About the role
OVERVIEW
The Risk team partners with patients, leaders and care providers across the hospital and its community drive positive changes in the areas of identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with patient safety, legal compliance, emergency preparedness and enterprise risks from across the organization. The Policy Specialist will be reporting to the Manager, Risk Management and works closely with Hospital’s Policy Committee. The Policy Specialist will develop, implement and evaluate hospital policies and will maintain oversight of the hospital’s policy system.
EDUCATION
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Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare or Business Administration or a related program.
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Master’s degree (Business or Healthcare Administration) and healthcare related certifications are assets.
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Lean/Six-sigma and project management certifications are assets.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of experience designing and implementing policy analysis or development in a healthcare setting.
- Strong team facilitation skills – able to provide multi-disciplinary team members with clarity on project goals and a pathway to achieve success.
- Must have initiative; diplomacy and tact; experience dealing with
- Highly sensitive and confidential matters is required.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and reprioritize in an environment of
- constant change.
- Must be able to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines and priorities concurrently.
- Excellent time management skills – can effectively manage multiple projects and address competing demands based on priority.
- Excellent capabilities with Microsoft Office suite, including data analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
- Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written – can succinctly convey the salient messages imbedded in large information sets.
- Good work and attendance record required.
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto EastGeneral Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patientand staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.
About Michael Garron Hospital
Nestled in the heart of East Toronto, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) is a vibrant community teaching hospital serving more than 400,000 people in 22 distinct neighbourhoods. For more than 90 years, MGH has delivered high-quality, patient-centred healthcare services to families along the continuum of care, from welcoming a new life to facing end-of-life.
MGH is a full-service hospital with strong community and research partners. MGH is a proud member of East Toronto Health Partners, the Ontario Health Team serving East Toronto.
In 2010, MGH was the first hospital to make the Great Place to Work Institute's best workplaces in Canada list. More recently, MGH was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2023. A benchmark for workplace best practices, this is the sixth consecutive year the hospital has received this recognition.
Social Media Community Guidelines: We welcome discussion on our social media platforms and encourage users to engage in a kind and considerate way.
In order to keep our social media platforms a safe space, we ask users to follow these guidelines: tehn.ca/SocialMedia.
About the role
OVERVIEW
The Risk team partners with patients, leaders and care providers across the hospital and its community drive positive changes in the areas of identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with patient safety, legal compliance, emergency preparedness and enterprise risks from across the organization. The Policy Specialist will be reporting to the Manager, Risk Management and works closely with Hospital’s Policy Committee. The Policy Specialist will develop, implement and evaluate hospital policies and will maintain oversight of the hospital’s policy system.
EDUCATION
-
Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare or Business Administration or a related program.
-
Master’s degree (Business or Healthcare Administration) and healthcare related certifications are assets.
-
Lean/Six-sigma and project management certifications are assets.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of experience designing and implementing policy analysis or development in a healthcare setting.
- Strong team facilitation skills – able to provide multi-disciplinary team members with clarity on project goals and a pathway to achieve success.
- Must have initiative; diplomacy and tact; experience dealing with
- Highly sensitive and confidential matters is required.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize and reprioritize in an environment of
- constant change.
- Must be able to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines and priorities concurrently.
- Excellent time management skills – can effectively manage multiple projects and address competing demands based on priority.
- Excellent capabilities with Microsoft Office suite, including data analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
- Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written – can succinctly convey the salient messages imbedded in large information sets.
- Good work and attendance record required.
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto EastGeneral Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patientand staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.
About Michael Garron Hospital
Nestled in the heart of East Toronto, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) is a vibrant community teaching hospital serving more than 400,000 people in 22 distinct neighbourhoods. For more than 90 years, MGH has delivered high-quality, patient-centred healthcare services to families along the continuum of care, from welcoming a new life to facing end-of-life.
MGH is a full-service hospital with strong community and research partners. MGH is a proud member of East Toronto Health Partners, the Ontario Health Team serving East Toronto.
In 2010, MGH was the first hospital to make the Great Place to Work Institute's best workplaces in Canada list. More recently, MGH was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2023. A benchmark for workplace best practices, this is the sixth consecutive year the hospital has received this recognition.
Social Media Community Guidelines: We welcome discussion on our social media platforms and encourage users to engage in a kind and considerate way.
In order to keep our social media platforms a safe space, we ask users to follow these guidelines: tehn.ca/SocialMedia.