Saint John Administrative Director for Surgical & Critical Care (N-B) PCN 1252847

Job title: Saint John Administrative Director for Surgical & Critical Care (N-B) PCN 1252847

Job description: Horizon Health Network is an equal opportunity employer.

COMPETITION #: 2022-63206 External

BARGAINING UNIT: NBNU

ZONE: Saint John

DEPARTMENT: Surgical & Critical Care Program

FACILITY: Saint John Regional Hospital

POSTING TYPE: Permanent Full Time

JOB TITLE: Administrative Director for Surgical & Critical Care

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Bargaining

LANGUAGE: English Essential

HOURS OF WORK: Day, Subject to change due to operational requirements

SALARY: $100,776 to $113,490 per year (Pay Band 8) (Based on 37.5 hours per week)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in health or business administration with progressive managerial and leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deliver interdisciplinary health service programs.
• Commitment to a patient-focused, action-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated skills in visioning, coaching, mentoring, leading, facilitating, team building, negotiation, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, budgeting, and information analysis and reporting.
• Good health and work record.
• Ability to establish priorities, and frequently deal with matters of confidentiality and/or sensitivity requiring maturity, diplomacy, discipline, and tact.
• Ability to travel throughout the Zone and the Province and must have a valid New Brunswick Driver’s License.
• Ability to attend work on a regular basis.
• Ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Good work record.
• Written and spoken competence in English is required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planning and Organizing:

In conjunction and partnership with the Chief of Surgery for the Surgery Program, and the Medical Director for Critical Care, Saint John Zone, the Administrative Director will:

• Develop a program based strategic plan and annual operational plan.
• Develop the program(s) quality improvement and effectiveness plans.
• Develop program goals and objectives consistent with the Mission, Vision and Values of the Regional Health Authority.
• Establish process for delivering the program(s).
• Establish program policies and procedures.
• Arrange with regionalized departments to obtain the necessary support services for the program(s)
• Determine the specifications for the resources required.
• Maintain appropriate patient referral mechanisms.
• Establish structures which allow support services personnel to function effectively.
• Establish program and inter-provincial communication mechanisms.
• Program Delivery and Evaluation:
• Deliver the Program within the allocated resources.
• Promote a culture conducive to open communication, positive attitude, and optimum team member development.
• Ensure mechanisms are in place within the program for promptly addressing patient comments, questions, or concerns.
• Measure and evaluate program effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Ensure the program actions related to program effectiveness and patient outcomes embody the principles of continuous improvement.
• Prepare, on request, reports for presentation to various administrative and Board committees as well as the Department of Health.

Professional Standards:

• Ensure that professional practice standards for the delivery of patient care are maintained by program leaders.
• Address the resolution of professional practice issues through the Department Managers, Clinical Department Heads, or Director of Nursing Professional Practice, as appropriate. Issues concerning Physician Practice Standards will be referred to the Clinical Department Head.
• Work collaboratively with the Administrative Director team of the Saint John Zone and with the Executive Director to ensure collaboration and patient continuity of care across all program areas is maintained and enhanced.
• Actively participates within the Surgical Services Network of RHA and other Committees established where participation is desired.

Accountability:

• The Administrative Director of Surgical Services and Critical Care is directly accountable to the Executive Director of the Saint John Zone for daily operations and to the Regional Executive Director Surgical Lead(s) for Horizon based Surgical Programming.
• The Administrative Director of Surgery and Critical Care will maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship with the Surgical Chief of Surgery and the Medical Director for Critical Care, Saint John Zone, and all other stakeholders. Specific Regional Health Authority Responsibilities: Assumes regular responsibility for Administrative On-Call for Saint John zone as per established schedule NOTE: The above responsibilities are the basic and prime duties; related and allied duties may be assigned from time to time as may become necessary for the operation of the programs.

Applications for this position must be submitted on-line by September 7, 2022

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.

NOTE: There will be no further postings for this position should there be no fully qualified applicants. If you wish to be considered for this position and have most of the qualifications as posted and the registration or licensure where required, you are encouraged to apply at this time.

Should testing be required to demonstrate language proficiency, the official results will be shared with the candidate, Human Resources and the requesting manager electronically and will be placed on the personnel file for Horizon hiring purposes.

Please quote Competition # 2022-63206-External. Horizon Health Network appreciates expressed interest, however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Human Resources Department, Horizon Health Network.

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