Queensway Carleton Hospital -- Chief and Medical Director, Psychiatry

Located in fast-growing west Ottawa, Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) cares for more than 500,000 patients each year. With 355 beds, QCH is the secondary referral centre for the Ottawa Valley and offers diverse programs and services such as Emergency, Childbirth, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Medical and Surgical Services, and Critical Care Services.

Its exemplary team of 2,700 staff, 400 physicians and 300 volunteers have dedicated themselves to providing expert care that puts patients and families first and was recognized in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals Survey in 2021 as the #1 hospital in Ottawa, #16 in Canada.

QCH is seeking its next Chief and Medical Director, Psychiatry .

Working under the general direction of the Chief of Staff, the Chief and Medical Director provides medical, administrative and strategic leadership to enhance the Psychiatry Department and to help achieve the Hospital’s strategic goals.

The Chief oversees the professional practice and quality of care provided by its departmental staff. Working collaboratively in a dyad model with the Patient Care Director, the Chief also works with Senior Leadership, Department Chiefs and members of the professional staff to plan and ensure optimum utilization of available resources in alignment with the strategic direction of QCH.

As an ideal candidate, you hold an independent license or eligibility for an independent license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario as well as FRCPC, Psychiatry Certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

You must be able to acquire hospital privileges or have eligibility for hospital privileges with the ability to provide clinical services consistent with other members of the Department.

QCH will benefit from your significant clinical and administrative experience and history leadership, team engagement and collaboration at a department, program or organizational level.

You bring demonstrable strategic management experience with an ability to set and meet targets, understand and interpret analytics, and undertake significant change management in service of innovation and the provision of world-class care.

You are an enthusiastic, open minded and highly respected psychiatrist skilled in communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and building high performing teams while representing an organization at a regional level.

Play an exciting physician leadership role in one of the best hospitals in Canada. To learn more or to apply for this position, please submit your application materials via the blue "Apply" button.

Thank you for your interest. QCH deeply values and celebrates the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, as they are integral to the enrichment of QCH’s work environment.

QCH believes that by fostering an inclusive and diverse community, it can achieve its mission of providing exceptional healthcare services to all individuals with compassion and respect.

QCH encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. It welcomes those who would contribute to the further diversification of QCH’s organization including, but not limited to women, racial or ethnic minorities, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under serious consideration for the role will be contacted.