Position Information:
The Hospital Coordinator provides clinical and operational leadership during days, evenings, nights, weekends, and statutory holidays. Acting as the senior on-site clinical resource, the coordinator supports safe, efficient, and patient-centered care across the organization by coordinating staffing resources, responding to operational issues, supporting clinical teams, and facilitating hospital-wide communication.
The coordinator serves as a leader, mentor, and resource to staff while ensuring organizational policies, procedures, and professional standards are followed. Promotes the organization's mission, vision, and values through effective leadership, collaboration, decision-making, and communication. Reports to the Manager of Patient Flow.
Essential Job Functions:
Clinical and Operational Leadership
•Provide hospital-wide clinical and operational leadership during non-business hours.
• Act as the administrative liaison and on-site leader for clinical departments.
• Coordinate patient flow, bed utilization, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Support and guide staff in operational and clinical decision-making.
• Ensure timely escalation and communication of significant issues to on-call Directors and administrators.
• Facilitate effective interdepartmental communication to support quality patient care.
Staffing and Resource Management
• Assess staffing requirements and support appropriate staffing levels across departments.
• Reassign and redeploy staff as necessary to ensure safe patient care and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Charge Nurses and clinical leaders regarding staffing challenges and resource allocation.
• Provide leadership and direction during staffing shortages and unexpected operational events.
• Support staffing decisions in accordance with collective agreements, policies, and organizational guidelines.
Patient Safety and Quality
• Promote a culture of patient safety, service excellence, and high-quality care.
• Respond to and support management of urgent clinical, patient, family, and staff concerns.
• Participate in incident management, risk mitigation, and emergency response activities.
• Support compliance with hospital policies, occupational health and safety requirements, and professional standards.
Leadership and Staff Support
• Serve as a coach, mentor, and resource to front-line staff.
• Demonstrate leadership in conflict resolution, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
• Support organizational initiatives and quality improvement activities.
• Foster a collaborative and respectful work environment.
Qualifications:
• Registrant in good standing with the College of Nurses
• Minimum 5 years’ of recent clinical experience in hospital environment
• Clinical expertise in a specialty area an asset
• Documented evidence of ongoing commitment to education
• Previous leadership, charge nurse, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Good knowledge of collective agreements
• Knowledge of labour relations and occupation health and safety
• Current BCLS certification required
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospital operations, patient flow, staffing practices, and clinical risk management.
• Strong conflict resolution, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and hospital information systems.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated participation on CQI teams an asset
• Lean training an asset
• Commitment to Patient Care & Safety and Service Excellence
Why choose Woodstock Hospital?
• Affordable On Site Parking, Electric Car Charging Stations
• HOOPP Pension Plan & Comprehensive Full Time Benefits
• Competitive Salaries, Tuition Assistance
• Monthly Wellness Initiatives, Staff Massage Chairs
• Job Sharing Opportunities, Internal 50/50 for Staff
• Corporate Discount Program, Staff Recognition Programs
• On Site Pharmacy
Salary Range: $60.71 - $68.32/hour
All Woodstock Hospital postings are a reflection of true vacancies, however unionized postings will consider internal union members first. AI is not currently used in the hiring process. Woodstock Hospital is committed to promoting compassionate and respectful patient care. We are dedicated to sustaining a supportive environment and we welcome applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities. We are committed to providing a barrier-free environment by participating and complying with the by-laws and guidelines of the standards developed under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). If accommodation is required during the application, interview, or recruitment process, please contact Human Resources via email. Woodstock Hospital is also committed to being a safe space for everyone where we embrace diversity and celebrate individuality where everyone feels valued, respected, and appreciated. We seek to establish a more inclusive, diverse, accessible, and just culture in addressing barriers and inequities to make WH a place where everyone feels like they belong.