Project Manager, Planning

KW4 Ontario Health Team (KW4 OHT)

Project Manager (Temp Full Time – October 2024 – January 2026)

The KW4 Ontario Health Team (KW4 OHT) is a collaboration of health, wellness and social care partners from all sectors in Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich, including primary care, hospitals, community agencies, long-term care, mental health, Indigenous health, municipalities and post-secondary education, who are working together with a goal of providing coordinated care for residents. Together with patients and families, the KW4 OHT is working towards co-designing a health and wellness system for our approximately 500,000 residents. This system will offer seamless, interconnected care and continuity across providers.

Through partnerships, adaptability, accountability and a focus on prevention and inclusivity, KW4 OHT will deliver on our vision of a community where everyone receives integrated health and social care, delivered by providers who share responsibility for the outcomes of their patients/client’s care. KW4 OHT has recently launched our Strategic Plan and is seeking a Project Manager to join our team to help move this work forward.

Reporting to the Director, Project Management and Support Services, the Project Manager will use project management methodologies, techniques, technologies, knowledge and competencies to manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle including initiation, planning, monitor and controlling, execution and closing. This position will provide project management leadership for various projects related to optimizing the health and wellness of the residents of the KW4 OHT attributed population.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of key project artifacts and deliverables such as a project charter, scope of work, project schedule and work breakdown structure, cost estimates, resource plans, communications plans, and risk management plans
• Monitor schedules, costs, scope and quality and provide regular status updates
• Plan and coordinate work, understand and effectively manage resources, prioritize steps to be taken, anticipate potential issues/barriers and develop contingency plans to address these, and execute individual and team activities in a way that ensures the achievement of a set of objectives
• Identify, engage and maintain relationships with system partners (organizations, patients/residents, families, caregivers) relevant to the scope of the project
• Lead teams through improvement initiatives using a rapid cycle learning approach and PDSA methodology
• Conduct project evaluations and document lessons learned throughout the project
• Ensure transition planning is part of the project scope to ensure sustainability of changes after the project closes
• Provide leadership to the project team regarding project management methodology and best practices
• Maintain project documentation repositories
  
  

Qualifications

• University degree in business or a health related field or equivalent work experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or formal project management training preferred
• Minimum five (5) years project management experience preferably in the area of health and community services
• Extensive experience in working in a team-oriented, collaborative and diverse environment.
• Proven effectiveness in engaging with patients, families and care partners along with a variety of community agencies to co-design effective solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of project management methods, tools and techniques
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent relationship building, diplomacy, conflict management, problem solving and change management skills
• Ability to quickly and effectively establish rapport with project team members and stakeholders
• Ability to function effectively during periods of rapid change, transition, and ambiguity
• High level of initiative, decisiveness and business acumen
• Demonstrated strong leadership and motivational skills
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects and meet competing deadlines
• Proficient in SharePoint and MS Office Suite including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and MS Visio Fluent oral and written communication skills in multiple languages is an asset.
  
  

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Grand River Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL THE POSTING IS CLOSED.

Please include a resume with your application in order to ensure that your qualifications are appropriately considered in the hiring process.

Grand River Hospital is committed to fair and equitable employment and in our recruitment and selection practices. We strongly believe in inclusion and diversity within our organization, and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to: racialized communities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, Indigenous people, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace for all employees, free from violence and harassment. Grand River Hospital is a proud member of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI).

Upon individual request, the hospital will endeavour to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Human Resources in advance for assistance.