Project Manager, Emergency Department Access And Flow

Reporting to the Director, Child & Youth Acute Care, the Project Manager, will provide overall project leadership and expertise to the Emergency Department Access and Flow Initiatives within our specialized Paediatric Emergency at McMaster Children’s Hospital. The Project Manager will work collaboratively with clinical managers and team to advance innovation, quality improvement, and Emergency Department Access and Flow within our Pediatric Emergency Department.

Education And Work Experience

• Advanced capability in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Undergraduate degree in Health Administration, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics or related field required; Master’s degree in related field preferred; and/or equivalent related work experience
• 3-5 years project leadership experience with large, complex change projects; formal project management training preferred
• Experience in and/or experience supporting clinical operations required
• 3-5 years related work experience, such as experience leading quality improvement initiatives, and/or experience leading the collection and collation of data, in a health care sector or academic institution
• LEAN, Six Sigma or CQI process improvements training considered an asset
• 3-5 years’ experience engaging and partnering with various competing stakeholder groups

Skills And Abilities

• Proven ability to influence and lead others, project teams, and stakeholder groups
• Experience developing, executing and monitoring a fulsome evaluation strategy
• Proven process design ability
• High level of critical thinking skills and effective stakeholder engagement to gain necessary buy-in for project success
• Strong results orientation and enthusiastic energy; must be able to thrive in a fast paced work environment
• Ability to synthesize data to inform improvement opportunities
• Ability to work with little supervision; organize and establish priorities within multiple projects and tasks, demonstrated ability to meet project and task deadlines and adjust quickly to changing requirements
• Sound consulting, facilitation and advisory skills

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Employee Health Services.

Job

Management

Primary Location

Ontario-Hamilton

This position will be located at

McMaster University Medical Centre

Organization

Child&Youth Acute HlthCare Adm

Status

Temporary

Hours per week

37.5

Number of Openings

1

Union Code

Non Union Employees

Minimum Salary

47.4600

Maximum Salary

60.8500

Post Date

Sep 6, 2023, 12:00:00 AM

Sep 12, 2023, 11:59:00 PM

Unit Summary

The McMaster University Medical Centre site of Hamilton Health Sciences is home to McMaster Children's Hospital. As of April 04, 2011, a specialized Paediatric Emergency Department provides care for infants, children and youth 17 years of age and under. Our dedicated team of health professionals provides family centered emergency care that embraces teaching, research and health promotion.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday; days.

This position is temporary for one year.

Guidelines

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement

Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement

Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement

Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement

Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement