Director, Finance & Health Informatics - Full-time

at  Headwaters Health Care Centre

HEADWATERS HEALTH CARE CENTRE. ONE COMMUNITY, CARING TOGETHER.

We are a dedicated team of professionals focused on providing the best care possible for our patients, families, and caregivers. We work together to care for the whole person from hospital to home.
We are looking for a Director, Finance and Health Informatics, to work with our Finance Department to help us continue in our mission to serve our community with Kindness, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.
Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance & Health Informatics is responsible for providing strategic leadership ensuring Finance, Decision Support, Health Records, and Information Management and Technology services, including information security, are delivered in an efficient and cost-effective manner. All functions of the portfolio will supplement and complement the Headwaters Health Care Centre Mission statement, goals, and objectives within the accountability framework.
The Director is responsible for providing financial leadership and business partnership supporting successful planning, assessing, and monitoring of operations and the financial health of the organization. The annual operating budget is $100 million.
Having a complete understanding of integrated health information, the Director works continually to maintain and make improvements where required, on a sustainable, interoperable digital health record while ensuring complete, accurate, and timely information for clinical and organizational decision-making, utilization, planning, research, and education.
Designing and implementing improved strategic and operational planning processes, supporting the Executive Leadership team and departmental staff to build robust, measurable scorecards and dashboards through which healthcare delivery can be managed and achieved is at the top of mind for the Director. As Headwaters strengthens its position to utilize data for informed decision-making, the Director will oversee the creation of additional dashboards and scorecards to enable progress against strategic and operational objectives for the measurement, evaluation, and effective communication to internal and external stakeholders.
In addition to Finance and Procurement, the Director oversees the operations for decision support, health records coding, non-Meditech IT applications, transcription, and release of information. With Cybersecurity awareness in everything we do, the Director proposes strategic solutions and recommends new systems and software that ensures our systems are safe and secure. From a technical perspective, the Director works closely with our regional data centre partners to ensure we remain aligned where it makes sense. Working with our internal and external stakeholders, the Director will develop and maintain the Hospital’s IT Strategic Plan.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance
• Master’s prepared in relevant field.
• A recognized professional accounting designation (Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)/CA).
• Registration in good standing from the healthcare regulatory college representing their profession.
• A minimum of five years progressive hospital financial management experience is required with a minimum of three years’ experience in a senior finance role.
• Extensive experience and knowledge in leading financial and business planning, analysis, and evaluation of complex operations. Proficiency of accounting, internal controls, external audits, and asset management.
• Broad understanding of the business of health care delivery – management, finance, HR, program evaluation, and quality management.
• Experience in productivity and clinical indicators, balanced scorecards, patient costing methodology, health care reporting requirements, MIS guidelines, and hospital operational planning and budgeting.
• Recent experience in complex organization-wide IT implementations.
• Proven track record and demonstrated strategic and business experience in leading information system solutions implementation and optimization.
• Excellent analytical skills and a demonstrated capability for handling sensitive situations.
• Excellent time management, project management, and organizational skills.
• Strong negotiation and vendor relations experience required.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong and effective communication and team-building skills.
• Experienced in the LEAN philosophy and have a proven track record of generating continuous improvement in your portfolio.
• Demonstrated experience with envisioning and supporting large-scale change.
• Ability to create a collaborative multidisciplinary working environment that fosters high morale and effective staff relationships and participation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Employer responsibilities in accordance with the applicable collective agreements.
• Experience in forging partnerships with stakeholders from across the spectrum of health care enables you to see the “big picture” and anticipate opportunities that continually lead to best-in-class patient care.
  Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
  Hiring Salary Range: Compensation is commensurate with experience.

• Evaluates activities to improve the operation of the departments and evaluate the effectiveness of problem-solving techniques and approaches.
• Develops portfolio and departmental goals, objectives, policies, and standards consistent with the philosophy of the Hospital, staff, and department customers; evaluates the achievement and/or need for revision of objectives.
• Reviews and revises corporate/clinical and departmental policies and procedures for review by various committees
• Develops standards and ensures strong internal controls are in place, i.e., procurement, payroll, AR, AP, etc.
• Ensures monthly budget variance reporting is delivered, and leaders are supported to provide their commentary. Develops mitigation strategies to ensure fiscal compliance and efficiency.
• Evaluates and provides feedback and revision recommendations on orientation policies and procedures; emergency and hospital disaster plans; in-service education programs; and new developments and technological changes.
• Participates in patient safety initiatives and takes action to address unsafe conditions and procedures to ensure a healthy and safe environment.
• Responsible for recruitment, plans for effective orientation and continuing development, and provides leadership and direction to staff within areas of responsibility.
• Supports and informs the development of strategic plans.
• Coordinates the implementation of changes in legislation and accreditation requirements as they impact departmental functions.
• Integrates Quality Improvement philosophy into departments; plan and oversees quality improvement activities.,
• Issues periodic surveys to stakeholders; understanding the strengths and actioning the areas for improvement.
• Is accountable for all 3rd party agreements and relationships relating to the portfolio.