Interim Manager, Interprofessional Practice, Quality and Innovation - Temporary Full-Time

Competition : 046-25

Department / Unit :

Interprofessional Practice

Position Type : Temporary Full Time

Bargaining Unit : Non-Union

Posting Date : 2025-02-18 14 : 30

Headwaters Health Care Centre. One Community, Caring Together.

We are a dedicated team of professionals focused on providing the best care possible for our patients, families, and caregivers. We work together to care for the whole person from hospital to home.

We are looking for an Interim Manager, Interprofessional Practice, Quality and Innovation to work with our Interprofessional Practice Department to help us continue in our mission to serve our community with Kindness, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

Position Responsibilities :

Reporting to the Program Director, Surgical Services, Obstetrics and Ambulatory Care, the Manager, Interprofessional Practice, Quality & Innovation works collaboratively with the HHCC Leadership Team and Department Chiefs to advance interprofessional practice, quality and innovative initiatives at HHCC. They will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management of quality including but not limited to the oversight, development, implementation, and evaluation of projects including Accreditation, QIP, and patient safety initiatives at HHCC.

The Manager Interprofessional Practice, Quality & Innovation will mentor others in interprofessional practice, quality and innovation work and will focus on quality care outcomes through educational program planning, collaboration with members of the interprofessional team, implementation, and evaluation processes to enhance knowledge, skills, and professionalism of the clinical staff.

This role will also work to build partnerships with departments across the hospital to identify opportunities for process improvements and provide the support and tools required to further investigate those opportunities and realize potential benefits.

The Manager, Interprofessional Practice, Quality & Innovation is accountable for inspiring the HHCC’s corporate values and encourages the team to set unit goals that align with these values and strategic directions and works collaboratively.

The scope of this role includes :

• Leading the focus on evidence-based practice and quality of care while engaging innovation across the organization
• Provides leaderships for all patient safety initiatives, including incident management support, quality of care reviews and new initiatives
• Managing multiple projects through a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful leadership style
• Identifying quality and innovation opportunities within the larger corporate environment
• Development of work plans and frameworks to ensure successful achievement of targets and goals
• Coordination, analysis, and reporting of metrics related to corporate performance and progress of quality initiatives
• Participation in committees that directly impact practice, quality, and safety at HHCC

The Manager is also responsible for ensuring best practices in the organization by leading the development, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical practice systems and processes to advance patient care planning and documentation. This mandate is to be achieved through assessment of learning needs and deployment of professional education resources in consultation with the HHCC Leadership team.

The Manager has accountability for our purpose of “one community, caring together”, and provides leadership to foster a culture of continuous quality improvement and effective teamwork.. A key competency within the role includes building and strengthening partnerships within the community sector as well as among organizational stakeholders.

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Qualifications :

Hours of Work : 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Hiring Salary Range :  Compensation is commensuratewith experience The duration of the temporary position is approximately 12 months.

Why Headwaters?

Ourvalues are more than words, they are what define and connect us. They determinehow we work, how we behave, and how we relate to our patients, their families,and caregivers as well as to everyone who is part of the Headwaters community.

Weoffer a wide range of employee perks, for information on our comprehensivebenefits package, please visit .

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and supports the compliance of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you have a need for an accommodation, please contact Human Resources so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is a smoke free facility. Smoking is not permitted on hospital properties. We thank everyone who works at or visits our hospitals for respecting this healthy initiative. We are also a scent-free environment for all employees and visitors.

All job offers will require compliance with our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for proof of full vaccination unless provided with a medical exemption or an accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code.