Req ID: 208139
Location: Provincial Zone, Westway 1
Department: OPOR STRAT ATE - MGR
Type of Employment: Temporary Internship (100%)
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 29-Aug-25
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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
Nova Scotia Health is pleased to offer a unique paid internship opportunity through the One Person One Record (OPOR) RIA Internship Program, designed for recent graduates of studies and soon to be graduates, in healthcare management, clinical systems, data analytics, education and related disciplines. Interns will be embedded directly into the OPOR team to support the provincial implementation of a new Clinical Information System (CIS), a transformative initiative that will unify health records across Nova Scotia.
Interns will gain hands-on experience in digital health transformation by contributing to operational planning, data quality improvement, frontline support (At The Elbow), workflow optimization, and organizational readiness activities.
The program is structured around three cohorts:
- Cohort A - 50 positions for 12 months (54 weeks) November 3rd, 2025 - October 31, 2026
- Cohort B - 300 positions for 10.5 months (41 weeks) January 12th 2026 - October, 31, 2026
All cohorts will have the possibility of extensions
Participants will work under the guidance of OPOR leadership and stream leads, receive targeted onboarding, and contribute meaningfully to one of the largest healthcare modernization projects in Canada.
Intern work schedules will vary across the pre-Go-Live, hyperphase, and post-Go-Live periods to align with operational demands. During the pre-Go-Live phase, interns will follow a schedule focused on onboarding, training, and project preparation activities which could involve evening and weekend shifts for classroom support.. In the hyperphase, interns transition to a full-time clinical support schedule, which may include daytime, evening, nights, and weekend shifts to provide real-time At The Elbow (ATE) support during the CIS Go-Live. Following Go-Live, in the post-hyperphase period, schedules will revert to Pre Go Live for classroom support and readiness activities for the next Go Live.
OPOR RIA Internship Eligibility:
- Must have access to reliable transportation
- International applicants must have a post-graduation work permit or approved residency status that entitles you to work in Canada.
- Must be a graduate of the class of 2024 or 2025 from a post-secondary diploma or university degree program (feilds such as but not limited to Education, Health Informatics, Health Sciences, IT, Analytics, Public Health, Health Leadership, etc)
- Must be authorized and available to work 37.5 hours per week (full-time) on an employer-defined schedule. During the hyperphase, you may be scheduled for either 12-hour ot 8-hour shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
- Must reside within one hour drive to Halifax/West Hants.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long Assignment, Full-time / 37.5 Hours Per Week
- May include days, evenings, nights and weekends
Compensation and Benefits
OPOR RIA Interns are compensated at a standard rate of $22/hour ($825 weekly) plus 4% vacation pay. While interns are eligible for overtime pay where applicable, they do not receive paid vacation or sick time.
OPOR RIA Interns are not eligible to participate in the NSHA benefits plans.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
