Manager, High Intervention (Full Time) (Northern Health)

Position Summary

Are you someone who has a real passion for helping others? Are you looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an exciting opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Ambulatory Care department.

The Manager, High Intervention is responsible for the management, leadership, and coordination of services for assigned service areas. Working in cooperation and collaboration with various University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) teams, the Manager promotes the vision, mission and values and strategic direction of Northern Health (NH) and assumes responsibility for the management of staff and resources and the provision of leadership and consultative advice, ensuring that services are grounded in the principles of patient and family-centered care and delivered and implemented using evidence and innovation to meet the needs of our northern and rural populations.

The Manager is a key contributor to UHNBC's role as a core part of the NH rural and northern network of services that includes integrated primary care and community services, residential care, and a network of hospitals. The Manager works with other Managers to establish supportive and welcoming learning environments for students in all clinical disciplines as part of UHNBC's role as a teaching hospital, helping to bring together research, teaching and practice that will strengthen services and establish NH as a center of excellence.

Starting salary will be approximately from $96,429 to $120,537 and will be based on education, training, experience, and salaries of similar positions

University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) is the largest acute care facility (268 beds) in Northern Health and is the hub for specialized health services. It is a full service hospital and home to a new cancer centre for Northern BC, including a wide range of cancer treatments. Provides undergraduate physician training through the Northern Medical Program, run by the University of British Columbia and University of Northern British Columbia. UHNBC is also a key clinical education site for nursing and many health sciences students at UNBC, the College of New Caledonia, BCIT and other institutions.

Prince George has a population of 89,490 (2021) local residents and is a service centre for approximately 320,000. Prince George has all of the amenities of a larger city mixed with the charm and friendliness of a smaller town. Check out Prince George for more information on what this community has to offer.

What Northern Health has to offer you!

• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Comprehensive benefit packages including MSP, extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.
• Employee referral program
• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for eligible positions
• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC
• "Loan Forgiveness Programs" are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service

Qualfications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field plus seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Positive problem-solving skills in a dynamic unionized work environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to promote team building while understanding that decisive action is required.
• Computer proficiency.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate and delegate.
• Ability to find creative solutions to problems and to develop alternative strategies to support quality improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of a multidisciplinary team approach involved in the coordination of care in a complex environment and system of care services.

Who We Are

Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation's communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.

Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.

There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.

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