Manager, Birth Unit (BU) & Early Labour Assessment Unit (ELAU)

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 194879 
Department/Program: Birth Unit & Early Labour, Women's & Newborn Health 
Location: Halifax   
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until March 2, 2026 x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: March 2, 2025
Union Status: Management
Compensation: $45.4508 - $60.3904 /hour
Closing Date: January 14, 2025 (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

Reporting to the Director, Women’s & Newborn Health Program, the Manager role is responsible for the planning, coordination, evaluation, and improvement of patient and family-centered services for specific care services at the IWK while striving to ensure a collaborative continuum of care with internal and external partners. Major responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to human resource management, fiscal management, professional/staff development, leadership, quality service delivery, and program service development. Essential components of this position include a high degree of evidence-based decision-making, creativity, interpersonal skills, self-direction, initiative, critical thinking, professional development, and informational roles to perform a wide variety of technical, human, conceptual, leadership, and financial management functions and behaviors. As a leader, mentor team members by supporting, role modeling, and coaching in an effective manner; ensuring completion of all aspects of Performance Management; managing performance issues on an ongoing basis; collaborating with physician co-leads, physicians, physician leaders, professional practice leaders, and support staff to resolve key clinical practice issues and improve operations; completing quarterly reports and other reports, as required; managing attendance; managing day to day operational expenditures, including coordination of capital expenditure, auxiliary amenities, and supply purchases; applies the collective agreements and non -union agreements and establishes/maintains staffing guidelines that are consistent with operational needs and  contractual requirements, participating in the development of the service plan for the care area(s) functions and behaviors.

Hours of Work

Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week). Flexible work hours are required at times.

Your Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate Degree in a health-related field is required.
• Current registration with the appropriate licensing body of Nova Scotia is required.
• Master’s Degree in a health-related field required (In progress will be considered).
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in a clinical role and two years related management experience required.
• Previous experience within Women’s & Newborn Health preferred in a complex healthcare organization. 
• Knowledgeable in the concepts of program-based care and patient/family-centered care required.
• Demonstrated excellent leadership and team-building skills required.
• Demonstrated excellent communication (written and oral) and organizational skills required.
• Must be proactive, problem solution-focused, analytical and innovative.
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and sustain internal/external partnerships. 
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and lead high-performing teams with a strong track record of continuous improvement and measurable outcomes.
• Competency in other languages is an asset. 

Thank 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 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.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.