Assistant Manager - Facilities Support Services

at  Nova Scotia Health Authority

Req ID: 191309
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: FMS Facilities Support Services CEH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-Nov-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
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ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Assistant Manager - Facilities Support Services, is responsible for ensuring the services are delivered in accordance with proper national standards, as well as patient care and infection prevention and control. The Assistant Manager will oversee the coordination and management of supervisors, employees and contractors within the zone related to areas of responsibility and infrastructure by leading ongoing facilities operations for a diverse and complex range of asset types. Operations of the Assistant Manager include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring Nova Scotia Health’s building and equipment assets are maintained and operational; including stewardship of appropriate safety standards for infection prevention and control of highly fragile patient populations who or are susceptible to hospital-based acquired infections which can be life threatening.
• Ensuring all site/building management and operational practices are in compliance with all applicable standards, including but not limited to, CSA, Accreditation, Building Infrastructure and Management standards and processes, especially as they relate to environmental services and all areas of responsibility.
• Ensuring that job descriptions exist/and or are up to date for each group of employees, and in collaboration with the Environmental Services, Laundry and Porter Supervisor performance appraisals are completed on an annual basis.

• Ensuring Nova Scotia Health’s building and equipment assets are maintained and operational; including stewardship of appropriate safety standards for infection prevention and control of highly fragile patient populations who or are susceptible to hospital-based acquired infections which can be life threatening.
• Ensuring all site/building management and operational practices are in compliance with all applicable standards, including but not limited to, CSA, Accreditation, Building Infrastructure and Management standards and processes, especially as they relate to environmental services and all areas of responsibility.
• Ensuring that job descriptions exist/and or are up to date for each group of employees, and in collaboration with the Environmental Services, Laundry and Porter Supervisor performance appraisals are completed on an annual basis