Promeus is a retained executive search firm that provides solutions for executive recruitment and selection in the Education, Government, HealthCare, Municipal, Private, Public and Not for Profit sectors. Our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to help improve their organizational performance by delivering outstanding leadership solutions.
Our Promise to You
As experts in strategic leadership recruitment, Promeus brings innovation, flexibility, foresight and integrity to each and every search process. We say what we do and we do what we say. Here is our promise to you:
Innovative Search Solutions
We will introduce you to exceptional candidates. Using our local, national and global network, as well as a search process customized to meet your unique needs, we will ensure sound advice and recommendations through every step of the project. We will also ensure you are supported beyond the placement -- success to us means that the chosen candidate is thriving in the position and delivering value to the organization, not simply when the job is filled.
Subject Matter Expertise
Promeus offers a new vision in strategic leadership recruitment that is built on a foundation of over 40 years of executive search experience. Promeus has a wide breadth of experience with particular depth in education, health, and the broader public sector as well as finance and general management within the private sector. Our Partners and Associates bring extensive market and expertise gained through personal experience in their chosen practice areas.
Discretion and Confidentiality
Your organization’s future and success is a responsibility we take very seriously. We understand that whether you are conducting talent assessments or hiring for a new leadership position, your organizational strategy is highly sensitive and is dependent on the confidence and trust you place in your Executive Search partners. Our team can provide that confidence. In addition, our team upholds the rigorous quality and professional practice standards of the Association of Executive Search Consultants and the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.
Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
Quinte Health Care (QHC) is a progressive and integrated system of four community hospitals working with our Foundations and our partners to provide exceptional care to their local communities. Care is provided through four hospitals – Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, and Trenton Memorial Hospital – and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three hospitals, a rehabilitation day hospital, children’s treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs, and a range of diagnostic services. There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, and surgery. To learn more about Quinte Health Care, please visit their website at: http://www.qhc.on.ca/ .
The Position
Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive (VP) is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and an active and engaged participant in the design, implementation, and achievement of key priorities and outcomes related to QHC’s vision, mission, values, and strategic plan. The VP, in partnership with the SLT, is accountable for playing a key influential leadership role in hospital strategic planning, community partnerships, staff and patient experience, and, ultimately, the delivery of superior quality clinical services and exceptional patient care.
Key leadership initiatives for the new VP will be to:
Be an active leader, partner, collaborator, and innovator in the transformation of improved quality outcomes for QHC’s Patients and Communities in a post-pandemic world.
Support strategies to care for the people who care for our community, supporting the health, wellness and development of the individuals and teams at QHC.
Support the organization in its achievement of key milestones and quality initiatives to promote a culture of clinical excellence, exceptional practice outcomes, and transformative patient care.
Support the advancement of the regional health information system implementation and other large-scale change initiatives including the development of QHC’s new strategic plan and the HPE Ontario Health Team.
Facilitate integrated care networks and strengthen QHC’s relationship with system partners to improve access, flow, and coordination of services.
Foster new strategic collaborative relationships with community partners and local health service providers.
Provide leadership for best operational practices and develop creative strategies to evolve program goals and effective/efficient clinical service delivery.
Lead initiatives that will support a positive work culture, patient, and family centred care, and effective integration and partnerships across the system.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be an accomplished and visionary senior health system executive with at least 5-7 years of senior-level experience in a health care environment and have a successful reputation as a patient-focused, transformational, and values-based leader. The successful candidate will be a visionary nursing leader with a passion for unleashing the potential in an integrated community hospital environment, and a track record in building high performing quality organizations. In addition to having relevant post graduate credentials, the VP will have a broad background and a passion for patient-and-family-centred care, inter-professional education, and partnering with patients and families. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Nancy Lismer, at resumes@promeus.ca.
Sep 14, 2021
Full time
Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
Quinte Health Care (QHC) is a progressive and integrated system of four community hospitals working with our Foundations and our partners to provide exceptional care to their local communities. Care is provided through four hospitals – Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, and Trenton Memorial Hospital – and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three hospitals, a rehabilitation day hospital, children’s treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs, and a range of diagnostic services. There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, and surgery. To learn more about Quinte Health Care, please visit their website at: http://www.qhc.on.ca/ .
The Position
Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive (VP) is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and an active and engaged participant in the design, implementation, and achievement of key priorities and outcomes related to QHC’s vision, mission, values, and strategic plan. The VP, in partnership with the SLT, is accountable for playing a key influential leadership role in hospital strategic planning, community partnerships, staff and patient experience, and, ultimately, the delivery of superior quality clinical services and exceptional patient care.
Key leadership initiatives for the new VP will be to:
Be an active leader, partner, collaborator, and innovator in the transformation of improved quality outcomes for QHC’s Patients and Communities in a post-pandemic world.
