Mass Casualty Program Consultant

 Req ID: 198624
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII 
Department: FMS Dir ERM & Emergency Preparedness
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Mar-25

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.

About the Opportunity

As a member of Nova Scotia Health’s Emergency Preparedness team, and in collaboration with Trauma Nova Scotia, the Consultant, Mass Casualty Trauma Program, is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and maintaining the Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) structure in the province. This is achieved by developing governance documents, plans and processes, delivering education and training, designing, delivering and evaluating exercises, incident evaluation through an after-action process and implementing lessons learned through an improvement plan. This includes stakeholder engagement with internal and external partners, including EHS, RCMP/municipal police services and the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Consultant will engage leaders at all levels, physicians and staff develop and deliver presentations to all levels of leadership within Nova Scotia Health. The Consultant will work with the Emergency Preparedness program in supporting the maintenance of the site-level Code Orange Plans.

The Consultant will be available to support the Nova Scotia Health Emergency Preparedness program during emergencies and disasters; including, but not limited to, supporting the Nova Scotia Health Incident Management System.

About You

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

• Post-secondary degree in a related field required, or an equivalent combination of extensive prehospital care or emergency management related experience and education may be considered
• Diploma or Certificate in Paramedicine; Advance Care Paramedic or Primary Care Paramedic. Proof of current licensure required
• 5 years of Paramedic experience required
• Certificate/training related to emergency management, change management, risk management, leadership, adult education, system development and/or related programs 
• Proficiency with computers and technology
• Working as a Paramedic in the pre-hospital on in a hospital setting
• Development and implementation of MCI plans.  Experience with MCI triage systems
• Health Care experience preferred
• Project management and work plan development
• Adult Education program development and facilitation
• Writing, including policy and procedures, educational resources, reports, and correspondence
• Leadership, including coaching and mentoring
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated understanding of processes and procedures for interacting with professional leadership team during emergencies to lead with confidence, patience and integrity
• Ability to work positively in stressful situations
• Good project management skills. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the testing of emergency response, recovery support, and business resumption procedures
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills with an ability to deal with conflicting demands and interruptions
• Experience engaging, mentoring and empowering teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, participatory manner.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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

Hours

• Permanent, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$37.61 - $47.01 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.