Manager, Primary Health Jobs

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Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 159590

Department/Program: Primary Health , Healthy Populations & Provincial Initiatives

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: Management , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 41.479 - $ 51.8489 /hour

Closing Date: June 25, 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 who 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 proportions 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 Manager Primary Health is responsible for the development, implementation, operation, coordination and evaluation of primary health care programs and services within the Primary Health portfolio.

Reporting to the Director, Healthy Populations & Provincial Initiatives, the Manager oversees, and is responsible for all aspects of the strategic and operational planning including the implementation, monitoring and controlling processes of programs as well as assigned projects and initiatives. The Manager leads an interdisciplinary team, and works with partners and vendors to support day to day operations, as well as specific initiatives and projects. The Manager ensures that the programs and services meet quality standards, are culturally sensitive, align with existing IWK and provincial Primary Health Care Frameworks, and are developed in partnership with the IWK community and a variety of inter-sectoral and community partners.

Key Elements Of The Portfolio Include

• School Health Partnership: Through a partnership between Department of Education, NSH and IWK, SHP nurses support the health care needs of students to enable them to participate safely in school.
• Community Pediatric Clinics: The IWK provides limited administrative support and funding to two community based pediatric clinics in partnership with NSH Central Zone Primary Health Care.
• Community Health Teams: Through a partnership with NSH Central Zone Primary Health Care, the IWK partners to provide navigation supports and community based group education.
• You’re In Charge: The IWK provides a program for youth (age 13 to 15) and their parents to prepare for the transition from pediatric to adult care and build youth’s self-management skills.
• Nova Scotia Insulin Pump Program: This program provides funding towards the purchase of insulin pumps and supplies for residents living with Type 1 diabetes who are less than 26 years of age.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday; 37.5 hours weekly

Your Qualifications

• Demonstrates high degree of independent decision-making, self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge and team building/leadership skills
• Proven organizational ability and effective time management skills
• Sound knowledge and skillful application of population health approaches, community development, health promotion, disease prevention and management
• Demonstrated fiscal and human resource management
• Minimum five (5) years management experience or an equivalent combination of education and leadership experience may be considered
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Awareness of current best practices and the leading edge developments in health care service delivery
• Registered, or eligible to be registered, with the applicable professional licensing body in Nova Scotia
• Baccalaureate degree from a regulated health discipline (e.g. nursing, nutrition, social work, etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft computer applications.
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills with proven communication, negotiation, and conflict management skills
• Master’s degree preparation preferred in a related field

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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