Support strategies to care for the people who care for our community, supporting the health, wellness and development of the individuals and teams at QHC.
Support the organization in its achievement of key milestones and quality initiatives to promote a culture of clinical excellence, exceptional practice outcomes, and transformative patient care.
Support the advancement of the regional health information system implementation and other large-scale change initiatives including the development of QHC’s new strategic plan and the HPE Ontario Health Team.
Facilitate integrated care networks and strengthen QHC’s relationship with system partners to improve access, flow, and coordination of services.
Foster new strategic collaborative relationships with community partners and local health service providers.
Provide leadership for best operational practices and develop creative strategies to evolve program goals and effective/efficient clinical service delivery.
Lead initiatives that will support a positive work culture, patient, and family centred care, and effective integration and partnerships across the system.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be an accomplished and visionary senior health system executive with at least 5-7 years of senior-level experience in a health care environment and have a successful reputation as a patient-focused, transformational, and values-based leader. The successful candidate will be a visionary nursing leader with a passion for unleashing the potential in an integrated community hospital environment, and a track record in building high performing quality organizations. In addition to having relevant post graduate credentials, the VP will have a broad background and a passion for patient-and-family-centred care, inter-professional education, and partnering with patients and families. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Nancy Lismer, at resumes@promeus.ca.
Director, Human Resources
Kerry’s Place Autism Services (Kerry’s Place) has been committed to enhancing the quality of life of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since 1974. Kerry’s Place are leaders in developing and providing evidence-based supports; and by building capacity by sharing their knowledge. As Canada’s largest service provider for children, youth, and adults with ASD, Kerry’s Place serves more than 8,000 people with ASD and their families each year, across 9 offices and 80 residential homes across central, Toronto, and eastern Ontario. With the number of individuals with ASD diagnoses growing at an alarming rate each year, the need for more supports and services continues to rise. Through collaborative efforts and a dedicated staff of 1,200 people, Kerry’s Place provides assistance to enable communities to increase their capacity, which has resulted in the growth of services available to people with ASD and their families. For additional information about Kerry’s Place, visit their website at https://www.kerrysplace.org/ .
The Position
Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources, the Director of Human Resources (Director), will provide leadership to the human resources function in the organization to ensure management and employees achieve Kerry’s Place’s mission of “enhancing the quality of life for people with ASD”. The Director will model Kerry’s Place’s values of “Respect, Choice, Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Learning”, and continually reflect an optimistic and positive attitude. The Director will work collaboratively with operational management and employees in the regions to develop human resources policies and procedures, programs, and support services that effectively achieve the goals of Kerry’s Place. The Director will be a resource for human resources issues and will assist the Vice President, Human Resources in ensuring human resources planning and supports align to contribute to the achievement of the Kerry’s Place strategic objectives. The Director will lead all labour relations activities on behalf of the organization and will provide leadership and direction to the Human Resources Management team and will act on behalf of the Vice President, Human Resources, as required, on a range of human resources matters.
Key leadership initiatives for the new Director will include:
Support the continued development of a leading-edge Human Resources department to support Kerry’s Place in achieving its strategy and mandate, while supporting people, processes, and technologies.
Work in collaboration with the Vice President, Human Resources to implement a Human Resources strategic plan that enables a culture committed to innovation and service excellence and develops leadership capacity across the organization.
Provide leadership, guidance, and counsel across the organization on people-related matters and HR systems, processes, and policies.
Develop and implement strategies and HR business metrics that support Kerry’s Place’s goals regarding engagement, collaboration, and innovative thinking and effectively translate business objectives into actionable tactics.
Champion key organizational initiatives that empower and engage employees, and positions Kerry’s Place to be an employer of choice.
Provide leadership and support to a high-performing team while fostering collaborative engagement, leadership development, and mentorship.
Experience
In addition to a CHRE designation (or equivalent), the successful candidate will have at least 5-7 years of progressive experience in the not-for-profit and/or a similarly complex environment/sector. This is a key strategic role that requires someone who has successfully led human resources in a complex, unionized environment. The successful candidate will have the transformational ability to guide culture change to continue the development of a successful and progressive people culture. You possess superb interpersonal, communication (oral and written), negotiation and change management skills. Recognized as an effective human resources change leader and successful in building relationships, you have demonstrated your commitment to implementing human resources best practices and building a high-performance culture. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume or query, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman, at resumes@promeus.ca .
Sep 08, 2021
Full time
Director, Human Resources
Kerry’s Place Autism Services (Kerry’s Place) has been committed to enhancing the quality of life of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since 1974. Kerry’s Place are leaders in developing and providing evidence-based supports; and by building capacity by sharing their knowledge. As Canada’s largest service provider for children, youth, and adults with ASD, Kerry’s Place serves more than 8,000 people with ASD and their families each year, across 9 offices and 80 residential homes across central, Toronto, and eastern Ontario. With the number of individuals with ASD diagnoses growing at an alarming rate each year, the need for more supports and services continues to rise. Through collaborative efforts and a dedicated staff of 1,200 people, Kerry’s Place provides assistance to enable communities to increase their capacity, which has resulted in the growth of services available to people with ASD and their families. For additional information about Kerry’s Place, visit their website at https://www.kerrysplace.org/ .
