Primary Health Care Coordinator - Primary Health Care

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Truro, NS

1d•CA$35 - CA$42•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Health Services Lead of Primary Health Care, the Primary Health Care (PHC) Coordinator will provide support to advance the strategic priorities in the Primary Health Care, Chronic Disease Management and Wellness and Department of Family Practice portfolio. The PHC Coordinator will have responsibility for coordination of the planning, ongoing development and implementation of programs, services and initiatives. The incumbent works closely with Primary Health Care leadership, providers, teams and stakeholders to ensure localized support for planning, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of PHC projects/initiatives. The Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with health care staff, Provincial and other Zonal and NSH departments, external individuals and partner agencies. The incumbent will support the Northern Zone's quality improvement initiatives for collaborative family practice and chronic disease management and wellness teams in Primary Health Care. The Primary Health Care Coordinator will work collaboratively with family physicians and other health care providers and teams to support change management strategies that are inherent in the services plan for primary health care. Please note this position requires travel to facilities within Colchester County. A valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferably from a health discipline/health related science field required or an equivalent degree and experience may be considered
Two years' of recent related experience required
Organizational and project management skills.
Superior time management skills in order to prioritize and complete assignments
Broad knowledge of the health system with high level understanding of population health approaches, community development, primary health care, health prevention and promotion, and disease management
Sound knowledge and skill working in an interdisciplinary setting
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel).
Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation and team building/leadership skills
Understanding of Behavior Change Techniques
Valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Chronic Disease Management experience preferred
Experience in Practice Facilitation including coaching, facilitation, change management strategies, and quality improvement is an asset
Experience working in a family practice setting with family physicians an asset
Experience with panel management an asset
Desktop publishing an asset
Proficiency in PHC digital tools (EMR-Med Access and Accuro, Pomelo, Ocean portal and Smartsheet) an asset
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide support to advance the strategic priorities in the Primary Health Care, Chronic Disease Management and Wellness and Department of Family Practice portfolio.
Coordinate the planning, ongoing development and implementation of programs, services and initiatives.
Provide localized support for planning, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of PHC projects/initiatives.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with health care staff, Provincial and other Zonal and NSH departments, external individuals and partner agencies.
Support the Northern Zone's quality improvement initiatives for collaborative family practice and chronic disease management and wellness teams in Primary Health Care.
Work collaboratively with family physicians and other health care providers and teams to support change management strategies.