Director, Health Disciplines

Seniority level

Director

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

The Director, Health Disciplines (HD) will support Mackenzie Health’s vision to create a world‑class health experience and its mission to relentlessly improve care for healthier communities. This role focuses directly on the development and advancement of operations, practice standards, and education for Social Work, Dietitians, Speech Language Pathologists, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Therapy Assistants in partnership with a contracted service provider organization.

The Director serves as a resource, advocate, facilitator, and coordinator in matters of HD operations, practice, and education, providing leadership to create a vision and strategic plan for HD professionals. Responsibilities include developing practice standards, establishing a collaborative intra‑ and interprofessional practice environment, ensuring that the health disciplines remain dynamic across Mackenzie Health, and managing daily operations for HD disciplines—including staffing models, workload, and vacation requests.

The Director reports to the Associate Vice President, Continuing Care and Community Integration, and plays a key role in developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence‑based interventions aligned with Mackenzie Health’s strategic directions.

• Develop effective and collaborative working relationships with leadership, relevant internal/external stakeholders, and staff across major projects.
• Provide leadership in defining the clinical strategic direction and ensuring excellence in patient care through high reliability tools.
• Develop and maintain external linkages to facilitate strategic initiatives and leading practices.
• Lead, plan, facilitate evaluation and monitor key long‑term clinical contracts and programs.
• Direct program evaluation, goal setting, and quality improvement initiatives that support corporate objectives and continuous service enhancement.
• Oversee operational analytics, including dashboard development and performance data interpretation, to support resource planning and strategic execution.
• Facilitate and provide oversight to the development and revision of professional practice documents, including clinical protocols, policy & procedures, clinical practice guidelines, medical directives, and pre‑printed orders.
• Oversee the development and implementation of short and long‑term plans that advance HD practice and standards across Mackenzie Health.
• Identify and support educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional HD practices and patient care.
• Integrate the professional practice framework across all sites and ensure practices are harmonized to redesign clinical care delivery culture.
• Promote a culture of reflective practice by providing profession‑specific leadership and mentoring in an evidence‑based continuous learning environment.
• Set corporate direction and standards for HD care delivery across Mackenzie Health.
• Investigate and evaluate hospital practices and processes to enhance efficiency and quality outcomes.
• Provide consultation on complex practice concerns and support remediation and professional learning plans.
• Mentor Discipline Leads and co‑chair the Collaborative Practice Council.
• Serve as point of internal coordination and reporting to regulatory colleges, leading internal reporting, and investigating inquiries from regulatory bodies.
• Liaise with regulatory colleges and professional networks to ensure compliance and support staff development.
• Manage recruitment, scheduling, performance evaluations, and professional development for direct reports.
• Coordinate and standardize operational oversight for decentralized roles.
• Support opportunities for learners and optimize student placement across disciplines.
• Drive succession planning and leadership development strategies to sustain a pipeline of talent across departments.
• Share hospital administrative on‑call responsibilities and assume responsibility for directors of other programs when…