Lead, Patients Before Paperwork Health Policy

Ontario Health • Full-time • Remote (Toronto, ON, CA) • 8h ago

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
a health care spending account
a premium defined benefit pension plan
three personal days and two float days annually
three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
career development opportunities
a collaborative values-based team culture
a wellness program
a hybrid working model
participation in
Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

Patients before Paperwork (Pb4P) is a provincial priority that has been identified as part of the drive to modernize Ontario’s health system. In October 2022 the Ontario Ministry of Health (MoH) released an “Axe the Fax” Implementation Plan and Roadmap Report that will guide a transformational change to how providers communicate across the health system. The Lead, Patients Before Paperwork Health Policy will be responsible for the development of evidence-based policies and program enhancements, including materials to support change management. The Lead will work closely with internal clients and external partners to set strategic priorities, identify milestones, manage associated workstream(s) and ensure that Pb4P project objectives are continually integrated into portfolio plans and deliverables.

Here is what you will be doing:

Managing the Policy workstream of the Pb4P initiative.
Contributing to the development of multi-year policy-related strategies to advance Pb4P priorities in consultation with the MoH and numerous other internal and external partners, at varying levels.
Ensuring OH’s funding and accountability agreements reflect Pb4P priorities and project workstream objectives.
Facilitating effective decision-making by providing strategic analysis, recommendations, and briefings for Ontario Health’s senior leadership team.
Identifying policy levers that could be activated to support Pb4P workstreams, and then leading the planning and implementation of policy related Pb4P workstreams.
Collaborating with internal/external SMEs to understand current state of clinical workflows to understand the impact of any policy and requisite process changes.
Developing needs assessments; conducting jurisdictional scans; writing policy briefs, options analyses, and impact assessments to advice to policies to enable the Pb4P initiative.
Managing and coordinating policy development and program design engagement activities with MOH and several other internal and external interest holders, through planned engagement sessions, including working groups or advisory committees to advocate and gather support for policy changes.
Developing and presenting material for review and informational purposes using excellent written, verbal, and graphical communication skills, with ability to express complex concepts effectively to a variety of audiences.
Approaching problems proactively and recommending thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of complex problems.
Taking efficient and prompt action to resolve problems.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

An undergraduate degree in Public Policy, Business/Health Administration, or another relevant discipline is essential; a graduate degree (e.g. MBA, MA, MHSc, MHA, MPA) would be highly advantageous.
Minimum of 7 years of experience working in healthcare policy, strategy, consulting, public administration, or a related field.
Experience formulating policy and working on policy initiatives, assessing impacts and conducting environmental scans and options analyses.
Demonstrated experience leading multi-year strategic planning processes, including problem definition, options analysis, benefits realization, key performance indicators and risk analysis.
Demonstrated experience leading complex project activities, from initiation and design to implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

Knowledge and Skills

Strong practical knowledge of Ontario health policies including PHIPA and other Health System Accountability Agreements, Professional College policies, Accreditation Standards, etc.
Thorough knowledge of health care systems and priorities, including OHTs, primary care, and/or integrated care systems.
Strong business acumen, leadership and critical thinking abilities with the ability to apply systems thinking to complex problems.
Outstanding ability to form working relationships with external partners to advance common priorities.
Demonstrated ability to lead internal and external consultations to identify opportunities and challenges and build consensus relating to potential solutions.
Strong research and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to synthesize and visualize data and analysis into briefing materials, presentations and dashboards that support decision-making.
Strong writing skills and ability to translate complex ideas and concepts for both executive and public audiences.
Ability to develop and deliver presentations confidently to a variety of audiences.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment; adaptable, flexible, collaborative, and responsive to change.
Demonstrated ability to work independently in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision.
Work well under pressure and use good judgment in assessing difficult situations.
Prioritize and effectively anticipate and respond to risks and issues as they arise.
Comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced environment with a degree of uncertainty or ambiguity.

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Location:

Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change).

Employment Type:

Permanent Full time

Contract Length:

N/A

Salary Band:

Band 6

External Application Deadline Date:

December 11, 2024

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email

careers@ontariohealth.ca

and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.