Integrated Director, Medical Affairs

Position

Description

The partnership between GRH and SMGH marks a strategic collaboration aimed at the creation of a regional healthcare system, designed to meet the evolving needs of the Waterloo region. As the organizations continue to work closely together, a new role of Integrated Director, Medical Affairs has been created. Reporting to the Integrated Vice President, Medical Affairs, the Integrated Director will be responsible for overseeing the integration and enhancement of medical affairs across both hospital organizations with a focus on the development and maintenance of a centralized Office of Medical Affairs that streamlines operations, consolidates fragmented systems, and elevates the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided to medical staff and learners.

Key leadership priorities for the Integrated Director will be to:

• Centralize and streamline medical administration across GRH and SMGH by building out the Office of Medical Affairs. This new office will include the Chief of Staff’s office, credentialing coordinators, and other key staff, creating a unified hub for efficient oversight of all medical affairs operations.
• Lead a comprehensive review and enhancement of medical leadership, focusing on developing leadership skills, continuing education, wellness initiatives, and mentorship programs to support the professional growth of medical staff.
• Manage the budget and human resources planning for the Office of Medical Affairs, ensuring strategic resource allocation and effective performance management that aligns with the hospitals’ operational goals.
• Enforce management of credentialing processes and maintain oversight of compliance with medical legal requirements to uphold high standards of medical practice across the organization
• Actively facilitate collaborations with academic partners and oversee the expansion and enhancement of residency and clinical training programs, aligning them with the organization’s strategic objectives to improve clinical education and service delivery.

Experience Required

The successful candidate will have at least five years’ progressive experience in health care, ideally in a hospital environment. With demonstrated professionalism and a background in healthcare, you have knowledge of medical staff relations and their standards of practice.  Skilled at developing effective working relationships, you are an exceptional communicator and an accomplished team player.  Your excellent strategic planning, organizational, and project management skills have been successful in achieving corporate objectives and enhancing the quality and continuum of clinical services. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title to resumes@promeus.ca.

Employer

Grand River Hospital (GRH) and St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) have formed an extraordinary, highly integrated, and progressive partnership. Together, these two Hospitals have established several joint leadership and medical staff roles across the continuum of corporate and clinical services and are actively engaged in the regionally shared health information system, as well as the KW4 Ontario Health Team.

Grand River Hospital, St. Mary’s General Hospital, and Promeus Inc. are committed to building an intentionally inclusive environment that engages, supports, and empowers employment equity and diversity in the workplace and communities served. We welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ+ persons.