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Location

Halifax, NS | Canada

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Job description

  Req ID: 176099
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone,  Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII  
Department: QERD Sr Dir QEII RedevelopmentProject Tm
Type of Employment: Temporary   Hourly FT long-assignment (100%FTE) x 1position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union P osition
Posting Closing Date: 15-Mar-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 an 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Manager, Operational Readiness is responsible for planning and implementing a consistent and detailed process to understand and address the magnitude of change created by transferring or starting up services in redeveloped spaces, for the projects within their zone-based portfolio. Through collaboration with the necessary subject matter experts, both within NSH and government, the Manager will ensure the successful delivery of patient care and ancillary services as construction completes and new spaces come online.

 

This position contributes manager-level strategic and operational leadership to corporate functions which envision, enable and support the delivery of high quality, provincially integrated programs and services to meet the needs of Nova Scotians now and in the future.

About You

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

• Baccalaureate degree in a relevant discipline is required (such as Business, Science, Health Profession, Engineering)
• Master’s degree considered an asset
• Minimum 3 years' experience in hospital or health care services planning, operations or construction is required
• Experience in Operational Readiness planning of largescale initiatives is an asset
• Project Management Professional certification is an asset
• Change management certification is an asset
• Experience in management consulting or professional services in an asset
• Certified Health Executive designation is an asset
• Experience in Management Consulting or Professional Services
• Expertise in project management and change management methodologies and best practice
• Strong problem identification and resolution skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines
• Ability to apply risk assessment and management principles and processes
• Strong communication, planning, presentation and organizational skills
• Experience in hospital planning, operations, redevelopment and knowledge of health care issues
• Proven record of success working with staff, physicians and patients/families
• Experience in working with clinical leaders
• Experience in a leadership role, preferably in health care planning or project management

 

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

Hours

• Long-assignment, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Term position with an expected duration of five years (with opportunity for renewal)
• Dates are subject to change

Compensation and Incentives

$43.91 - $54.88 Hourly

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.

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