Clinical Lead - Women's Health and NICU - One Person One Record

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health • Halifax, NS

2d • CA$42 - CA$52 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lead has a fundamental role in the success of this complex, multi-organizational clinical transformation initiative. Their provision of critical consultative leadership, clinical expertise, planning, and direction at the multi health authority Program/Specialty Level and with all work streams, will ensure the scale and fundamental nature of clinical transformation required is understood at appropriate leadership levels, the achievement of drivers/goals and the delivery of a well-planned strategy in collaboration with the health organization leaders.

The Clinical lead will lead interprofessional working group(s) responsible for the development, adjudication and implementation of governance, evidence informed best practice and standardization within the OPOR Program. The clinical lead acts as a subject matter expert within their area(s) of specialty, as well as providing structure/framework, project management support for working groups, initiatives, and projects.

The Clinical lead is responsible for providing oversight for the development of clinical standards to support the implementation of clinical information systems. The Clinical lead leads clinical care process design and reviews activities across the organization to ensure maximum benefits and enhancements are achieved.

The Clinical lead independently addresses issues and makes decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision and delivers clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues across the organizations. This includes:

leading the analysis and dissemination of best practice standards and content
clearly communicating both up (sr. leadership) and down (front line staff) across the organization
facilitating consensus and decision making across broad stakeholder groups
being organized, outcomes driven, preparing work packages and decision documents for review by stakeholder/working groups
having the ability to understand and support system level impacts and decisions while narrowing focus to translate and communicate stakeholder impact effectively

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in health related field. Consideration may be given to those with appropriate training and work experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a clinical environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the implementation of evidence-based practice in a clinical setting.
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical and policy change.
• Demonstrated ability to work with physicians/providers with a proven ability to manage conflict and lead people through change.
• Broad knowledge of the applicable standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• Broad knowledge of clinical process, workflows, clinical services delivery and patient/client satisfaction determinants.
• Demonstrated clinical informatics expertise, with the ability to apply systems and critical thinking.
• Uses effective leadership, facilitation, communication and negotiation abilities to achieve consensus, resolve conflict, achieve desired outcomes and address potential barriers to success.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in working with patient care leaders.
• Ability to analyze highly complex systems and workflows.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in informatics, Electronic Medical Records, IT, or modern hospital HIS is preferred.
• Project Management and change management certification would be considered an asset.
• Experience services in a complex health care organizational environment considered an asset.
• Proficient knowledge of healthcare industry required; familiarity with clinical and administrative hospital functions and departments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead interprofessional working group(s) responsible for the development, adjudication and implementation of governance, evidence informed best practice and standardization within the OPOR Program.
• Act as a subject matter expert within their area(s) of specialty.
• Provide structure/framework, project management support for working groups, initiatives, and projects.
• Provide oversight for the development of clinical standards to support the implementation of clinical information systems.
• Lead clinical care process design and reviews activities across the organization to ensure maximum benefits and enhancements are achieved.
• Independently address issues and make decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision.
• Deliver clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues across the organizations.
• Lead the analysis and dissemination of best practice standards and content.
• Clearly communicate both up (sr. leadership) and down (front line staff) across the organization.
• Facilitate consensus and decision making across broad stakeholder groups.
• Be organized, outcomes driven, preparing work packages and decision documents for review by stakeholder/working groups.
• Understand and support system level impacts and decisions while narrowing focus to translate and communicate stakeholder impact effectively.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree