Wellness Navigator - Primary Health Care

Req ID: 161152
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Chebucto Community Health Team, Spryfield Community Wellness Center
Department: PHC CZ HPC CDW CHT
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-Jul-23
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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
The Community Health Team (CHT) is a community based health initiative that will focuses on wellness programming, wellness navigation and building community connections and partnerships. The CHT works in collaboration with other provider groups and services to offer programming and supports. Wellness programming will focus is on risk factor management, healthy eating, physical activity, emotional wellness and parenting (in partnership with the IWK) with behaviour change and self-management at the core of all programming.
Reporting to the Health Services Manager, the Wellness Navigator demonstrates flexibility and innovation in supporting citizens of the communities that the CHT serves in accessing the services, programs, and/or resources that can support health enhancing behaviours. He/she provides guidance and support for clients, including providing information about appropriate supports and programs that will meet health and wellness needs and social supports that can assist with daily living.
The Wellness Navigator is team focused and will collaborate with the CHT staff, family physicians, other health care providers and community groups to maintain awareness of existing supports within the community and in the surrounding areas through a community development, population health and collaborative approach. This individual also works collaboratively with the team and partners to develop, implement and evaluate the community-based wellness navigation model that guides their work. The incumbent is a member of an inter-professional team and collaborates with colleagues to determine team goals and objectives, participates in the evaluation of team effectiveness, solves problems, and shares responsibilities. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Understanding of population health, health promotion strategies, and behaviour change principles
• Minimum of 3 years experience including: clinical practice related to discipline; working in Primary Health Care setting/community based team/community setting and minimum one year recent mental health
• Valid driver's license and daily access to a reliable car for travel for work
• In-depth knowledge of local health authority and community based services
• Registration with respective professional regulatory association required
• Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset
• Experience in partnership development, stakeholder collaboration, and community development
• Experience working with people living with a chronic condition(s)
• Facilitation/education skills utilizing adult education, self management supports, and motivational enhancement principles (both individual and group settings)
• Demonstrates innovation in program planning, implementation and evaluation, and quality improvement
• Demonstrates person-centred/family-focused, diversity relevant approaches to are Well developed interpersonal, teamwork, oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree required from an accredited institution in one of the following health care disciplines: Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Registered Nurse, Recreation Therapy
• Computer skills (MS Office, email and internet)
• Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and willingness to change
• Annual CPR-AED certification and annual WHMIS training and certification

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

• Shifts may include evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Temporary Full-time long assignment ; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately 12 months
• Required to work at multiple sites and travel between various community

Compensation and Incentives
$33.79- $ 42.68 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 Healthcare 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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