Manager, Rehabilitation Services

NOTE: This job applies to a manager responsible to provide clinical and operational leadership to a front-line clinical patient care department or health program that is delivered through multi-disciplinary health care teams in a hospital and/or community-based direct patient/client care setting. The departments are large with the Manager Clinical Services/Program Operations directly supervising at a minimum Nurses at the Level 4 or 5 classification/wage rate.

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Manager for Rehabilitation Services is responsible for all aspects of planning, organizing and directing the delivery of patient care services in the Rehabilitation Care Units and to the patients requiring rehabilitation services from occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work, nursing, and others in the South Island areas of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, specifically at the Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals.

This position provides leadership in the delivery of patient care with a focus on coordination and integration of care across the program areas. It ensures a regional perspective in access to care and allocation of resources. Manages, directly and through delegation, the professional and clinical practice of staff, the quality of care and ensures departmental policies and procedures comply with professional, legal, and VIHA standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

A degree in a relevant health discipline.

Skills And Abilities

• Masters degree preferred.
• Seven-ten years health care experience including several years at the supervisory/management level or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current membership in the appropriate professional organization.
• Ability to integrate administrative, professional and operational aspects of the program in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to develop an environment where quality improvement principles are embraced and used on a continuous basis.
• Ability to lead and manage, to motivate, delegate and operate in both structured and unstructured situations.
• Strong planning skills, strategic and operational.
• Ability to work with delegates to provide program services at multiple sites in a regional setting.