Assistant Manager - Continuing Care Nursing

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​Req ID: 216292
Location: Eastern Zone, Port Hawkesbury Continuing Care Nursing Office  
Department: CC Client Services SMRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-Mar-26

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

Reporting to the Home Care Nursing Services Manager, the Assistant Manager supports the work of the manager and the Continuing Care Nursing program. Key responsibilities include leadership, problem solving, mentoring, performance and human resource management, as well as ensuring that staff have the skills and education required to provide best practice in the community care environment. Supporting quality, timely and effective clinical nursing care is the key responsibility of this position.

About You

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

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Registration with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
• Five (5) years' current clinical experience in community nursing or acute care nursing with a minimum of 3 years management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Continuing Care programs and services an asset
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a healthcare environment and ongoing professional development
• Demonstrated commitment to the Home First philosophy while fostering client independence
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and enhanced customer service
• Strong human resource management, financial management, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation are required
• Flexibility and creativity are required to meet the challenges in a dynamically changing environment
• Excellent time management, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Valid driver's license with access to a reliable vehicle
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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. 

Hours

• Permanent Full Time; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Hours of work may include days, evenings, weekends & holidays

Compensation and Benefits

$40.95 - $54.42 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. 

​This is a Management/Non Union 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.

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.