Oak Valley Health (OVH), is one of Ontario’s leading community healthcare organizations serving some of the fastest growing and most diverse communities across Eastern York Region and North Durham Region. Across two hospitals sites, Markham Stouffville Hospital and Uxbridge Hospital, as well as a Reactivation Care Centre, OVH provides high quality, patient-centred care to more than 468,000 patients each year. The organization offers diagnostic and emergency services and delivers clinical programs in acute care medicine and surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children’s services. We are proud to be part of the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team. OVH has nearly 400 beds, more than 3,200 employees, 586 professional staff (including physicians, midwives, and dentists) and 930 volunteers, and a $380M budget.
Oak Valley Health’s new five-year Strategic Plan (2024 - 2029) - “Integrated Care for healthier communities” - focuses on getting patients the care they need, at the right time and in the right place, and on delivering an extraordinary patient experience through an honoured to care culture. The organization is a key partner in the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team, and has redevelopment projects underway at both hospital sites.
Mission, Vision and Values
Mission – Provide an extraordinary patient experienced through our honoured to care culture
Vision – Integrated Care for Healthier Communities
Values – Respect, Trust, Commitment, Compassion, Courage
The Sites
Markham Stouffville Hospital:
Oak Valley Health’s Markham Stouffville Hospital offers diagnostic and emergency services, and clinical programs in surgery, acute care medicine, cancer care and mental health
The Stollery Family Centre for Childbirth and Children provides quality, patient-centered care for pregnant women, infants, and children up to age 18. The program delivers 3,100 babies each year and is home to Canada’s first Alongside Midwifery Unit.
The Surgery department conducts 21,800 surgeries annually and offers short stay and same day services in a variety of therapeutic areas including general surgery and orthopedics, plus other subspecialty clinical services.
Uxbridge Hospital:
Oak Valley Health’s Uxbridge Hospital is a 20-bed community hospital, offering diagnostic and emergency services to people living in the community.
The plan for the new Uxbridge Hospital is to build a new state-of the-art building on the existing land with support from the Provincial Government. This project will replace aging infrastructure with a new, modern hospital facility and increase capacity to meet growing demand. As part of the redevelopment of the Uxbridge site, in partnership with the Uxbridge Health Centre’s physician group, Oak Tree Medical Centre officially opened in 2021, with an impressive 37,000 square feet of state-of-the-art ambulatory care space.
Additionally, plans are underway for a third building on the Uxbridge Hospital property – a long-term care home with seamless connection to the hospital.
Having these three facilities co-located in a hub model will help improve the patient experience and meet the healthcare needs of the people of the Township of Uxbridge and Durham Region making it easier for families to continue receiving high-quality care closer to their home.
The Reactivation Care Centre:
The Reactivation Care Centre represents a collaborative and innovative approach designed to help patients who no longer require acute care service, however, find themselves waiting for an alternate care facility such as convalescent or long-term care.
Accessed by a number of area hospitals, including Oak Valley Health, each hospital has developed criteria to assess which of its patients will be best suited to move to the Reactivation Care Centre. Each participating hospital occupies their own unit, treating their own patients with their clinical staff from the same hospital – a concept that fosters continuity of patient care.
Strategic Plan (2024 - 2029)
The new strategic plan, “Integrated Care for Healthier Communities”, is dedicated to evolving the future of healthcare – delivering the highest quality integrated care to the diverse communities served by Oak Valley Health.
Through significant consultation with patients, families, community partners, and staff, Oak Valley Health was able to develop their new strategic plan focused on bringing together different organizations, health care professionals, and service providers at the right time to support the continuity of high-quality, holistic patient care. This plan entails adoption of technology and system integration to reduce costs, increase access to healthcare services and improve the quality of care delivered.
The three strategic priorities are:
1. PEOPLE – our people, our culture
2. CONNECTIONS – system design and partnerships
3. GROWTH – scholarship and innovation
“Woven through everything Oak Valley Health does is their commitment to consistent, safe, high-quality care and an extraordinary patient experience”. The success of the strategy is supported by enablers and accelerators, investment and sustainability, technology and state of the art equipment and lastly data and analytics.
The Position
As Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (VP & CFO), you bring deep expertise in finance and transformational change to support Oak Valley Health’s mission to deliver exemplary care and innovation across our hospital, long-term care, hospice, and ambulatory services. Your experience with large-scale transformation, commitment to high-performing teams, and ability to foster healthy, accountable work environments make you a strategic and values-based leader.
You will play a pivotal role in driving enterprise-wide financial and operational performance, identifying revenue optimization opportunities, and ensuring the financial health of the organization. You will guide the hospital’s total operating budget of over $450 million, and provide oversight of financial strategy and planning in alignment with the organization’s growth, care delivery model, and capital investments.
You will also lead Oak Valley Health through a once-in-a-generation capital redevelopment strategy—advancing planning, execution, and financial oversight for the redevelopment of Uxbridge Hospital, a new Ambulatory Care Tower, a modern Long-Term Care facility, and a regional Hospice Centre, all scheduled over the next five years.
You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, Ontario Health, Ontario Hospital Association, vendors, external auditors, bankers, and investment professionals. Your core portfolio includes Finance and Procurement.
You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Board of Directors to ensure long-term sustainability, performance accountability, and alignment with strategic priorities and capital objectives.
What we need:

