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Work Type: Full Time

Location: WRHN @ Midtown (formerly Grand River Hospital, KW Campus)

Home to seven regional programs and comprehensive health-care services, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN, pronounced wren) is committed to meeting the current and emerging needs in Waterloo-Wellington and beyond.

WRHN is redefining the health-care experience through collaboration and innovation, addressing barriers to access, advancing care delivery, and setting new standards in compassionate, empowered community-driven health care.

At WRHN, every patient is at the centre of everything we do as we strive to improve lives, inspire healing, and build healthier, stronger communities. By listening to patients and partners, we strive to connect communities to the right care, at the right place, and at the right time.

Please Note: New employees must provide documentation/proof of COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB test, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN). New Employees will require clearance from Employee Health, Safety and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within WRHN.

We currently have one clinical opportunity for Senior Project Leader - Planning & Readiness to join the Redevelopment Planning & Readiness team. This Senior Project Leader (SPL) will support the following primary focus program groupings across all redevelopment projects:

• Medical Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Lab Services, Pharmacy & Digital Services and temporary support for Surgical Services, commencing in summer 2025

Reporting to the Executive Project Director - Service Planning & Operational Readiness, the Senior Project Leader will provide leadership, partnership, and expert navigation for their assigned focus program grouping through all phases of planning, operations readiness, move-in, post-occupancy transition & evaluation for WRHN Redevelopment projects. The Senior Project Leader will oversee all aspects of planning and readiness of their focus areas, and in collaboration with the operational and medical leadership teams be accountable for ensuring the programs are operationally prepared to deliver the future of care. The Leader will work closely with their SPL peers across all programs in the organizations to ensure consistent, high standards of evidence-based care and service delivery are embedded into the planning and design of the new hospital build and site redevelopments, and to work with programs to develop enabling strategies and road maps to advance implementation and readiness.

The Senior Project Leader will bring a broad understanding of care and service delivery (consistent with their assigned focus programs); program and service planning; process improvement and workflow standardization/design/optimization; health human resources and staffing models; enabling technologies and equipment; change management; clinical design and emerging trends in clinical space planning; data evaluation & visualization; patient experience best practice and co-design; and staff training design and delivery. The Leader will work in close collaboration with their focus programs to identify, plan for and manage the interdependence between the project and other key strategic initiatives underway within the program, while striving for standardization between clinical programs and hospital sites that remains consistent with design principles and the functional program.

The Senior Project Leader should have good project management, documentation, report writing, and facilitation capabilities, as well as strong interpersonal skills with the ability to drive consensus and foster engagement in a complex environment. The Senior Project Leader will develop a good working knowledge of the policies, procedures, and processes of the Ministry of Health and Infrastructure Ontario and create and implement strategies to translate requirements and guide programs teams through timely input gathering and decision making at each project stage.

The Leader will maintain a working knowledge of operational, legislative and Accreditation standards to ensure planning and design meets or exceeds requirements, and can be operationalized effectively, efficiently, and consistently. The Senior Project Leader will maintain a future-oriented perspective and innovation mindset, ensuring emerging trends, research and evidence are considered in all project activities. The Leader will be accountable for identifying, communicating, and mitigating risks to project milestone delivery, and escalating to the Executive Project Director and the Joint VP Redevelopment as required.

Beginning with the Functional Program, the Senior Project Leader will work with other members of the Redevelopment Team and consultants to interpret timelines, planning, design, and technical applications to clinical and operational staff. The Senior Project Leader will be accountable to coordinate operational planning activities of the various user groups to ensure appropriate internal and external stakeholders are involved in project processes/report development, while being an expert, consistent clinical voice to the user engagement sessions able to identify impacts of changes across programs.

• An undergraduate degree in a related health discipline, graduate degree in related discipline preferred
• Regulated health professional (e.g. RN, RPN, OT, PT, etc.) preferred (for clinical program focus)
• A minimum of 7 years in a leadership position in the healthcare environment, preferably in a hospital setting at the program manager/senior manager/director level
• A minimum 10 of years in healthcare
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in leading strategic, clinical planning or operations planning within a hospital in one or more of the programs within the assigned program focus grouping
• Demonstrated ability to conduct all duties and responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital and a commitment to promote positive relationships when dealing with patients, families, visitors, volunteers, staff, professional and external partners
• Demonstrated experience in managing operational functions in large complex organizations including program planning, care and service delivery design, implementation, and evaluation
• Broad knowledge of and demonstrated experience with large-scale change management, including dealing with resistance to change, demonstrating personal commitment to change through actions and communications
• Experience leading professional staff, including coaching, fostering consensus decision-making, and creating collaborative, productive team-based work environment for change initiatives to achieve quality patient care
• Demonstrated knowledge of performance measurement, quality improvement and risk management; ability to identify risks, intervene effectively and escalate appropriately
• Excellent consultation, facilitation, negotiation, problem solving, consensus building/team building and collaboration skills with an exhibited ability to gain timely consensus and alignment of multiple impacted and interested parties
• Demonstrated ability to take complex ideas and translate them for teams to drive action, accountability, and consensus
• Demonstrated experience with budget planning, reporting, data interpretation and analysis, and systems management
• Experience in healthcare capital and previous involvement working with a team in the planning and operationalization of a large-scale new or renovated healthcare facility is preferred
• Effective project management skills, including development of work plans, documentation, project charters, etc.
• An ability to take a system view and understand the complexity and interdependent nature of patient care processes and the impact and implications of decisions on the quality of patient care or service provision and to work within and across multiple complex, rapidly evolving initiatives and understand the interdependencies and how they affect the delivery of the project
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, Accreditation standards, CSA Standards, and other applicable regulations
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, manage change and thrive in a complex, dynamic environment is essential.

EMPLOYEES OF LEGACY ST. MARY’S GENERAL HOSPITAL ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION ELECTRONICALLY USING INFOR.

As per the collective agreement, the internal recruitment process will be completed prior to the consideration of external applications.

Waterloo Regional Health Centre 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.

Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code. WRHN is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide an inclusive, barrier free workplace. We will accommodate the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require this accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

International Applicants
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We would like to thank all candidates in advance for their interest and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to confirm the receipt of individual applications or resumes.