Regional Medical Officer of Health (Eastern Zone)

Regional Medical Officer of Health (Eastern Zone)

Competition # :45431

Department:Health and Wellness

Location:Multiple Locations

Type of Employment:Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date:06-Apr-25 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Our partners, including the Nova Scotia Health (NSH) Authority and the IWK Health Centre, are committed to continually improving our health system.

About Our Opportunity

As a Regional Medical Officer of Health (RMOH), you will support the DHW Public Health branch by providing leadership in assessing and measuring the health of populations and developing strategies for improving health and well-being through health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection initiatives.

Primary Accountabilities

In this role, you directly impact the high-quality public health in Nova Scotia and the improved health of our population. We count on your expertise to:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction in collaboration with NSH Public Health leaders and content expertise to health promotion and disease and injury prevention functions of the NSH and IWK.
• Provide public health physician expertise to the Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change on issues involving the interface between human health and the environment.
• Provide a public health perspective to DHW or NSH/IWK discussions and decisions regarding health services and patients.
• Provide public health physician expertise to the Senior Director of Public Health, NSH and their senior leadership team.
• Provide the public with an independent assessment and voice on issues impacting the public's health.
• Contribute to research and knowledge translation on issues that are of public health relevance to Nova Scotia and participate in the teaching and training of current and future public health and other health care practitioners.

Qualifications and Experience

As our next Regional Medical Officer of Health, you must be eligible for a medical license from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and have a Public Health and Preventive Medicine fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or equivalent training). A minimum of 2 years of public health experience is required.

Working Conditions

• The typical work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day (will require availability 24/7 during times of emergency).
• May be required to work overtime on occasion and compulsory participation in an on-call system.
• Works within an office environment in Nova Scotia with some travel at the local, provincial, and national level.
• Requires intense ability to concentrate and decipher complex information into decisions and easily understood concepts for senior management and the public at large.
• Is a key spokesperson for the health of the population and requires interfacing with the media, community groups, senior levels of government, and national/international forums.

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless career paths.

Pay Grade: MS 13

Salary Range: $9,027.36- $11,284.22 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented.