This is the life-changing opportunity you've been looking for.

Horizon Health Network in beautiful New Brunswick is looking for a Regional Director of Public Health to join our team!

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is seeking a strategic, motivated, and agile individual to join our team as a Regional Director of Public Health. The ideal candidate will be a senior expert on public health, providing expertise and strategic support regionally on public health improvement and prevention and identifying and addressing health disparities.

Why you should work here

Working for Horizon gives you a career that provides an east coast lifestyle and the chance to make a big difference in the lives of New Brunswickers.

This position comes with competitive salary, paid time off, sick benefits, employer paid contributions into our government pension plan and a remote work policy.

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.

Who you are

You hold a master's degree in business or health care management linked to a clinical profession with specialized training in business/management. You have 7 to 10 years progressive leadership experience with experience in human resource and financial management, problem solving and critical thinking. You have Demonstrated program and project leadership skills, including expertise in planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

Written and spoken competence in English is required at an advanced level.

What you will do

• Develop and execute strategic plans in addition to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate operational plans related to Public Health services in alignment with Horizon's Strategic Plan
• Serve as a strategic business partner, advisor, and leader to influence all levels of the organization by providing and executing responsive solutions.

• Work closely with Department of Health and other government departments and external stakeholder to enhance policy and strategically support the delivery of public health priorities and assure the modernization and effective delivery of public health services.
• Leads a regional approach to evidenced based practices in a provincial immunization and communicable disease strategy in collaboration with the Medical Officer of Health (MOH).
• Oversee, monitor, and evaluate the quality and safety of Public Health services
• Prepare, manage, monitor, and report on budgets and ensure fiscal responsibility within all departments

• Develop, review, revise, monitor and report on performance indicators
• Oversee the processes that ensure adherence with professional practice standards, policies, and procedures
• Oversee human resource planning, skill optimization & utilization, productivity & capacity enhancements and assist with recruitment and retention activities
• Build and maintain relationships with physicians and internal and external stakeholders, including integration of Public Health Service within community
• Participate/coordinate quality improvement activities and risk management processes to improve quality of care with a specific focus on taking a regional approach to improvements & increased accountability, accessibility, productivity, capacity, responsiveness
• Provide leadership and oversight of standardization of policies and procedures across all zones in collaboration with local Directors and Managers of Public Health

Interested? Apply Today!

To learn more, visit MyHorizonCareer.ca/management-business-professionals/

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) only accepts on-line applications.

About Horizon's Recruitment Process

We thank all applicant who apply; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply as an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Horizon's recruitment screening process may include language proficiency testing, clerical testing and/or behavioral assessment. If you are selected for testing, you will be contacted via the email address provided on your application. The official results will be shared with the candidate, Human Resources and the requesting manager electronically and language results will be placed on the personnel file for Horizon's hiring purposes.

Diversity Statement

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.