Associate Director, Health Services

This temporary contract role is for an Associate Director, Health Services to provide clinical and operational leadership within Campus Wellness. Key responsibilities include managing healthcare services, leading clinical teams, strategic planning, crisis response, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. The position requires a licensed healthcare professional (Nurse Practitioner or Physician) with 5-8+ years of progressive management experience, strategic thinking, and demonstrated HR management skills.

• To ensure that Health Services activities comply with regulatory requirements under the various health professional colleges and the Regulated Health Professions Act
• To articulate and advocate for the resources and policies necessary to appropriately respond to the health needs of the campus community
• To provide the delegated authority and medical supervision required for the day-to-day operation of Health Services as well as special clinics through nurses’ medical directives, delegation of medical acts, development of clinical guidelines and office procedures within regulatory parameters
• To provide direction regarding progressive staff relations practices for all Health Services’ staff
• In collaboration with the University Medical Director, to recruit, contract, and retain physicians and nurse practitioners in numbers sufficient to provide services for each day Health Services is open
• To implement a system of scheduling physician, nurse practitioner, and nursing care that is responsive to needs of patients
• To monitor budgets of Health Services ensuring that resources are utilized efficiently based on patient need
• To ensure the effective administration of sick leave and disability benefits by offering professional advice as needed in collaboration with Human Resources
• Acts as a contingency after-hours contact for critical values on an exceptional basis, providing support only when primary physician coverage is unavailable or during circumstances when clinical demands require
• To provide advice to the Office of Research, concerning human research ethics
• To assist Occupational Health, the Safety Office and AccessAbility in providing appropriate accommodation/supports for individuals with disabilities
• To address occupational health, environmental health concerns and risk of communicable diseases through provision of services informed by best practices and appropriate to the campus environment with oversight from, and collaboration with, the University Medical Director
• Provides operational consultation to university departments and faculties to implement specific measures and public health advisories as directed by the University Medical Director
• supports the University Medical Director in informing senior management during public health events.
• Serves as the primary operational liaison to partner agencies, including Regional Public Health, to maintain effective working relationships and ensure seamless coordination of public health mandates in alignment with CW external strategy
• To ensure that there are optimum opportunities for students to access community facilities as required by effective interface with community medical services, for example Sexual Assault Treatment Centre and the hospitals
• To ensure that current infection control practices are followed within Health Services and that recommendations for infection control on campus are informed by best practice guidelines
• Acts as the operational privacy officer and lead agent for the Health Information Custodian (HIC)
• ensures day-to-day adherence to PHIPA requirements and clinical documentation standards established by the Medical Director
• To articulate and advocate for compliance with the Regulated Health Professions Act, public health and infection control directives and related legislation in all aspects of the incumbent’s involvement on campus

• Completion of Masters’ degree in a related filed or equivalent
• Registered Nurse Practitioner or Physician required
• Minimum of 5-8+ years of progressive management experience in a human care setting
• preferably in a post-secondary education environment