OR Supervisor
Req ID: 190244
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: Perioperative - Operating Room
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Nov-24
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
Reporting to the Halifax Infirmary OR Manager, the Supervisor is responsible for daily operation of OR theaters, ensuring patients receive excellent care and their surgical journey is coordinated. He/she provides support and decision making to the departments as it relates to efficiency and utilization of resources and will ensure that all care areas are appropriately staffed on a day to day basis.
The Supervisor will address challenges to achieve the ultimate goal of high quality, safe, efficient and cost effective services to better support patient care. This individual also follows the principles of leading self, engaging others, achieving results, developing coalitions and system transformation
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree is required
- Current registration with the College or Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (CRNNS)
- Perioperative Nursing Program (PONP), or equivalent
- Five years of experience working in a perioperative environment with at least two years in a leadership role
- Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to utilize health information systems for decision support is required
- Experience with orthopedic, general surgery, vascular, plastic, cardiac and neuro surgery services is an asset
- Demonstrated excellent communication and conflict management skills required
- Demonstrated problem solving abilities with the perioperative environment
- Demonstrated competence in coaching and mentoring others in achieving optimal performance
- Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
- Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full-time / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Benefits
$40.10 - $53.35 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.