Manager, Transitional Health (Nursing)

If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safety-focused, consider a rewarding career with our West Bedford Transitional Health team. Here, you’ll play a key role in redefining how patients transition safely and confidently from hospital care to their homes and communities.

We are searching for a Full-time Manager of Transitional Services to join our West Bedford Transitional Health team based in West Bedford, Nova Scotia.

Through an innovative partnership with Nova Scotia Health (NSH), Shannex proudly operates the province’s first transitional health facility in West Bedford. This facility provides specialized care for NSH patients in the central zone who no longer require acute hospital care but need additional care to safely return home or transition back into their community. Our team is committed to dignity, safety, and clinical excellence in every interaction.

The Manager of Transitional Services will lead the operations of assigned inpatient units, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care that promotes independence, functional recovery, and timely discharge. This position plays a key role in improving patient flow, reducing length of stay, and enhancing overall patient experience.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately)
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Leads and supports a respectful, inclusive, and accountable team culture
• Oversees recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and performance management
• Provides clinical leadership to nursing staff and interdisciplinary teams
• Advances the transitional health model through innovation and continuous improvement
• Leads quality improvement, risk management, and infection control initiatives
• Manages policies, procedures, and the operating budget to ensure safe and efficient care
• Collaborates with acute care partners to support timely admissions and safe discharges
• Monitors EDDs, length of stay, readmissions, and discharge to home outcomes
• Champions a Home First philosophy

About You

You are a collaborative healthcare leader with a passion for quality care and system improvement, and you bring:

• Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
• Minimum five (5) years of nursing experience, including leadership responsibilities
• Valid CPR and First Aid certification
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage performance
• Understanding of budgeting and basic financial principles
• Ability to complete a Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check

Assets:

• Master of Nursing
• French/English bilingualism
• Experience leading in an inpatient or unionized healthcare environment, with a focus on care transitions and Home First principles