Strategic Financial Oversight and Transformation

• Lead enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives that embed accountability, enhance performance, and enable long-term growth
• Oversee financial planning and risk management, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and capital planning cycles
• Guide the development and execution of the hospital’s operating budget of over $450 million
• Develop multi-year operational and capital plans that support both current operations and transformational redevelopment projects
• Provide financial stewardship and strategic input into large-scale capital redevelopment initiatives across all care sites
• Drive revenue optimization strategies, cost containment, and productivity improvements in collaboration with clinical and operational leaders
• Ensure resource allocation decisions are aligned with organizational priorities and performance goals
• Maintain oversight of financial audits, compliance reporting, contracts, and risk mitigation strategies

Capital Redevelopment Leadership

• Provide executive financial leadership for multiple capital redevelopment projects including:
• Uxbridge Hospital Redevelopment
• Ambulatory Care Tower construction
• Long-Term Care redevelopment
• New Hospice Centre planning and build
• Oversee business case development, funding strategy, stakeholder engagement, and financial risk assessment for major capital projects
• Ensure transparent reporting and accountability for capital project milestones and investments

Enterprise Efficiency and Operational Excellence

• Lead initiatives to streamline operations, enhance resource utilization, and standardize practices across finance and procurement functions
• Promote evidence-based decision-making through robust business analytics and performance reporting
• Engage with clinical and operational leaders to align financial improvements with patient care outcomes and service delivery models
• Ensure accurate, timely and meaningful performance and financial reporting for internal stakeholders and the Board

Leadership and Team Development

• Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and equity
• Foster an environment of respect, trust, and psychological safety
• Support succession planning, mentorship, and the professional growth of team members
• Provide visible leadership across all sites and model the organization’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence

What you bring to the role:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (MBA or MHA) preferred
• Recognized accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) required
• 7–10 years of senior leadership experience in a complex health or public sector environment
• Proven expertise in financial leadership, capital planning, and large-scale organizational transformation
• Deep understanding of hospital operations, funding models, and Ministry/Ontario Health structures
• Track record of leading multi-year capital builds and infrastructure investments in healthcare
• Demonstrated success in optimizing operational performance and delivering financial results
• Familiarity with MIS guidelines, hospital reporting, and cost allocation methodologies
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, risk management, and performance measurement

Leadership Attributes

• Visionary and results-oriented with a passion for service excellence
• Collaborative relationship builder and strategic communicator
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and team leadership
• Demonstrated strength in financial analysis, strategic planning, and system thinking
• Committed to equity, inclusion, continuous learning, and innovation
• Effective in high-pressure, complex environments requiring sound judgement and decisive action
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (MBA or MHA) preferred
• Recognized accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) required
• 7–10 years of senior leadership experience in a complex health or public sector environment
• Proven expertise in financial leadership, capital planning, and large-scale organizational transformation
• Deep understanding of hospital operations, funding models, and Ministry/Ontario Health structures
• Track record of leading multi-year capital builds and infrastructure investments in healthcare
• Demonstrated success in optimizing operational performance and delivering financial results
• Familiarity with MIS guidelines, hospital reporting, and cost allocation methodologies
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, risk management, and performance measuremen