Director, Regional Paramedic Program
The Ottawa Hospital
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Ottawa, ON
Contract type: Full time
About The Ottawa Hospital
Inspired by research and driven by compassion!
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada's largest learning and research multi-campus hospitals. With more than 1,100 beds and approximately 12,000 staff members, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario region.
From the compassion of our people to the relentless pursuit of new discoveries, The Ottawa Hospital never stops seeking solutions to the most complex health-care challenges while continually engaging with the community to support our vision for better patient care.
Working together with its research institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners, the hospital is continually gaining national and international recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research, while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve.
Rotation/Shifts
Days, 8 hour shifts.
What You Will Do
Reporting to the Executive Director, Clinical Operations, the Director, Regional Paramedic Program will provide leadership and guidance in the effective delivery of services in alignment with the established mission, vision, values, and policies of The Ottawa Hospital. They are responsible for setting and achieving the long term and short term operational, clinical, financial, quality, and utilization/effectiveness goals for their assigned portfolio. Key areas of active involvement include strategic and operational planning, resource allocation, utilization monitoring, quality initiatives, and corporate concerns including legal and human resource issues.
The Director, acting as key liaison for internal and external stakeholders, will provide expertise and consultation to ensure engagement, compliance, and understanding of strategic objectives and priorities. This role will lead and support process changes to facilitate continuous improvement of operational guidelines, policies, and procedures, ensuring efficiency standards are met, and proactively identifying and mitigating any potential risks.
What You Will Bring
The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing a healthy, safe, and inclusive work environment for everyone. We are driven by our purpose to provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.
We offer an attractive and equitable compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package, a Defined Benefit Pension (DBP) plan, and insurance protection. We also offer discounts from choice providers on a variety of products and services.
The Ottawa Hospital provides various Health and Wellness resources as well as opportunities for personal and professional development opportunities from our in-house Learning and Leadership Development team to help align your goals with your career objectives.
Interested? Apply today!
If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by improving the health of the community, excited by leading-edge medical technology, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient safety as we are, we would like to hear from you. Please submit an on-line application for the position you are interested in. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.
Inspired by research and driven by compassion!
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada's largest learning and research multi-campus hospitals. With more than 1,100 beds and approximately 12,000 staff members, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario region.
From the compassion of our people to the relentless pursuit of new discoveries, The Ottawa Hospital never stops seeking solutions to the most complex health-care challenges while continually engaging with the community to support our vision for better patient care.
Working together with its research institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners, the hospital is continually gaining national and international recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research, while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve.
Rotation/Shifts
Days, 8 hour shifts.
What You Will Do
Reporting to the Executive Director, Clinical Operations, the Director, Regional Paramedic Program will provide leadership and guidance in the effective delivery of services in alignment with the established mission, vision, values, and policies of The Ottawa Hospital. They are responsible for setting and achieving the long term and short term operational, clinical, financial, quality, and utilization/effectiveness goals for their assigned portfolio. Key areas of active involvement include strategic and operational planning, resource allocation, utilization monitoring, quality initiatives, and corporate concerns including legal and human resource issues.
The Director, acting as key liaison for internal and external stakeholders, will provide expertise and consultation to ensure engagement, compliance, and understanding of strategic objectives and priorities. This role will lead and support process changes to facilitate continuous improvement of operational guidelines, policies, and procedures, ensuring efficiency standards are met, and proactively identifying and mitigating any potential risks.
What You Will Bring
- Master's Degree in Health Sciences or Business Administration;
- Ten (10) years of healthcare professional experience in progressively responsible positions, preferably in an acute-care hospital setting, including managing large team(s) of professionals;
- Five (5) years of progressive leadership experience;
- In depth knowledge of pre-hospital and emergency/critical patient care;
- Familiarity with emergency medical systems, provincial legislation related to emergency care, principles of quality management, staff supervision, adult education & budgeting processes;
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and methods;
- Superior analytical skills required for decision-making of complex departmental issues;
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills required to effectively handle highly sensitive issues and to manage and motivate staff;
- Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to provide direction to others in managing competing priorities and balancing multiple tasks with often unpredictable or short deadlines;
- Familiarity with a variety of computer software programs for data collection, analysis, report writing and for preparing presentations and proposals.
- Registered Nurse, Licensed Paramedic, or other regulated health professional;
- Proficiency in English and French - oral expression (advanced level) and comprehension (advanced level).
The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing a healthy, safe, and inclusive work environment for everyone. We are driven by our purpose to provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.
We offer an attractive and equitable compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package, a Defined Benefit Pension (DBP) plan, and insurance protection. We also offer discounts from choice providers on a variety of products and services.
The Ottawa Hospital provides various Health and Wellness resources as well as opportunities for personal and professional development opportunities from our in-house Learning and Leadership Development team to help align your goals with your career objectives.
Interested? Apply today!
If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by improving the health of the community, excited by leading-edge medical technology, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient safety as we are, we would like to hear from you. Please submit an on-line application for the position you are interested in. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.
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