Primary Health Care Coordinator - Primary Health Care

Location

Halifax, NS | Canada

Job description

​Req ID: 175507
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Mumford Professional Center
Department: PHC CZ LA NFP
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (30% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU   Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 12-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 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Primary Health Care Manager, Zone and/or Provincial and/or the Primary Health Care Director, the Primary Health Care Coordinator will provide support to advance the strategic priorities in the Primary Health Care, Chronic Disease Management, and Department of Family Practice (DFP) portfolios. The PHC Coordinator will have responsibility for coordination of the planning, ongoing development and implementation of programs, services and initiatives assigned through leadership in each respective portfolio.

The incumbent works closely with Primary Health Care providers and teams, stakeholders to ensure localized support for planning, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of PHC projects/initiatives (e.g., chronic disease and wellness). The Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with health care staff, provincial and other Zonal and NSH departments, external individuals and partner agencies. The coordinator works with NSH Physician Leaders to support the coordination and activities of the Department of Family Practice.

The Primary Health Care Coordinator will work collaboratively with family physician's offices and other health care providers to support change management strategies that are inherent in the services plan for primary health care. They are responsible for supporting the work of Primary Health Care and the Department of Family Practice through practice facilitation and practice support program coordination. They will work closely with Family Practices to facilitate and assist with the measurement and evaluation of practice improvements and to share/promote the successes of these improvements internal and external to NSH.

Travel maybe required for this position.

About You

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

• Baccalaureate degree preferably from a health discipline/health related science
• Current registration with professional association if applicable
• Two years' of recent related experience
• Coordination and Project Management Skills
• Broad knowledge of the health system with high level understanding of population health approaches, community development, primary health care, health prevention and promotion, and disease management.
• Experience in Practice Facilitation including coaching, facilitation, change management strategies, and quality improvement is an asset.
• Experience working in a family practice setting with family physicians an asset.
• Organizational and project management skills. Superior time management skills in order to prioritize and complete assignments.
• Sound knowledge and skill working in an interdisciplinary setting.
• Ability to analyze information to identify priorities and emerging issues.
• Superior communication skills – written, oral, presentation.
• Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation and team building/leadership skills.
• Understanding of Behavior Change Techniques.
• 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, part-time (.30); 22.5 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays 

Compensation and Incentives

$34.11 - $41.23 Hourly

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 Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire. 

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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