IMIT Operations Manager Registration & Switchboard Services

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 Req ID: 175889
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 
Department: IMIT HIS Admitting & Registration NZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-Mar-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.

 

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 an 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

The IMIT Operations Manager, Registration and Switchboard Services, reports to the IMIT Provincial Manager Registration, and Switchboard Services and is responsible for the transformation of health information to achieve provincial standardization across NS Health.  The Operations Manager is responsible to provide strategic and program-level leadership of Information Management including registration, patient booking and scheduling, patient locating, hospital switchboard, and integration of technological solutions. The Operations Manager has responsibility for implementation of information management practices required to develop, evaluate, and monitor programs and services while contributing to the overall IMIT strategy implementation to achieve the goals and objectives of Nova Scotia Health.  The Operations Manager provides technical oversight and subject matter expertise and day-to-day leadership and support of the clinical implementation and maintenance activities related to specific application areas used within the portfolio. The individual will lead the technical implementation of the build/configuration and changes/ enhancements for assigned clinical applications in collaborative partnership with other IMIT Leads and Managers.

 

The IMIT Operations Manager, Registration and Switchboard Services is responsible for:

• Implementing operational plans to meet goals and objectives and financial targets of the portfolio.
• Maintaining provincial oversight while leading teams for information management and systems transformation
• Assisting clinical programs with information management requests for the purposes of information collection, audits and quality review for health outcomes across NS Health.
• Ensuring information management best practice in accordance with provincial/federal legislation in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and Personal Health Information Management Act.
• Leading staff located across the province. Travelling as required to multiple locations to support and strengthen the team.

About You

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

 

• Current registration with the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA) is required
• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience with information management of an organization of significant size and/or complexity
• Knowledge and skills in the areas of IMIT tools, applications, and systems supporting registration and switchboard services
• Undergraduate degree. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and work experience
• Certified Health Executive and/or Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) designation an asset
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or organizational change management certification an asset
• Experience implementing information management strategies, policies and processes for a large, complex organization
• Experience in leading teams of staff with indirect accountabilities to other operational units
• Strong coaching a