals, and the Nursing Only Assessment team which provides case management services to clients requiring only in-home nursing services.
The Director ensures that services are evidence-informed and consistent with best practices while ensuring resource sustainability. The Director ensures that programs and staff comply with all professional, ethical and legislative requirements. They participate in or lead a number of committees, councils and work groups, with a range of partners internal and external to NSH, designed to promote the improvement of services and supports for individuals requiring continuing care services. The Director also collaborates with members of the Department of Seniors and Long Term Care. Specific accountabilities include: monitoring key performance indicators, leading a culture of quality improvement, contributing to continuing care policy development and implementation, sharing local issues and perspectives, and engaging in conversations about the health care system. The Director provides advice and assistance to the Senior Directors, zone Executive Directors and Vice Presidents as required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Baccalaureate degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years recent and related leadership/management experience in a healthcare field; or
- Master's degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years recent and related experience in leadership/management experience in a healthcare field
- Demonstrated leadership skills in a healthcare environment
- Demonstrated commitment to a philosophy of independence for those who require care and to the utilization of evidence to inform practice
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and clients
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute plans based on evidence, with commitment to quality improvement and enhanced customer service.
- Strong human resource management, financial management, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Excellent organizational, time management and problem solving skills
- Evidence of success in developing a culture of continuous quality improvement within the service
- Evidence of commitment to a healthy workplace and the use of best practices in building/sustaining staff competencies, ensuring good communication and involvement of staff, clients/residents, contracted providers and physicians
- Evidence of the ability to understand and apply the principles of knowledge exchange and change management to support change within the service
- 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 hrs bi-weekly
Compensation and Benefits
$53.91 - $71.63 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.