Manager – Nurse, Primary Care Team

Internal/External Posting
This posting is to fill a current vacancy
Reference Number:
MANAG
001657 If applying by email, indicate the reference number in the subject line

Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Rate of Pay: Annual $100,916 – 147,370
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Final date to receive applications: Open until filled
Position Summary
The Manager – Nurse, Primary Care Team will be responsible for overall clinical leadership and management of Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and contracted health services. The goal of the position is to ensure the Primary Health Care Team produces high quality and timely health services/interventions using culturally appropriate practices and best practice standards of care.

The Manager – Nurse, Primary Care Team will oversee the PCT with the provision of services to the Sioux Lookout catchment area, including the municipality of Sioux Lookout. The Manager – Nurse will work in partnership with First Nations’ leadership and their community members, health care providers, and other key stakeholders. The incumbent must be skilled at initiating innovative approaches to help strengthen the delivery of allied health services to support the north.

The Manager – Nurse, PCT will be directly accountable to the Director, Primary Care Team.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing
• Current Registration with the CNO in good standing.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the Nursing field
• Pervious management/supervisory experience preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations; knowledge of First Nations’ people, history, culture, health priorities and social issues.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, verbal/written and computer communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain respectful/cooperative relationships with First Nations people, communities, service stakeholders and health care providers to promote an integrated seamless delivery of services.
• Ability to function effectively during change management, periods of rapid change and transition.
• Experience in people management, program development, governance, budget, resource management, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders, internal and external to the organization to achieve successful outcomes through excellent relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing budgets and fulfilling reporting requirements to funders.
• Excellent verbal/written communication.
• Must be willing to travel by various modes.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Must be willing to relocate and live in Sioux Lookout (or within a daily commuting distance).
• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
• Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout region is an asset.
• Ability to perform the requirements of the role on a regular basis

• Collaborates with the Director, Primary Care and Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire and employ staff within the Primary Care Team.
• Provides supervision and direction to the Primary Care Team disciplines by:
  • Ensuring communication practices are clear and in place
  • Regular ongoing staff meetings are held
  • Providing effective problem solving and conflict resolution as required
  • Administering, monitoring, and ensuring adherence to organizational policies and procedures
  • Conducting Performance Appraisals and Action Plans for staff
  • Providing ongoing coaching, advice and motivation
  • Identifying and supporting professional development and training needs of staff
• Monitors work plans and operating budgets
• Manage the development of annual work plans and reports that align with the annual organizational objective setting
• Assist in the preparation of an annual budget as per health service goals and objectives
• Monitor budget variances
• Monitor and ensure proper financial coding
• Assist with the preparation and submission of funding requests and reports
• Coordinate the ongoing promotion of the Primary Care Team
• Manage preparation, maintenance, and submission of all correspondence,…