Manager, Scrp Allied Health - Toronto, Canada - University Health Network

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2 weeks ago

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JOB POSTING #912231

Position:
Manager, Spinal Cord Rehab Program Allied Health

Site:
Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehab

Department (s): Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Inpatient & Outpatient Services

Reports to:
Clinical Director

Salary Range:
$ $60.21 (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)

Hours: 37.5 per week; Days

Status:
Permanent Full-Time

One of North America's leading rehabilitation sciences centres, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is revolutionizing rehabilitation by helping people overcome the challenges of disabling injury, illness or age related health conditions to live active, healthier, more independent lives.

Toronto Rehab's Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program is the largest rehabilitation program in Canada for people with spinal cord injuries and related non-traumatic neurological conditions.

Toronto Rehab integrates innovative patient care, ground-breaking research and diverse education to build healthier communities and advance the role of rehabilitation in the health system.

Toronto Rehab, along with Toronto Western, Toronto General and Princess Margaret Hospitals, is a member of the University Health Network and affiliated with the University of Toronto.

In this position, the principal responsibilities of the
MANAGER, SCRP ALLIED HEALTH include: performing management responsibilities to ensure the delivery of Clinical Nutrition (RD), Occupational Therapy (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant (OTA/PTA), Physiotherapy (PT), Psychology (Psych), Community Support workers (RSSW), Social Work (SW) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP), and Therapeutic Recreation (TR) services and any other assigned areas to established standards; as well as participating in strategic planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of departmental activities; facilitating and promoting professional, personal development and educational activities; performing administrative functions; facilitating staff meetings; ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff; maintaining liaison with patients, family members and significant others; resolves patient care issues; ensures equipment is maintained and readily available; performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.

This role supports Allied Health staff in both inpatient and outpatient services at Lyndhurst.

As the Program Services Manager you will focus on facilitating the provision of optimal patient centred care and inspire teams to do their best by modelling UHN values.

You will work closely with the inpatient units, collaborative academic practice partners and foster relationships with community-based service delivery stakeholders (e.g. LHIN, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario).

You will also be accountable for fiscal planning; inspire and lead teams through system wide change, facilitate team education and provide leadership for operating initiatives to meet strategic directions; all in collaboration with the Clinical Director and Medical Director of the Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Program.

Job Summary:

Create an environment of continuous learning; engaging staff, patient and families in continuous improvement
Facilitate the delivery of safe high quality, patientcentered care to patients
Foster an environment that is collaborative, inter professional and accountable, partnering with patients and caregivers
Facilitate seamless transitions between inpatient, outpatient and the community, spanning the entire health care continuum
Oversee and develop innovative services, e.g. new models of care, continuous process and quality improvement
Facilitates and promotes professional development and educational activities
Recruits and retains the best and the brightest

Qualifications:

A Baccalaureate degree or higher in a regulated allied health profession (e.g. occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, registered dietitian, social worker, speech language pathologist, etc) required
Master's Degree in related field required
A minimum of three years' experience as a clinical manager is preferred
Experience with rehabilitation/ complex medical patients is required
Experience managing a multidisciplinary health care team in a multisite academic health care setting is an asset
Experience with outpatient, and community based programs and services is an asset
Proven change management skills combined with the ability to work with and through others and successfully lead change
Working knowledge of labour/management practices
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated conflict resolution and creative problemsolving skills
Proven ability to promote an academic practice environment within the clinical setting
Vaccines (COVID19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code

POSTED DATE:
March 23, 202