Program Chief and Medical Director, Rehabilitative and Complex Continuing Care - Trillium Health Partners

Program Chief and Medical Director, Rehabilitative and Complex Continuing Care

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is the largest academically affiliated community-based hospital network in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and several satellite sites including two Reachivation Care Centres in Toronto, THP serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities. THP is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. THP is committed to meaningfully advancing health systems and population health research and innovation and is home to the Institute for Better Health, THP’s research institute. THP currently operates 1,457 budgeted beds and employs 11, 322, staff and 1,503 professional staff (physicians, midwives, and dentists). Its annual operating budget is approximately $1.59 billion.

THP’s vision is to create a new kind of health care for a healthier community. Guided by its values of compassion, excellence, and courage, THP’s strategic plan envisions a new approach to health - as a learning health system, working in partnership to improve community population health and create an inter-connected system that is organized around the patient, both inside the hospital and beyond its walls, by balancing quality, access, and sustainability.

The Position

The Program Chief and Medical Director (Chief), together with the Program Director, will be responsible for the leadership of the Rehabilitative and Complex Continuing Care (CCC) Program. This is an opportunity to shape the future of rehabilitative and restorative care at THP, advancing a bold new vision for functional recovery and independence that extends beyond hospital walls.

As a visionary and inclusive leader, the Chief will champion best practices, continuous quality improvement, and innovative, evidence-informed models of care. The Chief will drive strategic priorities that strengthen integration across acute, post-acute, and community settings, ensuring seamless transitions, enhanced access, and equitable outcomes for complex patient populations. Working in partnership, the Chief and Program Director will oversee the delivery of exceptional patient care across all THP sites and guide planning for the future Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre, a 350-bed centre of excellence for complex and rehabilitative care opening in 2029.

Key leadership priorities for the Program Chief and Medical Director, Rehabilitative and Complex Continuing Care, will be to:

• Develop and articulate a forward-looking vision for rehabilitative and continuing care that incorporates digital technologies, strengthens inpatient and outpatient integration, and expands services closer to where patients live.
• Lead planning and transition work related to the new Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre, setting a strong foundation for clinical excellence and interprofessional collaboration.
• Advance specialized rehabilitation programs that strengthen regional rehabilitation capacity and enhance access to transitional and restorative care.
• Strengthen THP’s role as a leader in rehabilitation education and research by building partnerships that translate knowledge into practice and improve patient outcomes.
• Foster a supportive, team-oriented culture that emphasizes communication, inclusivity, and shared accountability, while modelling THP’s values of compassion, excellence, and courage.
• Provide visible leadership that elevates the profile and influence of Rehabilitative and Complex Continuing Care across THP and the broader health system.

Experience

The successful candidate will be an experienced, inclusive, and visionary leader with a strong background in medical leadership, clinical practice, strategy, and operations. Recognized as an effective change leader, you have demonstrated your commitment to improving service delivery and operations in clinical settings as well as participating in broader systems-level change. You are a physician licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or eligible for licensure, and eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto. Experience as a post-acute care hospitalist or physiatrist is considered a strong asset, along with an understanding of the unique scope of rehabilitative and complex continuing care within an integrated health system.

To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Heather Spiegel, at resumes@promeus.ca.

Note to Applicants

If you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code to consider this opportunity.

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values of compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Trillium Health Partners is recognized under the French Language Services Act.

As a condition of employment, we require all staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, in addition to other vaccinations required by the Public Hospitals Act.