The Position
Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources, the Director of Human Resources (Director), will provide leadership to the human resources function in the organization to ensure management and employees achieve Kerry’s Place’s mission of “enhancing the quality of life for people with ASD”. The Director will model Kerry’s Place’s values of “Respect, Choice, Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Learning”, and continually reflect an optimistic and positive attitude. The Director will work collaboratively with operational management and employees in the regions to develop human resources policies and procedures, programs, and support services that effectively achieve the goals of Kerry’s Place. The Director will be a resource for human resources issues and will assist the Vice President, Human Resources in ensuring human resources planning and supports align to contribute to the achievement of the Kerry’s Place strategic objectives. The Director will lead all labour relations activities on behalf of the organization and will provide leadership and direction to the Human Resources Management team and will act on behalf of the Vice President, Human Resources, as required, on a range of human resources matters.
Key leadership initiatives for the new Director will include:
Support the continued development of a leading-edge Human Resources department to support Kerry’s Place in achieving its strategy and mandate, while supporting people, processes, and technologies.
Work in collaboration with the Vice President, Human Resources to implement a Human Resources strategic plan that enables a culture committed to innovation and service excellence and develops leadership capacity across the organization.
Provide leadership, guidance, and counsel across the organization on people-related matters and HR systems, processes, and policies.
Develop and implement strategies and HR business metrics that support Kerry’s Place’s goals regarding engagement, collaboration, and innovative thinking and effectively translate business objectives into actionable tactics.
Champion key organizational initiatives that empower and engage employees, and positions Kerry’s Place to be an employer of choice.
Provide leadership and support to a high-performing team while fostering collaborative engagement, leadership development, and mentorship.
Experience
In addition to a CHRE designation (or equivalent), the successful candidate will have at least 5-7 years of progressive experience in the not-for-profit and/or a similarly complex environment/sector. This is a key strategic role that requires someone who has successfully led human resources in a complex, unionized environment. The successful candidate will have the transformational ability to guide culture change to continue the development of a successful and progressive people culture. You possess superb interpersonal, communication (oral and written), negotiation and change management skills. Recognized as an effective human resources change leader and successful in building relationships, you have demonstrated your commitment to implementing human resources best practices and building a high-performance culture. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume or query, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman, at resumes@promeus.ca .
Director, Mental Health HIS Cluster
The Mental Health Cluster Partnership is comprised of 3 organizations: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, The Royal Mental Health Care & Research, and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. The Mental Health Cluster collaboration has seen success in the implementation of a shared system across the 3 organizations, as well as the advancement of clinical adoption especially as it relates to standardization, optimization, and quality outcomes through technology-enabled improvements.
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is a provincial tertiary mental health teaching hospital providing a range of specialized assessment and treatment services to those living with complex and serious mental illness. For more information about Ontario Shores please visit https://www.ontarioshores.ca .
The Royal Mental Health Care & Research (The Royal) is an academic health science centre and one of Canada’s foremost mental health care, teaching, and research hospitals. For more information about The Royal, please visit https://www.theroyal.ca .
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health (Waypoint) is a recognized academic and teaching hospital providing specialty mental health and addiction services for Simcoe County, Muskoka and central Ontario, as well as provincially, as the province’s only high secure forensic mental health program. For more information about Waypoint please visit www.waypointcentre.ca
The Position
Reporting to 3 VPs/CNEs across Ontario Shores, The Royal, and Waypoint, the Director, Mental Health Hospital Information System (HIS) Cluster (Director) will lead the collaborative partnership between all stakeholders. The incumbent will provide strategic-level leadership to the shared HIS Cluster Electronic Health Record (EHR), set strategic level directions in collaboration with executive sponsors for the HIS Cluster, cultivate strategic-level relationships with key stakeholders and vendor(s) to achieve Cluster strategies, as well as local EHR needs.
The Director will be instrumental in providing oversight for all shared projects across the 3 organizations, while leading the continued implementation of a range of Meditech Expanse modules, as per the project plan. The Director will work collaboratively with teams across all 3 organizations to standardize, maximize, and optimize the value of the clinical system in order to drive safety and quality for patients and users, and to advance the digital health strategy for the Cluster. A key part of this role will be developing strong relationships with Partners, including various internal and external stakeholders, in order to lead technology-enabled positive change during a changing health care landscape. Additionally, the Director will need to drive actionable outcomes and effectively lead the development of the integrated information management strategy amongst a multi-partner collaborative.
