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. The Specialist, Quality is an important team member that will plan and facilitate quality improvement initiatives/projects in various disease sites as well as play a key role in the implementation of other province wide projects to advance surgical oncology care delivery across Ontario. This role works closely with the clinical Quality lead and program staff and is primary contact for multiple provincial clinical working group members.
This is an important and rewarding role that influences building a culture of quality improvement across Ontario.
Here Is What You Will Be Doing
- Planning and facilitating projects to develop quality improvement strategies and foster cancer surgery initiatives. This includes working closely with clinical experts, conducting needs assessments and surveys, performing literature reviews and environmental scans, developing education and evaluation tools, and contributing to presentations and publications relating to the projects.
- Facilitating in all aspects of project management such as identifying and effectively communicating with relevant stakeholders, managing project documentation, driving agendas, and providing input in a collaborative setting to develop and implement strategies to foster quality improvement.
- Provide support for Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference (MCC) program including performance data capture and review, etc
- Supports meetings for the SOP which includes conducting research for meetings, developing reports and presentations, coordinating logistics, corresponding with meeting participants, leading meetings and/or participating in meetings as recorder when required.
- Act as a lead and develop subject matter expertise in disease sites of interest.
- Working with various stakeholders (subject matter experts, providers, administrators, professional bodies) and working groups to achieve consensus.
- Monitoring evidence and conducting jurisdictional scans to understand best practices. Conduct systematic literature reviews.
- Identifying issues and risks in a timely manner.
- Commitment and willingness to be a team player, support colleagues and ensure program goals are accomplished.
- Demonstrating and maintaining a positive and creative influence in keeping project momentum moving forward.
- Supporting SOP committees, other initiatives, and other tasks as assigned.
- Contribute towards the publication of scholarly articles on SOP activities/initiatives
Here Is What You Will Need To Be Successful
Education and Experience
- Master’s degree preferred or Undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline (clinical epidemiology, health services research, business/health administration, Sciences) or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum three years of overall working experience, with a minimum of two years recent experience working within the healthcare sector.
- Knowledge of Communities of Practice (clinical) concept, performance, and evaluation indicator development/measurement
- Knowledge of the cancer care system, project management, best practices in quality improvement and performance management is preferred
- Experience leading/enabling small to medium-scale strategic projects preferably related to the cancer surgery field.
- Demonstrated successful project management and change management experience.
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis including systematic literature reviews.
- Experience partnering with internal and external stakeholders to advance the quality agendas.
- Demonstrated ability to work, both as a member of a team and independently, using sound judgment.
- Experience organizing and coordinating small and large meetings for various stakeholders
- Proven ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish trust, credibility, and respect
Knowledge and Skills
- Problem-solving and facilitation skills are required.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) including developing policies, broad communications, knowledge transfer tools and project materials
- Highly motivated, results-oriented, team player.
- Excellent interpersonal, decision-making and facilitation skills
- Eagerness to learn about and partner with all regions and departments within the organization to advance the Project objectives
- Knowledge of ICD-10 and CCI coding and concepts is highly preferred including development of quality indicators using health system administrative databases
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (e.g. Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Excellent ability to analyze and interpret complex information to deliver a solution that meets the program needs.
- Consults with numerous teams, portfolios and stakeholders to examine problems and find innovative solutions to non-routine problems where information and precedence are not readily available.
- Identifies trends and make suggestions for positive change in response to problematic trends.
- Must be able to understand the needs of diverse stakeholders in order to develop effective solutions and assess impact of recommendations for change.
Employment Type: Full-time Temporary (12 month contract)
Location: 438 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change).
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Employment Type
Temporary + (Fixed Term) Full time
Contract Length
12 Month(s)
Salary Band
Band 4
External Application Deadline Date
January 5, 2025
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.
