Director, Children's Surgical Care, Emergency Care and Rehabilitation Services

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 210184 
Department/Program: Children's Surgical, Emergency & Rehab, Children's Surgical, Emergency and Rehabilitation 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)  x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: 10/05/2025
Union Status: Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $63.158 - $78.9478 /hour
Closing Date:  (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

This is not a designated position; however, preference will be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. Please self-identify on your application.

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Director, Children’s Surgical Care, Emergency Care and Rehabilitation Services, to lead the advancement of health and health care for children, youth and families in the Maritimes/Atlantic. Your leadership will be guided by our values and strategic plan. You will lead the program and the organization on the journey toward becoming a high reliability health care organization. You will build on the IWK’s culture of person and family-centered care, leadership, and inter-professional practice excellence. The Director work with the Children’s Health Chief Physicians and Department Physician Leaders to develop and execute strategic priorities in care, learning and research.

Reporting to the VP, Clinical Care and Chief Nurse Executive, the Director, Children’s Surgical Care, Emergency Care and Rehabilitation Services provides an environment for participative decision-making, fosters engagement and shared governance within inter-professional teams. The Director develop accessible approaches for physician co-leadership and provides program, organizational and system-level leadership. As organizational leaders, the Director work collaboratively to foster a learning and quality practice environment that is culturally and psychologically safe, and where safety, inter-professional practice and patient and family-centred care are the foundations for the delivery of quality care, both within the health centre and across IWK community-based programs and services.

The Director, Children’s Surgical Care, Emergency Care and Rehabilitation Services leads health services innovation by creating conditions to provide quality, safe and cost-effective family/person centered care. With a focus on sustainable health care, the Director provide leadership in the evaluation and ongoing co-design of models of care to optimize family input, scopes of practice and care delivery. The Director contribute to continuous process improvement and LEAN initiatives in health care services, including those achieved through collaboration with partners in the provincial health system. The Director address professional practice issues that relate to more than one profession, and ensure that professionals practice within professional standards, codes of ethics, and relevant legislation.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday, 75 hours bi-weekly. Participation in on-call coverage is required. 

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a health professional discipline required; Equivalent experience and/or alternative education may be considered
• Masters degree in Business Administration, Health discipline, Health Administration or related subject required. Enroll in same may be considered.
• Licensed, or eligible for licensure, with the appropriate health association/regulatory body in Nova Scotia required
• Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience required
• Minimum of three (3) years pediatric experience required
• Minimum of three (3) years in a leadership role required
• Substantial health care leadership and management experience, committed to excellence in person and family centered care within an academic, acute care/secondary care and primary health environments
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships and teams and leading complex health care operations
• Expertise in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships
• Excellent financial skills and the ability to synthesize multiple data sources are essential to this role
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and lead high performing teams with a strong track record of continuous improvement and measurable outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results through collaboration and excellent project management skills
• Competency in other languages an asset

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.