Posted 8 days ago
Assistant Manager - Continuing Care Nursing
@ Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
Musquodoboit Harbour, NS · Canso, NS · Sherbrooke, QC · Sheet Harbour, NS · Middle Musquodoboit, NS +1
Overview
Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health is hiring an Assistant Manager for Continuing Care Nursing, a permanent full-time management role reporting to the Home Care Nursing Services Manager. The work covers leadership, mentoring, performance and human resource management, and ensuring staff meet best-practice standards in community care. The role is based at one Continuing Care office in the Central or Eastern Zone, with required travel within the zone. Pay is $45.75 to $56.04 per hour, or $89,205.21 to $109,276.38 per year, for 75 hours biweekly.
Pay:
$45.75–$56.04 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Supporter le travail du gestionnaire du programme de soins continus
- Diriger, résoudre les problèmes et encadrer le personnel
- Gérer le rendement et les ressources humaines
- Assurer des soins infirmiers de qualité, opportuns et efficaces
Requirements summary:
- Baccalauréat en sciences infirmières
- Permis ou admissibilité à l'enregistrement auprès de la NSNMR
- Cinq ans d'expérience clinique en soins communautaires ou de courte durée
- Trois ans d'expérience en gestion préférés
- Gestion des ressources humaines et financières
- Permis de conduire valide et véhicule fiable
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-30
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Manager |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | French |
| Licences & certifications | NSNMR registration |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, Newcomers to Canada, People with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Nursing |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Wellness |
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Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
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We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between. We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you. Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia. Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
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- 59,470
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- 10,666
- Reported office locations
- 1276 South Park Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, CA
- Business categories
- Hospital
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- Other recorded names
- Nova Scotia Healthcare System
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We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between. We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 2015 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 240 |
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Req ID: 228902
Location: Flexible within Central Zone or Eastern Zone
Department: CC Client Services SMRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 13-Nov-26
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.
This position will be based at one of the Continuing Care Nursing offices in Central Zone (Musquodoboit Valley, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sheet Harbour) or in a Continuing Care Nursing office in Eastern Zone (Sherbrooke, Guysborough, Canso, Port Hawkesbury) - location will be determined based on the successful candidate
Travel within the Zone is required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Licensed or eligible for registration with Nova Scotia Nursing and Midwifery Regulator (NSNMR) required
- 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
- Travel to other sites required; valid driver's license with access to a reliable vehicle
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
- This position will be based at one of the Continuing Care Nursing offices in Central Zone (Musquodoboit Valley, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sheet Harbour) or in a Continuing Care Nursing office in Eastern Zone (Sherbrooke, Guysborough, Canso, Port Hawkesbury) - location will be determined based on the successful candidate
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Scale Type: Management
Band: 5
Hourly Rate: $45.75 - $56.04
Annual Salary: $89,205.21 - $109,276.38
Successful candidates may be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and travel insurance; long-term disability and life insurance coverage; and a defined benefit pension plan. Additional wellness, development and employee support programs may also be available.
What you'll love about Nova Scotia Health
Nova Scotia Health is more than the province's largest provider of health services; we're a team driven by excellence in health, healing and learning. Across hospitals, health centres and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
From vibrant city life to scenic coastal communities, Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself. At Nova Scotia Health, you'll find meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams and the work-life balance to enjoy everything our beautiful province has to offer. Join us and discover why so many people are choosing to call Nova Scotia home.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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.
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