Manager Health Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health; Canada; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to excellence in health and healing. As a Health Services Manager, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams in a collaborative practice model, ensuring high-quality, safe, and cost-effective services. With a focus on strategic planning and operational leadership, you will tackle challenges head-on to enhance patient experiences. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance in the beautiful surroundings of Nova Scotia. If you're passionate about health services and leadership, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Long-term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of clinical experience in a health-related role.
• Experience in leadership and management within a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships across the healthcare continuum.

Skills

Leadership

Program Planning

Financial Management

Analytical Thinking

Conflict Resolution

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Health Information Systems

Job description

Click here as an internal applicant.

Req ID:

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Location:

CentralZone,

Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building - QEII
Department:

OPCZ Long Term Care Vmb 5
Type of Employment:

Permanent

Hourly FT(

100%) x

1
Management/Non UnionP

osition
Posting Closing Date:

20-May-25

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 novascotia to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Health Services Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to multi-disciplinary teams within a patient-centered, collaborative practice model for patient care.

Working collaboratively and consultatively with patients / clients, families, management, staff, physicians, community partners, and service providers, the manager applies strategic and analytical thinking to address challenges to achieve the ultimate goal of high quality, safe and cost-effective services to better support patient experience / outcome.

The Manager exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the framework and objectives of the Health Services Program and the Mission and Vision and Strategic Directions of NSHA and incorporates into daily practice the Core Competencies and Values of NSHA.

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

-Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related discipline.
-Minimum 5 years recent clinical experience in a position included in this portfolio.
-Minimum 5 years recent experience in a leadership and/or management position with responsibilities related to program planning, evaluation, human resource and financial management within a unionized environment.
-Experience developing and facilitating strategies consistent with the principles of Organizational Health.
-Demonstrated proficiency in program planning, financial and human resource management, oral and written communication and interpersonal effectiveness.
-Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategic thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to successfully change, adapt, overcome, and cope with unexpected challenges.
-D
emonstrated ability to develop and maintain strategic partnerships and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners across the healthcare continuum.
-Demonstrated commitment to employee and self-development and continuous quality improvement.
-Proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, internet, email, and the ability to utilize health information systems for decision support.
-Demonstrated regular attendance in current and previous employment.
-Physical and mental capabilities to perform the duties of the position such as managing multiple priorities, time-sensitive deadlines, stressful situations, working flexible/extended hours and travelling within and outside NSH as necessary.
-Valid Nova Scotia Driver's License and access to a reliable vehicle.
-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 / 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$46.36 - $61.60 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+ and self-identify.