Date Posted: 03/04/2024
Closing Date: 04/10/2024, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 36322
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Family & Community Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Introduction
Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is seeking a dynamic and visionary medical leader to bring its primary care programs and community primary care partnerships to the next level of clinical innovation; lead the Department of Family & Community Medicine as a member of the hospital leadership team; and join the Family and Community Medicine leadership team at the University of Toronto.
WCH is an outpatient care hospital in Toronto, Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. It is a hospital designed to keep people out of hospital, where innovative ambulatory care models and the delivery of the highest quality education and research form the core of what we do. Based in downtown Toronto, WCH is a fully affiliated academic hospital of the University of Toronto, the largest and most prestigious research-intensive university in Canada and one of the top-ranked institutions worldwide. WCH is affiliated with the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN), a dynamic network of academic health organizations providing leading edge research, teaching, and clinical care.
The Department Head will be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, joining an institution and a university where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. WCH sees a future of Healthcare Revolutionized, where it is setting a new pace for transformative redesign in healthcare. The hospital aims to confront gender and social inequities that threaten people’s health; to bring virtual care into the mainstream; and to reimagine how healthcare services are delivered to help solve the health system’s most urgent issues and close the health gaps for all.
The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto is the largest academic department of family medicine in the world, and home to a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine and Primary Care. The DFCM has an ambitious strategic plan shared across its 15 core hospital sites centered on Community, Leadership and Partnerships.
Reporting to the Hospital President & CEO through the Vice President, Medical Affairs & System Transformation and Lead Medical Executive, the Head is responsible for aligning the Department with the strategy of the hospital in partnership with the Clinical Director of Primary Care. The Department Head works collegially with the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, partner hospitals and with the WCH Foundation leadership to advance philanthropy. The Department Head will have opportunities to grow partnerships with valued community partner organizations and build additional partnerships.
Clinical Programs in the WCH DFCM Portfolio
The WCH Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) has a growing team of physicians who work in close collaboration with providers from a variety of health disciplines. It is highly academic, supporting learners from a variety of health disciplines and students in undergraduate medical training, residency, and fellowships.
The DFCM, which includes the Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team, is one of the largest Family Practice Units in Ontario, with over 40 Staff Physicians, 30 Residents and Fellows, and associated Healthcare Professionals, Nursing, Administrative and Support Staff. The team provides health care services of the highest quality, delivered in an innovative, academic, and interdisciplinary environment to 18,000+ rostered patients with over 80,000+ visits annually.
In addition, the Primary Care Program provides care for patients of all genders and age groups – from newborns to the elderly and includes:
The Department Head will also have a role in collaborating with the Ontario Health Team and community-based family physicians.
Description
The Head, Department of Family & Community Medicine will play a leadership role in conceptualizing and managing academic development, strategic planning, clinical standards, communication, resource planning and management, fiscal accountability and change management. More specifically, the Department Head will:
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will be:
ACCOUNTABILITY
The Department Head will be responsible to the Chair of the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine for academic activities within Primary Care. Within WCH, the Department Head will report:
EXPECTATIONS & TERM
The successful candidate will be an outstanding academic leader and clinician, with proven excellence in prior complex health care environments. Candidates should have a deep commitment to scholarly enterprise, with experience in advancing peer-reviewed research and education in family medicine.
SALARY
Salary for the role of Department Head will reflect an expected 2.5 days per week commitment, in addition to clinical compensation and other academic support based, in part, on fee-for-service billings and sessional fees.
TERM
The appointment is generally for a term of five years. After successful completion of the initial five-year appointment, a University/Hospital review will be conducted with potential reappointment for a final five-year term. Appointments over ten years will generally not be possible.
Should you be interested in being considered for this opportunity, please forward your cover letter, CV, and any other relevant material to:
Dr. Cynthia Maxwell
Vice President, Medical Affairs & System Transformation and Lead Medical Executive
cynthia.maxwell@wchospital.ca
76 Grenville Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada
Last Date for Application: April 10, 2024
Women’s College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
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