Job Description
Deadline to Apply: June 11th, 2024
Who We Are:
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada’s largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support the wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children’s Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Manager, ITS Project Delivery Office, The Project Consultant II is responsible to lead and manage more complex projects from design and implementation through to evaluation and close-out; educate, mentor and support the hospitals departments/programs in project delivery principles and practices; establish and cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in order to support the delivery of key strategic priorities; and to promote and implement change management and innovation to support the delivery of key project priorities.
The role is responsible for providing coaching and guidance to team members about every aspect of the project so that team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them efficiently.
The incumbent will identify all internal and external resources required to complete projects successfully. They are to collaborate with senior leaders to develop sound business cases for strategic priorities and initiatives, including cost and benefit analysis. Where required, they will support leaders in presenting to Senior Management for approval.
Permanent and Temporary Positions Available
What we offer:
- Rate of Pay: $47.85 - $59.81 per hour
- Hours of Work: 37.5 hours a week
- Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Health & Dental Benefits
- Career Development & Training Opportunities
- Employee Wellness Initiatives
As the ideal candidate, you have:
- Undergraduate Degree (Honours) in Health/Business Administration or Technology relevant discipline, or as acceptable by the hospital
- Masters Degree in Health/Business Administration or Technology related discipline preferred
- Certification from the Project Management Institute preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Process Redesign (Yellow/Green Belt) preferred
- Minimum six (6) years previous related project management experience including multi-site projects
- Demonstrated skills in financial management and change management
- Advanced skills in negotiation, risk management and project management
- Demonstrated facilitation skills including consensus building
- Advanced problem solving, decision-making, planning and evaluation skills
- Advanced resource planning and performance measurement
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple and competing priorities on a daily basis
- Thorough knowledge of local and regional health care systems
- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated excellence in quantitative and qualitative analysis and evaluation and project leadership
- Demonstrated process improvement and business design experience
- Proficient working knowledge of industry best practices, benchmarks, and measurement/ evaluation methodologies
- Advanced negotiation skills
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s vision, purpose and values
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis
How to Apply
Apply through London Health Sciences Centre's career website at https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers Job ID 101871
Immunization Requirements:
Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to:
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis;
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step);
- Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health’s current definition of being fully vaccinated
- For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements
We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect. LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca .
As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.
Please be advised, if you are seeking employment on a temporary work or study permit we recommend reviewing work permit restrictions as it applies to healthcare organizations in Canada. As per the Government of Canada, LHSC is considered a hospital/healthcare organization, even if an employee is functioning in a non-patient facing role. Individuals on a work or study permit seeking employment in this sector may be required to complete additional steps in the process, including but not limited to a medical exam, which may also apply to employees looking to renew their work permits. It is the employee’s accountability to ensure they are adhering to their specific work permit restrictions, and we encourage all candidates and LHSC employees to be proactive and review restrictions as soon as possible as it could be a lengthy process.