Lead, Capacity, Access & Flow (Acute/Hospital Sector)

Ontario Health | Santé Ontario; Northwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Health, un leader en soins de santé, recherche un Regional Planning Lead pour influencer l'avenir des services de santé dans les régions du Nord-Est et Nord-Ouest. Dans ce rôle, vous serez responsable de la planification stratégique, de l'analyse des systèmes de santé et de la collaboration avec des professionnels passionnés pour améliorer les résultats de santé. Ce poste offre un salaire compétitif avec des avantages tels que l'assurance médicale, une retraite à prestations déterminées et des opportunités de développement professionnel.

Benefits

Assurance santé complète

Compte de dépenses de santé

Plan de retraite à prestations définies

Congés supplémentaires

Opportunités de développement de carrière

Contrat de travail hybride

Qualifications

• Expérience de plus de 5 ans dans un environnement de soins de santé.
• Compétences en planification et analyse de systèmes de santé.
• Compétences en communication et en relations interpersonnelles.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des conseils sur les plans de financement du système de santé.
• Collaborer avec des équipes de stratégie et de planification.
• Contribuer aux activités provinciales de planification.

Skills

Analyse financière

Collaboration

Engagement des parties prenantes

Education

Diplôme de niveau Master en administration de la santé ou domaine similaire

Job description

Pour obtenir une traduction en français de l’offre d’emploi suivante, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [e-mail]. Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours.

To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email [e-mail]. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days.

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 or wellness 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.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of health care in Ontario? We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader to join our team as the Regional Planning Lead, focused on the dynamic Northeast and Northwest Regions. This pivotal role is designed for a strategic thinker who excels in planning, integration, and system transformation within diverse health-care environments.

Why join Ontario Health!

• Influence the future of health care in Ontario’s North East and North West Regions
• Lead impactful projects across a diverse portfolio of health services
• Collaborate with passionate, skilled professionals dedicated to system improvement
• Be at the forefront of data-driven, evidence-based planning and integration
  
  

You are a forward-thinking planner with a commitment to quality, collaboration, and system transformation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a track record of building consensus among diverse stakeholders. Analytical, innovative, and results-oriented, you are ready to make a difference in regional and provincial health care planning.

Join us in building a stronger, more responsive health care system for our communities. Apply today to make an impact where it matters most!

Here Is What You Will Be Doing

• Strategic System Planning: Provide expert advice and input from a planning perspective to guide the development of health-care system funding plans. Manage project plans and allocate budgets for key planning and integration initiatives.
• Regional Leadership & Collaboration: Partner with System Strategy, Planning, Design, and Implementation Teams in both the North East and North West. Serve as the Ontario Health lead for monitoring implementation, and lead ongoing quality improvement across vital areas, including surgery, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, capacity and service level planning, patient flow, laboratory and pharmacy services, and other hospital-related domains.
• Data-Driven Analysis: Conduct and coordinate in-depth analysis of local health-care systems, utilizing provincial data, community insights, and various sources. Identify gaps, establish planning priorities, and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Innovative Methodologies: Identify and apply appropriate planning approaches, such as needs-based predictive models and community-informed practices, to address evolving system needs.
• Research & Professional Leadership: Champion high-quality research and planning, and provide leadership in the development of methodologies that advance the health planning profession.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate effective consultations with stakeholders, assess the impact of planning recommendations, and promote consensus-driven actions to realize shared goals.
• Provincial Collaboration: Contribute meaningfully to provincial planning activities, ensuring alignment and synergy across Ontario’s health care landscape.
  
  

Education And Experience

Here is what you will need to be successful:

• Post-secondary education in health administration, health planning, business administration or a related field with Master’s level degree preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a health care environment.
• 5+ years experience in a health care environment required – leading projects, business development, health system planning, stakeholder engagement/facilitation, client services or similar role
  
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Good knowledge of and proven ability to apply multiple planning and analysis methodologies and make effective recommendations.
• Understanding of the current and changing dynamics of the Ontario health-care system and issues.
• Experience with seniors care, community care and hospital environment and policies is an asset.
• Understanding and experience with embedding quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated financial competence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with other staff and to liaise with colleagues across Ontario Health and with contacts in the Ministry
• Must be highly organized and able to thrive in a face paced environment with multiple priorities
• Uses information to make informed decisions and provides advice; exercises high degree of independence and professional judgment in problem solving
• Solid written and verbal communication skills. Internally, communicates with colleagues throughout the organization to present, discuss information and problems related to financial management and funding. Externally, communicates directly with various stakeholders to monitor funding allocations and performance.
• Strong attention to detail, demonstrated integrity and professionalism with a solid understanding of financial controls.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills required.
• Must be highly organized and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
  
  

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Location

Northern, Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

Employment Type

Permanent Full time

Contract Length

N/A

Salary Band

Band 6

External Application Deadline Date

August 1, 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 [e-mail] and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.