Long Term Care Advisor

 Req ID: 186620
Location: Central Zone, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital 
Department: OPCZ Administration MVH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 5-Dec-24

REPOST - Previously applied applicants are not required to reapply to be considered

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.

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About the Opportunity

The Long Term Care Advisor (LTCA) reports to the Administrator of the Long Term Care (LTC) facility (Health Services Manager / HSM) and works in collaboration with the site leadership team to support the business operations of the LTC facility. This involves establishing business systems and processes to ensure that performance targets are met, using financial analysis, efficiency analysis, and budget planning including development of business cases and plans, and developing, recommending and implementing strategies for cost management. It also includes managing revenue from donations and supporting human resource planning within the budget received from the Department of Health and Wellness. The LTCA provides support to the appropriate Board of Directors and acts as a representative of the LTC facility to residents, families, the community, and business and government agencies.

About You

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

• Post secondary degree in Business or equivalent combination of training and/or experience
• Three years' experience working in financial management with one year working in an acute or long-term care facility
• Experience working in a unionized environment required
• Project Management and change management experience preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial information systems, payroll systems and collective agreements
• Knowledge and understanding of health care environment and budget processes
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
• Demonstrates leadership, innovation, communication and the ability to work with a team
• Highly developed presentation and report writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary work teams to achieve successful execution of complex projects
• Effective interpersonal and team management skills
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, accounting software, medication administration systems as required etc)
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

A skills test will be administered as part of the selection process.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full-Time Position, 75 Hours Bi-Weekly 

Compensation and Benefits

$28.60 - $35.75 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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.