Employment Status: Full-time
Department: Emergency Mental Health & Addictions Services
Job Code: 26083
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
At Guelph General Hospital, we are committed to our Mission of providing exemplary and equitable care for and with our community.
Everything we do is grounded in our values of being compassionate, inclusive, respectful, collaborative, and inspired. If you are seeking meaningful work in an organization where your contributions truly matter to patients, colleagues, and the broader community, you have come to the right place.
Current Shifts: Primarily Days - 8hrs
Position Summary:
The Project Lead position is responsible:
- To the Emergency Mental Health and Addictions Services (EMHAS) Operations and Quality Team for the management and administration of the project implementation and its deliverables ensuring that these are met on time and on budget.
- For coordinating the operational planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of the program design created by the EMHAS Operations and Quality Team.
- To utilize best practice Project Management methodologies and lead all project management lifecycle stages
- To act as a hands-on change agent to identify areas for process streamlining in preparation for system design, by utilizing internal resources and knowledge
- To organize and facilitate communication and meetings with operational leaders, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders, to ensure positive tracking against project milestones and metrics
- To support and provide guidance to internal subject matter experts, workgroups, and workgroup team leads to ensure success in an integrated and collaborative process.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Participates in budget planning and monitoring for the EMHAS service
In this role, you will:
- Have ongoing opportunities to learn and grow through a generous professional development program, including our education assistance fund and in-house learning initiatives
- Have access to a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive compensation, health and dental benefits, short- and long-term disability coverage, and membership in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), with employer contributions matched at 126%.
- Be part of an organization that is deeply committed to the well being, safety, and psychological health of its workforce
- Support the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team’s commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression through meaningful action
- Collaborate with a team of highly skilled and dedicated healthcare professionals united by a shared purpose
Located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario, Guelph, known as “The Royal City,” offers an exceptional quality of life for healthcare professionals and their families.
- Expansive trails, rivers, and green spaces that support an active, outdoor lifestyle year-round
- A vibrant arts, culture, and music scene with nationally and internationally recognized events
- Diverse restaurants, cafés, and local craft breweries
- One of Ontario’s strongest and fastest growing economies
- Excellent education options, including both a university and college
- A welcoming, inclusive community with diverse cultures and centres of faith
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Abilities:
- Undergraduate degree in health sciences related field
- Master’s degree in applied health science, business or health administration preferred
- Professional Certification
- Project Management Professional designation or certificate preferred
- Lean process improvement certification
- Registered health professional in Ontario, preferred
- 5 years of project management experience
- Previous Mental Health and Addictions experience preferred
- Previous experience in a health care environment preferred
- Previous experience with the implementation of cross-organizational projects or initiatives
- Lean or equivalent Quality Improvement education/training
- Exemplary communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated change management skills, including communicating change to key stakeholders.
- Ability to quickly assess readiness, plan and prepare sound project plans, to execute the plan on time and on budget, and to assess implementation effectiveness and suggest course corrections as necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and successfully manage in a complex, fast-paced environment with multiple, and shifting priorities and stakeholders.
- Innovative and creative problem solver; demonstrates exceptional judgment and decision making skills.
- Organizational, conceptual and strategic thinking skills and abilities
- Excellent time management skills
- Computer literacy including Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Visio, database management, project management software, etc.
- Demonstrates excellence in interpersonal, communication, coaching, mentoring and team building skills that facilitate positive interactions among all members of the team
- Possesses proven analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrates superior decision-making and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, support and critical analysis in stressful, complex clinical and emotional situations.
- Demonstrated skills in building collaborative relationships with local and regional partners.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze quality improvement metrics and outcomes
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity where you will be supported, empowered, and valued, we encourage you to apply and explore how your career can grow at Guelph General Hospital.
This job posting is for a vacancy currently available. The hiring process can include the use of AI-enabled systems for administrative and candidate management purposes.
Guelph General Hospital is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. We are committed to providing a respectful, safe, and supportive environment for all employees, free from discrimination and harassment.
