Health Services Manager - Perioperative Services DGH

 Req ID: 193470
Location: Central Zone, Dartmouth General Hospital 
Department: OPCZ PERI DGH PACU/SPD/OR
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-Dec-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.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Director of Perioperative Services and Pain Services, the Health Services Manager is responsible for the management, planning and coordination within the Operating Rooms, PACU, Same Day Surgery and Pre-admission Clinic at the Dartmouth General Hospital, including daily operations of people-centered programs within and external to the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA).  
 
This role requires a high degree of decision making, change management, team building and collaboration skills.  Responsibilities include process design and redesign initiatives related to improvement activities in the department.  
 
Working in a co-leadership model, the Health Services Manager is also responsible for working with physician co-leads of the areas required to engage the interdisciplinary team to address key clinical practices and utilization management/patient flow in the provision of quality care throughout the continuum.  Knowledge of data information management systems is essential in reporting indicators and outcome measurements.  Essential components of this position include a high degree of expertise in decision-making, creativity, interpersonal skills, professional development, and informational roles to perform a wide variety of technical, human, conceptual, leadership, and financial management functions and behaviors.  
 
This position also requires a high degree of initiative and change leader-shifting ability.  

About You

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

• Baccalaureate Degree in Health Discipline 
• Masters in Nursing, Health Services Administration or Business Administration is preferred 
• Must be registered with the professional college of relevant health discipline or eligible for registration 
• Five to seven years of relevant clinical experience is required 
• Previous Perioperative/PeriAnaesthesia experience preferred 
• CHE certification is an asset 
• Previous leadership/management experience an asset 
• Demonstrates analytical, independent and creative decision making 
• Demonstrates high degrees of self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge and team building/leadership skills 
• Experience and expertise in process planning and redesign work 
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues and trends impacting the publicly funded health care system, nationally and internationally 
• Demonstrates the leadership capabilities that encompass the LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework 
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred 

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their cover letter, resume, or application.  Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

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

Hours

• Permanent Full-time; 75 hours bi-weekly 

Compensation and Benefits

$48.17 - $64.00 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program.  If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000.  For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives 

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.

Nova Scotia Health’s Employee Career Advice (ECA) Program supports internal employees in their career development and progression with résumé-building, interview skill development, resources and advice for optimizing job searches, and more.  Employees can book a one-on-one meeting or view upcoming workshops on the ECA Intranet page or via email at employeecareeradvice@nshealth.ca.