The Roy McMurtry Youth Centre, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services seeks a health care professional with proven ability to lead a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of patient-centred health care.
If you would like to showcase your expertise and leadership skills, don't miss this exciting opportunity.
Leadership in the OPS
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) Leadership Behaviours defines what it means to be a leader through the following expected behaviours and attributes:
• You are committed to the responsibilities of being a leader by demonstrating authenticity, accountability and courage.
• You are innovative by embracing positive disruption, maintaining a future mindset and leading with a common purpose.
• You are collaborative by driving people-centered outcomes, being inclusive and helping staff and colleagues grow, every day.
OPS commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racismThe OPS is an innovative, responsive, and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable. Diversifying leadership teams is a top OPS priority with the goal to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) in leadership positions.
The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities.
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About the job
As the Manager, Health Care Services, you will:
• Plan, manage and evaluate the delivery of health care services and programs;
• Assist in managing all aspects of human resources including labour relations, recruitment, training and performance management;
• Monitor and evaluate clinical services contracts;
• Provide professional expertise and consultation to management and staff;
• Provide input to the development of new/revised policies and standards impacting the Centre's Health Care Services;
• Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, and ensure the delivery of efficient, quality healthcare services;
• Support a values-based and inclusive environment through technical, administrative and operational oversight;
• Provide professional expertise, consultative advice and direction to ensure services and programs are in compliance to ministry framework and professional standards;
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• You are currently registered as a Registered Nurse in good standing with the Colleges of Nurses of Ontario
Leadership and Management Skills
• You can lead a multidisciplinary healthcare team in the delivery of patient-centred primary and mental health care.
• You can plan, co-ordinate, manage and direct the day-to-day delivery of healthcare services.
• You have proven skills to manage staff, provide leadership, coaching and direction, and foster an engaged and inclusive environment.
• You have knowledge of project management principles and methodologies to meet operational program deliverables.
• You can lead the contract management for fee for service health care practitioners.
Nursing Knowledge and Expertise
• You have knowledge of healthcare administration and evidence-based health care practices.
• You have proven knowledge and competency in the application of the College of Nurses professional standards and practices to supervise nursing services within a secure environment.
• You can interpret and apply knowledge of relevant legislation, such as Regulated Health Professions Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and Mental Health Act.
Other Essential Skills
• You have proven interpersonal, oral communication and conflict resolution skills to provide consultation, and resolve issues with stakeholders and staff.
• You can effectively liaise with Corporate Health Care and the local Public Health Unit, providing information back to the facility regarding instructions and guidelines for care.
• You have strong writing skills to prepare technical reports.
• You have excellent judgement and analytical skills to report and conduct investigations of unsafe practices or professional misconduct, and document incidents in accordance to ministry policies, the College of Nurses of Ontario standards, and applicable legislation and regulations.
Technical Knowledge
• You have knowledge of human resources practices, collective agreement provisions, financial and administrative policies, quality management, and continuous improvement practices.
• You have knowledge of relevant legislation, such as Regulated Health Professions Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and Mental Health Act.