Director, Cardiovascular, Stroke & Chronic Diseases

Director, Cardiovascular, Stroke & Chronic Diseases

• Full-time
• Program: CARDIOVASCULAR
• Site:
  Multiple sites
• Departments: PRG Admin Cardiovascular -
• Job Category:
  Cardiology
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Union Group:
  Non Union - Management
• Schedule:
  
  Days
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities.

We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands‑on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands‑on skills development, cross‑department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

The Director, Cardiovascular, Stroke & Chronic Diseases is responsible for the strategic and operational management of Cardiology Program, comprised of inpatient beds, CCU, Cardiac Procedures Unit, Cardiac Diagnostics and Cardiac Rehab;
Stroke including inpatient beds and ambulatory clinics; and Chronic Disease clinics.

Working in close collaboration with the Medical Director, Cardiovascular Health and Medical Director, Stroke and other members of the management team, the Director provides leadership in the development and implementation of strategies to ensure delivery of efficient, safe and high‑quality patient care services using evidence‑based practices that meet legal, regulatory, and professional requirements.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the strategic and operational management of clinical services to ensure effective delivery of outcomes that are aligned with Osler's corporate strategic plan
• Strategic planning (in collaboration with Medical Director, Cardiovascular and Medical Director, Stroke Program)
  • Develop and implement and promote the strategic direction of the program (i.e. vision, goals, and objectives) and monitor the variance
  • Develop annual operating plans (clinical placemat) aligned with the clinical priorities plan and strategic GO plan; consider opportunities and risks associated with proposed options; select courses of action with the highest probability of success; monitor the variance
  • Integrate clinical program functions, philosophy, process, policies with other program areas to improve patient care quality outcomes and patient/family experience (e.g. inter‑program patient flow)
  • Meeting program specific balanced scorecard and quality improvement plan metrics
  • Plan service delivery to meet the needs of patients and the community in both the short and long term
• Leadership
  • Motivates the team, creates engagement, and establishes presence, holding team accountable, coaching/mentoring
  • Coaches and develops team members and ensures bench strength for leadership and mission critical positions
  • Manages escalated issues independently and in collaboration with clinical team; takes action to resolve issues and conflicts, and maintain…