Associate Director - Physician Services

Job Type: Full Time Permanent

Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Rate of Pay: Annual $116,144 – $169,608 / Hourly $63.815 - $93.191

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Application Deadline: Open until Filled

Position Summary

The Associate director will be responsible for overall clinical leadership and management of all Allied Health Professional & support staff. The goal of the position is to ensure the team produces high quality and timely health services/interventions using culturally appropriate practices and best practice standards of care. The incumbent must be skilled at initiating innovative approaches to help strengthen the delivery of health services to support the region.

The Associate Director will support the strategic direction of physician services while ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and the effective utilization of resources. The position provides leadership in service planning, quality improvement, and organizational change initiatives, while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, fiscal accountability, policy development and implementation, human resource management, physician engagement, contract oversight, quality assurance, and the development and maintenance of effective relationships with staff, physicians, First Nations leadership, community partners, and other key stakeholders. The Associate Director will work collaboratively across programs and organizations to advance integrated, client-centered care and support the achievement of organizational and regional healthcare priorities.

The Associate Director – Physician Services is directly accountable to the Director – Physician Services.

Qualifications

• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)

• Masters’s Degree in an Allied Health Profession (AHP) and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to SLFNHA.

• Current Registration with the AHP’s Professional College of Ontario, in good standing

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an Allied Health field

• Minimum of 2 years management experience including project management, program development, budget, resource management and organization.

• Certification in project management is an asset.

• Demonstrated experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders, internal and external to the organization to achieve successful outcomes through excellent relationship-building skills.

• Experience working with Indigenous organizations and/or communities.

• Knowledge and understanding of First Nations peoples, culture and health priorities and social issues relevant to delivery of health care in the Sioux Lookout Area.

• Experience with conflict resolution and strong team building skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint).

• Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Demonstrates professionalism, discretion, and accountability.

• Ability to perform position requirements and work independently, with minimal direction.

• Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset.

• Ability to perform the requirements of the role on a regular basis.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Work closely with the Director, SLFNHA and SLRPSI Medical Directors to manage and support physician services for the region.
2. In collaboration with the Director, help create organizational policies and procedures
3. In collaboration with the Director, provide oversight and direction to employees and consultants of the Physician Services department in accordance with program objectives, job and productivity expectations, and organizational policies and procedures.
4. Ensure all allied health care professionals are working within their scope of practice, adhering to college regulations and best practices.
5. Monitor overall operational, budgetary, financial responsibilities, and activities.
6. At the direction of the Director, liaise with leadership, frontline workers, health care providers, and other service workers in communities to strategize means to tackle priority issues related to Physician Services.
7. Sit on any relevant Physician Services and SLRPSI working groups or advisory committees.
8. Coach, advise, and appraise employee job results.
9. Manage the preparation, maintenance, and submission of correspondence, program reports, and briefing notes at the direction of the Director.
10. Work with the Director and Managers to plan, develop, and implement systems that perform the work and fulfill the goals of the program efficiently and effectively.
11. Work with Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ an appropriate number of employees to enhance the Physician Services department.
12. Support and advise on program development and promotion.
13. Provide assistance when required and any other duties assigned.

Working Conditions

• Prolonged sitting

• Frequent use of computer, keyboard and mouse

• Prolonged viewing of computer screens

• Must be willing to relocate to Sioux Lookout

• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours.

• Required to work days, sometimes evenings and weekends, if necessary.

• Shared on call responsibilities

About Working with Us

The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) serves 33 First Nation communities in the Sioux Lookout region in Ontario, Canada. Mandated by the leadership in these communities, our organization is dedicated to strengthening First Nations by contributing in unique ways to a strong health system for the Anishinabe.

We value respect, relationships, culture, equality and fairness. Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority focuses on hiring Indigenous employees whenever possible.

We offer competitive and comprehensive employment benefits to Full-Time employees:

• Health and dental benefits

• Competitive time off plans that increase with years of service

• Pension plan & comprehensive insurance coverage

• Fitness reimbursement program

• Professional development opportunities

• Relocation assistance