Director - Access and Flow - Policy & Planning

Nova Scotia Health and IWK HealthHalifax, NS
CA$60 - CA$79Onsite

About The Position

The Director is part of the Access and Flow Network and Health Beyond Hospital and is responsible for providing direction and leadership regarding the provincial implementation of multiple NSH programs and initiatives that support operational improvement of access and flow and core functions. These functions include the Health Beyond Hospital operational and strategic rollout, ongoing strategic planning with system partners, and the design, management, and operational oversight of sponsored provincial policy, planning, and implementation support functions and processes. This encompasses policy and standards development and transition management, transformation initiative financial and operational oversight, and program and operational performance tracking and reporting, as well as decision support through information management and analysis. The role involves overseeing the ongoing development and effective operation and delivery of multiple strategies, standard work, programs, and initiatives, including the management of information/data, measurement, reporting, provincial/strategic projects (including policy) and implementation efforts, and multiple service provider contracts for strategic initiatives and sub-contracted services.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline, health administration, business administration or related subject
  • Eligible for registration with relevant health discipline/college or association
  • 7-10 years of relevant leadership experience with progressive accountabilities for strategy, planning and quality management within the program area.
  • Excellent leadership, relationship building, organizational and decision skills in support of patient, family and client centred services.
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships with stakeholders.
  • Expertise in operational and financial planning.
  • Evidence-based collaborative problem solving of complex multifaceted issues.
  • Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset

Nice To Haves

  • Certified Health Executive designation is an asset

Responsibilities

  • Providing direction and leadership regarding the provincial implementation of multiple NSH programs and initiatives that support operational improvement of access and flow.
  • Overseeing the Health Beyond Hospital operational and strategic rollout.
  • Managing ongoing strategic planning with system partners.
  • Designing, managing, and providing operational oversight of sponsored provincial policy, planning, and implementation support functions and processes.
  • Developing policies and standards and managing their transition.
  • Providing financial and operational oversight for transformation initiatives.
  • Tracking and reporting on program and operational performance.
  • Providing decision support through information management and analysis.
  • Overseeing the ongoing development and effective operation and delivery of multiple strategies, standard work, programs, and initiatives.
  • Managing information/data, measurement, and reporting.
  • Managing provincial/strategic projects (including policy) and implementation efforts.
  • Managing multiple service provider contracts for strategic initiatives and sub-contracted services.

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • dental insurance
  • travel insurance
  • long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance coverage
  • defined benefit pension plan
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