Key leadership initiatives for the new Director will be to:
Champion new and innovative applications to continue to advance the Mental Health HIS Cluster environment for multiple sites.
Create a common shared vision for clinical informatics and its relationship with Professional Practice.
Continue to build the integrated team, working closely with clinicians, providers, and/or partners to facilitate the adoption of clinical quality improvement initiatives and/or tools.
Collaborate with a range of stakeholders, ensuring effective engagement and the development and sustainability of collaborative partnerships.
Ensure efficient project management principles and practices and IT governance structures are in place to manage ongoing projects, on time and within budget.
Experience
The successful candidate will have at least 5 to 7 years of senior level strategic and operational and Clinical Informatics leadership experience operating in health care and/or a similarly complex environment/sector. This role requires someone that has a demonstrated track record in successful, large-scale information technology system implementation (preferably in health care), project governance, organizational change management, team building, and coordinated execution. Further, the candidate will embody excellence in customer service, collaboration, commitment to high quality communications and be highly effective at stakeholder engagement. Resilient and decisive, the successful candidate will possess exceptional business acumen, change management skills, and strategic capabilities to provide guidance through challenging clinical technology transformations. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Nancy Lismer, at resumes@promeus.ca .
Aug 19, 2021
Full time
Director, Mental Health HIS Cluster
The Mental Health Cluster Partnership is comprised of 3 organizations: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, The Royal Mental Health Care & Research, and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. The Mental Health Cluster collaboration has seen success in the implementation of a shared system across the 3 organizations, as well as the advancement of clinical adoption especially as it relates to standardization, optimization, and quality outcomes through technology-enabled improvements.
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is a provincial tertiary mental health teaching hospital providing a range of specialized assessment and treatment services to those living with complex and serious mental illness. For more information about Ontario Shores please visit https://www.ontarioshores.ca .
The Royal Mental Health Care & Research (The Royal) is an academic health science centre and one of Canada’s foremost mental health care, teaching, and research hospitals. For more information about The Royal, please visit https://www.theroyal.ca .
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health (Waypoint) is a recognized academic and teaching hospital providing specialty mental health and addiction services for Simcoe County, Muskoka and central Ontario, as well as provincially, as the province’s only high secure forensic mental health program. For more information about Waypoint please visit www.waypointcentre.ca
The Position
Reporting to 3 VPs/CNEs across Ontario Shores, The Royal, and Waypoint, the Director, Mental Health Hospital Information System (HIS) Cluster (Director) will lead the collaborative partnership between all stakeholders. The incumbent will provide strategic-level leadership to the shared HIS Cluster Electronic Health Record (EHR), set strategic level directions in collaboration with executive sponsors for the HIS Cluster, cultivate strategic-level relationships with key stakeholders and vendor(s) to achieve Cluster strategies, as well as local EHR needs.
The Director will be instrumental in providing oversight for all shared projects across the 3 organizations, while leading the continued implementation of a range of Meditech Expanse modules, as per the project plan. The Director will work collaboratively with teams across all 3 organizations to standardize, maximize, and optimize the value of the clinical system in order to drive safety and quality for patients and users, and to advance the digital health strategy for the Cluster. A key part of this role will be developing strong relationships with Partners, including various internal and external stakeholders, in order to lead technology-enabled positive change during a changing health care landscape. Additionally, the Director will need to drive actionable outcomes and effectively lead the development of the integrated information management strategy amongst a multi-partner collaborative.
Key leadership initiatives for the new Director will be to:
Champion new and innovative applications to continue to advance the Mental Health HIS Cluster environment for multiple sites.
Create a common shared vision for clinical informatics and its relationship with Professional Practice.
Continue to build the integrated team, working closely with clinicians, providers, and/or partners to facilitate the adoption of clinical quality improvement initiatives and/or tools.
Collaborate with a range of stakeholders, ensuring effective engagement and the development and sustainability of collaborative partnerships.
Ensure efficient project management principles and practices and IT governance structures are in place to manage ongoing projects, on time and within budget.
Experience
The successful candidate will have at least 5 to 7 years of senior level strategic and operational and Clinical Informatics leadership experience operating in health care and/or a similarly complex environment/sector. This role requires someone that has a demonstrated track record in successful, large-scale information technology system implementation (preferably in health care), project governance, organizational change management, team building, and coordinated execution. Further, the candidate will embody excellence in customer service, collaboration, commitment to high quality communications and be highly effective at stakeholder engagement. Resilient and decisive, the successful candidate will possess exceptional business acumen, change management skills, and strategic capabilities to provide guidance through challenging clinical technology transformations. To confidentially explore this opportunity, please email your resume, quoting the appropriate position title, to Judy Mandelman or Nancy Lismer, at resumes@promeus.ca .
