Nova Scotia Health Authority

Program Admin Officer A - Cancer Care Program - NSHealth Learning Institute for HCPs - IPPL


PayCompetitive
LocationHalifax/Nova Scotia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 164796

      Req ID: 164796
      Company: Nova Scotia Health
      Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
      Department: The NS Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers
      Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
      Status: NSGEU
      Admin Professionals Position
      Posting Closing Date: 27-Sep-23


      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.

      Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

      The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

      About the Opportunity

      Reporting directly to the Manager, NS Health Learning Institute for Health Care Providers, the Program Administrator Officer A is responsible for developing and managing key processes that support the delivery of education programs and services at The Learning Institute. These will include, but are not limited to, the Cancer Care Program; simulation learning; other specialty programs; supports for Learning Institute committees. The Program Administrator Officer A works closely with the leadership team to promote responses to any gap in service and ensure accurate communication among the interprofessional team.

      Duties include the development and maintenance of systems and processes for participant referrals and registration; the development and maintenance of communications and records of participation; development of systems and processes to organize the logistical and administrative requirements for program delivery; analysis of the program evaluations and development of reports and recommendations for quality improvements; distribution of appropriate program materials; leadership in the development and distribution of promotional materials; development and maintenance of a database; analysis and writing of reports; promotion and maintenance of excellent customer relations with a host of external partners and vendors required in the development and implementation of educational programs and services.

      About You

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

      • Bachelor’s degree plus one-year related experience required or a relevant two-year Community College diploma with three years’ experience required
      • Minimum one to three years' experience in a related field required
      • Well developed verbal and written communication skills
      • Word processing, electronic file management and data entry skills
      • Ability to write letters/papers/reports
      • Well developed group decision-making and problem-solving skills
      • Well developed conflict resolution skills
      • Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and prioritize work is an asset
      • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
      • Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom, online, lab, practice setting)
      • Ability to work with culturally diverse populations
      • Well developed customer relations skills

      Your Application

      Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

      PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

      Hours of Work

      Permanent, Full-Time (75 hours bi-weekly)
      Beginning September 24, 2023
      *Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

      Salary Information

      $27.02 - $30.62 hourly
      $52,696 - $59,703 annually
      $31.69 hourly ($61,792 annually) with 25 years' related experience

      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

      This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

      Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

      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.

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  • About the company

      The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.