Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) - Part-time 0.3, Weekends

VON; Truro; Vor Ort; CAD 63.000 - 77.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nova Scotia Health is seeking an Assistant Manager to provide clinical leadership in the perioperative environment and help plan, coordinate and assess patient care. Reporting to the Health Services Manager and collaborating with the Director of Health Services, you will lead, mentor and develop staff while ensuring quality, safety and family‑centered care.

This permanent full‑time role offers 75 hours biweekly with a competitive hourly wage and a benefits package, reflecting the province's

Qualifikationen

• Progressive leadership or supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in healthcare and ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of commitment to a healthy workplace and staff development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office for daily operations.

Aufgaben

• Helps manage day to day operations related to staffing and skill mix.
• Monitoring and evaluating patient care standards.
• Collaborates with the manager to recruit and retain staff.
• Coordinates human resources to meet care requirements.
• Supports quality improvement and risk management activities.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in health-related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

About the Opportunity

Reporting to Health Services Manager and in collaboration with the Director of Health Services, the Assistant Manager provides collaborative clinical and professional leadership. The Assistant Manager participates in the planning and provision of care and identifies issues that have potential or actual impact on patient care and keeps the Health Services Manager aware and up-to-date of any significant events. The Assistant Manager plans, co-ordinates and participates in the care of patients within the perioperative environment. The Assistant Manager acts as a role model and patient care advocate and exhibits team building and leadership skills. The Assistant Manager demonstrates effective communication and organizational skills and acts as a resource for all team members and ensures quality care is provided in a family centered manner.

Responsibilities may include:

• Helps manage day to day operations related to staffing and skill mix
• Monitoring and evaluating patient care standards
• Making recommendations and/or takes action to affect necessary change
• Collaborates with the manager to develop processes to ensure appropriate numbers of staff are recruited, retained, and coordinates human resources to meet care requirement efficiently and effectively
• Works in collaboration with quality facilitators to ensure quality improvement and risk management activities are coordinated in an efficient and effective manner
• Mentors team members by supporting, teaching, role modeling and coaching in an effective manner Provides clinical leadership to staff to resolve complex patient issue
• Helps support the day-to-day operational expenditures of the care area in a fiscally responsible manner
• Works collaboratively with OR Supply Tech and Service Champions

About You

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in health-related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current registration with the relevant health discipline college/association
• Five (5) years recent clinical experience with preference given to those who have pre-intra-post operative care experience.
• Progressive leadership and/or supervisory experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a healthcare environment and ongoing professional development
• 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 and clients/residents in decisions which affect them
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and clients
• Strong human resource management, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ability to work within Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated organizational skills and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation are required
• Flexibility and creativity are required to meet the challenges in a dynamically changing environment
• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• Evidence of the ability to understand and apply the principles of knowledge exchange and change management to support change within the service
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and enhanced customer service
• Demonstrated utilization of evidence to inform practice
• Ability to identify and report budgetary pressures to the manager and assist the manager in identifying mitigation strategies to keep spending within budget

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

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

Compensation and Benefits

$45.75 - $56.04 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.

What You’ll Love About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we’re a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you’ll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work‑life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home.

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.
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.