Corporate Policy Coordinator

Sinai Health System; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Corporate Policy Coordinator to shape the future of health care. This exciting role offers the chance to refine and develop a robust policy management program that supports compliance and efficiency across a multi-site academic teaching hospital. You will collaborate with senior leaders, manage a diverse workload, and ensure policies align with best practices. If you are a detail-oriented problem solver passionate about impactful health care outcomes, this opportunity could be your next great career move. Join a team dedicated to delivering excellent care and driving innovation in healthcare.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a complex healthcare environment.
• Ability to navigate organizational frameworks and manage policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage corporate policies for compliance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders on policy strategy.

Skills

Decision Making

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Prioritization Skills

Adaptability

Education

University Degree

Job description

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Job Type: Regular Full Time

Organizational Department: Employee Group

Location: Travel required between campuses listed

Hours: N/A

Salary Scale:

Job Description:

Shape the future of health care at Sinai Health as our Corporate Policy Coordinator. This role offers the unique opportunity to refine and develop our policy management program and support policies that are crucial for our hospital's compliance and efficiency.

You will support senior leaders in advancing our corporate policy strategy and leading the creation and review of policies in collaboration with program leaders across Sinai Health. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a robust and sustainable policy management framework for a multi-site academic teaching hospital that not only provides patient care but also conducts research and educates future leaders.

Is this you?

Are you skilled at navigating complex organizational frameworks and working with people? Here, you will use your expertise to manage and refine a policy governance framework and related tools, in order to advance policies that align with best practices and compliance standards. Your ability to oversee the strategic development of policies ensures that our initiatives align with corporate objectives, focusing on mitigating risks and enhancing operational resilience across the hospital.

If you thrive in dynamic settings and can seamlessly switch gears without losing focus, this position could be your next great opportunity. You will be instrumental in managing a diverse workload that affects multiple areas at Sinai Health. Your flexibility will allow you to effectively navigate the complexities of a multi-site academic teaching hospital, ensuring that our policies are both innovative and in strict alignment with evolving healthcare standards.

You are a detail-oriented problem solver, passionate about impactful health care outcomes. Your meticulous attention to detail will be essential in analyzing policy impacts and proposing necessary adjustments. Your problem-solving skills will play a pivotal role in refreshing our policy management program and in ensuring our policies meet institutional/departmental needs.

About this team:

The Enterprise Risk team supports the hospital to ensure that its risk culture, capabilities and practices are integrated with strategy and execution, and that risks are adequately and effectively mitigated to foster and maintain a safe environment for patients and people.

In this role you will:

1. Identify key principles, standards, leading practices, and expectations that support a robust and sustainable policy management program.
2. Articulate a refreshed and amalgamated policy framework and updated “Policy on Policies” that clearly defines the key principles, definitions, decision making, and practices to support the policy life cycle (policy identifying, developing and consulting/reviewing, approval, communicating and updating, retiring, and archiving).
3. Be the primary contact for senior leadership policy “owners” and other key stakeholders regarding the development, review and management of corporate policies, including advising on the policy management framework and in respect of individual portfolio policies.
4. Facilitate the development and review of corporate policies and procedures through ongoing administration of the corporate policy program.
5. Recommend and develop a suite of resources including policy templates and supporting tools; a policy taxonomy; standardized forms; nomenclature conventions; and guiding documents.
6. Make recommendations on policy storage and access that may include an electronic policy management platform, tool(s) and/or other resources to support access (searchability), and efficient and effective management of policies throughout the policy life cycle.
7. Implement standard procedures for review, approvals and posting of policies.
8. Support the policy approval process, including advising policy owners, educating various hospital committees on their roles and responsibilities in relation to corporate policies and how the committee structure supports the policy approval process, and articulating policy-related accountabilities for Committee Terms of Reference, etc.
9. Maintain corporate policy repositories in accordance with Sinai Health’s record retention and destruction policy.
10. Make recommendations to support ongoing evaluation, improvement and evolution of the hospital policy management strategy, program and tools.

Job Requirements:

Mandatory:

1. Successful completion of a University Degree from an accredited educational institution.
2. A minimum of 3-5 years of recent and related experience preferably working within a large and complex health care environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Proven ability to make decisions, exercise judgment and take initiative.
2. Strong interpersonal, communication and prioritization skills.
3. Strong work ethic, professional, diplomatic and dependable with the demonstrated ability to adapt to changing requirements.
4. Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history.

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within corporate policy, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Open Date: 2/3/2025

Posting Deadline: 2/18/2025

All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date.

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess.

Sinai Health is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care. We deliver excellent care in hospital, community and home, focusing on the comprehensive needs of people. Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. Clinical areas of specialization include rehabilitation and complex continuing care, surgery and oncology, urgent and critical care, and women’s and infants’ health. The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ranks among the top ten biomedical research institutes in the world. Sinai Health is a full affiliate of the University of Toronto.

As an equal opportunity employer who understands that diversity enriches our community and culture, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, disabled people/people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact 416-586-4800 ext. 7050, or email [e-mail].