Chief Of Staff

Chief of Staff

Haldimand War Memorial Hospital, located in beautiful Dunnville, Ontario (45 minutes from Hamilton,
Ontario) is a 3+ bed rural hospital serving acute care and complex care patients. Edgewater Gardens is a
64 bed long term care home located in Dunnville, Ontario providing a quality lifestyle in a home-like
environment. As the Heart of our Thriving Community, we are proud to provide excellent healthcare
services to our community.

We are in search of an exceptional, visionary leader for the role of Chief of Staff (COS).

The Position

HWMH is seeking an incredible individual to become our next Chief of Staff (COS). Reporting to the

Board of Directors, you will play a key strategic and operational leadership role in advancing and

supporting Haldimand War Memorial Hospital’s mission and vision. Working closely with the senior

leadership team and Medical Advisory Committee, you will ensure quality medical services are delivered

and managed effectively and consistently with the Hospital’s by-laws, strategic and operational

priorities. The COS will actively support HWMH’s relentless pursuit of clinical excellence, maximizing

quality, advancing best practices and transforming the patient and family experience. With a mandate to

inspire and lead exciting patient care initiatives and support the continued evolution of the medical

staff, the COS will play a key role in ensuring that the future is driven by the priorities of an outstanding

care experience. As a champion of quality improvement, the COS will work closely with other members

of the Hospital’s senior team and members of the clinical staff to achieve sustained improvements in

program outcomes while advancing partnerships that promote a seamless and integrated patient

journey.

Responsible to the Board of Directors and working in partnership with the President and Chief Executive

Officer and the Senior Leadership Team, the COS’s medical leadership will be key to shaping and guiding

the culture of the hospital. As a passionate advocate for clinical excellence, the COS will lead and

support our highly dedicated team of physicians who are committed to providing high-quality

compassionate care. This role requires visible presence in the Hospital. The preferred candidate will

have the ability to build effective relationships with physicians, leaders, the Board of Directors and other

key stakeholders including our regional community partners.

Key leadership initiatives for the new COS will be to:

Develop, inspire and lead clinical and quality initiatives that transform the patient experience with an

unwavering focus on excellence, quality improvement and best practices.

Enhance the profile of the organization and foster partnerships by collaborating across teams, clinical

programs, other hospitals and community partners.

Continue to support and empower a physician engagement and participation strategy that reinforces

accountability and patient-centeredness.

Co-lead initiatives with the Senior Leadership Team that help to achieve the hospitals’ three strategic

directions: Deliver a staff and clinical experience that retains and recruits top talent; Meet the growing

and changing needs of our community and invest in our long-term sustainability.

The Candidate

You are a physician licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or eligible for

licensure. You are an experienced, inclusive and visionary leader with credentials in both medical

leadership and clinical practice. You are highly regarded in your field of medical practice and have a

breadth of medical leadership experience in either formal or informal leadership roles. Equally

comfortable in the clinical and administrative environments, you understand the needs of physicians in

hospitals and can support them in undertaking transformation. You possess superb interpersonal,

negotiation, change management and influencing skills and have a history of providing leadership to,

and team building with, clinical staff. Recognized as an effective change agent, you have demonstrated

your commitment to improving service and operation in a clinical setting, as well as participating in

broader systems-level change.

Haldimand War Memorial Hospital & Edgewater Gardens welcomes and encourages applications from

people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all

aspects of the selection process.