Advanced Practice Leader - Research, Evaluation, And Outcomes

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Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 163962

Department/Program: Mental Health And Addictions , Mental Health & Addictions Program

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) until September 2025 x 1 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: Non-union , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 49.402 - $ 61.7527 /hour

Closing Date: 30 August 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities that also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The position of Advanced Practice Leader, Research, Evaluation, and Outcomes is responsible for developing and overseeing a framework for evaluation and coordinating evaluation work currently happening across the MHA Program. This role encompasses comprehensive program-wide service and patient-specific evaluative outcomes. Knowledge translation and ensuring the availability of appropriate data for the patient, clinician, management, and decision-makers is an integral component of this role. This role supports the work of frontline staff by identifying needed resources for evaluative research and data management, as well as assisting the program leadership team in answering key outcomes questions. The APL will be expected to monitor strategic key performance indicators for the program within the continuous quality improvement framework and provide recommendations to leadership following the interpretation of the data. Monitoring of outcomes will include clinical progress monitoring and outcome data, including goal-based outcomes, program effectiveness, client and family satisfaction, staff satisfaction, and employee engagement. Working closely with other advanced practice leaders, this role leads the implementation of a measurement-based care model within the mental health and addictions program. The APL is expected to be knowledgeable and skilled in various research and evaluation methods and processes to enable the development of an evaluative research agenda and oversee evaluative research and program evaluation projects. The APL will also be expected to offer .2 direct clinical services in the Mental Health and Addictions program and work closely with other APLs and research scientists in the strategic priorities of the program.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours weekly

Your Qualifications

• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting involving all levels of professional staff
• Ability to perform a range of statistical analysis
• Appropriate professional affiliations/memberships (e.g., Canadian Evaluation Society, Canadian Psychological Association)
• Competencies in other languages an asset.
• Demonstrated progressive leadership experience required.
• Conceptual understanding of data and data management
• Five (5) years of clinical experience in Mental Health and Addictions required
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication, organizational and time management skills
• Two (2) years of experience in community-based research and evaluation required
• Currently registered or eligible to be registered with appropriate licensing body required
• Doctoral Degree (PHD) in Psychology or other Social Science/Health Science required
• Awareness of emerging technologies and methodologies
• Strong background in research design and methodology
• Working knowledge of various statistical software programs (e.g., SAS, SPSS)

T hank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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