The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Located in Yellowknife, the Manager Critical Care Services (Manager) is responsible for the overall daily management of the Emergency unit, Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Therapy Program, with an annual operating budget of $7.1M. The position is responsible for recruiting, hiring, managing, and providing operational direction to a multi-disciplinary workforce, and through recruitment and retention efforts ensures adequate staffing for the provision of safe, competent, and consistent health care to clients from the NWT and the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The decisions and recommendations made by the incumbent may have a direct impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of human resources, program and service delivery, and financial budgets.

The Manager is responsible to oversee the client/patient experience and will work closely with the NTHSSA Territorial Manager of Acute Care and other relevant Territorial Managers supporting this program area, to ensure that client/patient needs are being supported and addressed; and to identify and address program challenges and opportunities for improvement, establish program objectives for the region, and to report on and contribute to the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the program delivery in the region. They will also contribute to the development of the program area across the territory through their participation on cross-territory initiatives and projects.

The Manager is required to be innovative and motivated in the area of continuing education to encourage professional growth, and access to current and accurate data.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a Respiratory Therapy (RT) Diploma with an additional Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences, and,
• Three (3) years management, supervisory, and/or clinical education experience within the past 10 years in an acute care setting, (formal certification or completion of a recognized management program is an asset) and,
• Two (2) years of clinical experience in critical care within the past 10 years.

Certification with the Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) is preferred for nursing candidates.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

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