Project Manager - One Person One Record

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Bedford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in Nova Scotia is seeking an OPOR Project Manager to oversee dynamic teams and manage complex healthcare projects. Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree and a PMP certification, with 5-7 years of leadership experience in IT services. This role offers an hourly wage of $43.80 - $54.74 with eligibility for a benefits package, ensuring a comprehensive support system for successful candidates.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of health care issues.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a dynamic multi-disciplinary team for OPOR projects.
• Manage complex projects and ensure strategic alignment.
• Monitor, summarize and communicate progress to leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience in IT/IM Services

Project Management methodologies

Strong analytical skills

Experience in data analytics

Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders

Education

Undergraduate degree

Project Management Certification (PMP)

Master’s degree in health administration or MBA

Tools

IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Project Management Professions (PMO)

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 209797

Location: Provincial Zone, Westway 1

Department: OPOR Project Management Office

Type of Employment: Temporary, Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1

Posting Closing Date: 8-Oct-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.

About The Opportunity

An OPOR Project Manager reports to an OPOR Sr. Project Manager and oversees a dynamic multi-disciplinary team responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of OPOR projects throughout the province. This supports the organization and its clients’ direction towards the rationalization of disparate systems and the One Person, One Record (OPOR) strategy.

OPOR project managers are responsible for management of complex projects within OPOR. They will also support OPOR managers and leads in education, training and development of their project management skills to allow managers and leads to support the smaller, lower complexity projects.

The OPOR Project Manager will be committed to a high standard of performance and will provide support across the organization to enable OPOR projects in support of NSH’s and its clients’ strategic mission, vision and goals. The OPOR Project Manager performs a variety of tasks, including but not limited to, project oversight of resources and stakeholders; managing timelines and milestones; documenting outcomes; and, monitoring, summarizing and communicating the progress of activities to the appropriate leadership team members. Additionally, this leadership position ensures that all activities within their responsible area are supported by OPOR business plan, established policies/procedures, and in line with OPOR service management level policies and practices.

About You

• Undergraduate degree required (consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and work experience)
• Project Management Certification (PMP) required
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ leadership experience with IT/IM Services, project management, programs and services required
• Master’s degree an asset, particularly in health administration, leadership, masters of business administration
• Certified Health Executive (CHE) and/or Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) designation an asset
• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Project Management Professions (PMO) and/or organizational change management certification an asset
• Knowledge and skills in the areas of Project Management methodologies, IM/IT tools, applications and systems of support
• Project Management experience in a complex health care organizational environment preferred
• Strong knowledge of health care issues
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines
• Experience in leading teams of staff with indirect accountabilities to other operational units
• Ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to execute through effective delegation, motivation and oversight
• Experience in data analytics
• Ability to develop and establish financial policies and procedures
• Clearly communicates NSH vision, mission and values
• Experience in working with patient care leaders

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

Hours

• Temporary, Full-time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Approximately 15 months

Compensation And Benefits

$43.80 - $54.74 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.