Running AngularJS initialization code when view is loaded

When I load a view, I'd like to run some initialization code in its associated controller.

To do so, I've used the ng-init directive on the main element of my view:

<div ng-init="init()">
  blah
</div>

and in the controller:

$scope.init = function () {
    if ($routeParams.Id) {
        //get an existing object
        });
    } else {
       //create a new object
    }

    $scope.isSaving = false;
}

First question: is this the right way to do it?

Next thing, I have a problem with the sequence of events taking place. In the view I have a 'save' button, which uses the ng-disabled directive as such:

<button ng-click="save()" ng-disabled="isClean()">Save</button>

the isClean() function is defined in the controller:

$scope.isClean = function () {
    return $scope.hasChanges() && !$scope.isSaving;
}

As you can see, it uses the $scope.isSaving flag, which was initialized in the init() function.

PROBLEM: when the view is loaded, the isClean function is called before the init() function, hence the flag isSaving is undefined. What can I do to prevent that?