University Health Network Looking for Project Coordinator (Permanent Full-Time) at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Job Posting #:925815

Site: 750 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON M6J 3S3

Union: Non-Union

Department: The Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine

Reports to: Senior Manager, Program Operations and Strategy, Social Medicine and Population Health

Hours: 37.5

Salary: $69,560 – $ 86,951 annually: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy

Status: Permanent Full-Time

Posted Date: October 20,2023

Closing Date: Until Filled

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Position Summary

The Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine seeks to address health inequities, working alongside community organizations, UHN clinicians, marginalized populations, persons with lived experience, patients, and all levels of policymaking to co-design, evaluate, and scale innovative data-driven programs that lead to better health. Applying a social determinants of health approach, the Social Medicine and Population Health Program aims to bridge health services and the broader social environment of UHN’s most medically and socially complex patients with the highest needs through the design, implementation, research and evaluation of new care models and initiatives to address the health implications of inequity.

The Social Medicine Program is seeking a Project Coordinator who will be responsible for leading all aspects of the project life cycle, from planning to implementation and evaluation, working with the Senior Manager to set project timelines, coordinate activities, and ensure the project remains on budget. The Project Coordinator supports and monitors project progress against metrics, timelines, and plans; actively identifies and resolves issues affecting timely and successful completion of projects, and escalates issues to the Senior Manager. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for executing the implementation of key project and program initiatives in social medicine, working in collaboration with UHN programs and community organizations.

Duties

• Serves as the main point of contact for project implementation using best practices to achieve project goals, including obtaining local client, clinical, community, organizational, and system perspectives

• Advance health equity in project delivery
• Identify key stakeholders
• Develop project metrics, surveys, and data solutions
• Ensure projects are completed within budget and specified timeline, and refine approaches as needed
• Prepare reports and obtain stakeholder and project team feedback
• Develops Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for implementations in order to ensure consistency, safety and effectiveness
• Review data from various sources, analyze and interpret the information to inform project progress
• Lead discussion on project progress and present to senior management on key milestones
• Develops strong relationships with stakeholders and leverages multiple communication mechanisms and styles to effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders to ensure engagement in and continued support of projects
• In collaboration with the evaluation specialist(s), works to ensure projects meet targeted and measurable outcomes
• Identify key issues and potential risks to project and stakeholder relationships. Provide recommendations to the Manager and Executive Director related to issue resolution options
• Manages multiple competing priorities, and able to rapidly shift focus in response to changing priorities
• Strong knowledge and understanding of population health, health equity, and the social determinants; as well as health system design and implementation to address inequities

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelors degree or equivalent in health sciences, health studies, public health, social services, or recognized equivalent field
• At minimum, 5 years practical and related experience, and/or on the job training
• Project planning, management, and implementation experience required, particularly as it relates to the social determinants of health; certification in Project Management preferred
• Strong experience building connections and relationships with community organizations
• Strong knowledge of, and familiarity with, community resources to address the social determinants of health, including housing, poverty, and food insecurity
• Dynamic knowledge of community engagement principles
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression principles and practices
• Effective communicator with strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to foster relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Understanding of acute care setting and ability to navigate hospital systems an asset
• Knowledge of the Ontario and Toronto health care and social services systems and public health an asset
• Ability to produce high quality reports and meet deadlines
• Well-developed decision-making, problem-solving, and judgement skills, as well as excellent time management and organizational skills required
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.