Provide strategic direction to cultivate a dynamic, patient-focused professional practice environment recognized for clinical excellence.
Develop and implement a comprehensive nursing and interprofessional strategy ensuring staff operate to their full scope of practice in accordance with regulatory standards (e.g., CNO).
Act as a core clinical practice resource, advising senior management, directors, and clinical staff on the operational implications of professional practice.
Advance nursing and interdisciplinary practice through academic relations, community consultation, and professional publication.
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
Champion the organization's transformation into a High Reliability Organization (HRO) by implementing robust frameworks for safety and quality improvement.
Oversee regulatory readiness, Accreditation, Quality of Care reviews, and the organizational incident management system.
Govern quality and safety initiatives by co-chairing the Corporate Quality Committee and providing strategic support to the Quality and Safety Committee of the Board.
Monitor organizational scorecards and execute action plans to achieve targeted safety outcomes.
Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC)
Direct the development of evidence-based interventions to reduce or eliminate Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) and disease transmission.
Partner with the Physician Lead of IPAC to advise clinical leaders on infection prevention priorities and resource allocation.
Ensure rigorous compliance with regulatory requirements by managing disease outbreak investigations, conducting surveillance, and reporting to Public Health.
People Leadership & Workplace Culture
Foster a safe, equitable, and inclusive continuous-learning environment for clinical staff and advanced practice nurses.
Recruit, evaluate, and integrate professional care providers, Practice Leaders, and Clinical Informatics staff.
Embody and live Oak Valley Health's core values, modeling behaviors aligned with our mission of Honoured to Care.
Manage human resource planning, budgets, resource
Requirements
You encompass Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation's core values:
Caring passionately about our hospital
Respecting and embracing our growing community
Delivering excellence in everything we do
Upholding the highest standards of accountability
You are a natural relationship-builder who thrives on understanding what motivates a supporter to give and ensures that every interaction reinforces the impact of their generosity
You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills
What We Need:
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Please Note: If you are a current Oak Valley Health employee, apply to this job via the internal Workday application.
Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation exists to enable the growth of Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville Hospital by raising sustainable funds and awareness for its priorities and ongoing needs.
The Foundation is a separate organization from Oak Valley Health and our vision is to inspire and earn the generous support of every member of the hospital community.
Land acknowledgement:
Oak Valley Health and Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation is honoured to provide care on the traditional and treaty territory of the Anishinaabeg, and acknowledge our closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The land is encompassed within Treaty 13, Treaty 20, and the Williams Treaty.
Today, this area is home to many diverse Indigenous Peoples, and we acknowledge the health disparities and barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing care. To support true healing, we are committed to understanding these challenges, learning from Indigenous knowledge, and taking action together to improve safe and equitable health care for current and future generations.
Oakvalleyhealth · Markham, On, Canada