
Manager, Access & Flow
- Toronto, ON
- $58.60-73.24 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize client flow across all inpatient units and ambulatory settings. This includes monitoring client movement, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring wait list minimization, timely admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Lead performance improvement initiatives related to client access, bed management, and transitions. Utilize data analysis and evidence-based practices to identify areas for improvement and implement changes that enhance efficiency and client outcomes
- Collaborate with clinical leaders, department managers, and external partners to develop and maintain effective communication and policies for client flow and transitions. Ensure that all stakeholders are informed and aligned with the hospital's goals and strategies.
- Monitor and respond in a timely manner to quality, safety, risk and other performance/outcome indicators
- Support and inform development of requests, for programs and services, that require centralized intake, scheduling, registration and clinic coordination supports to medical clinics
- Examine and review opportunities for cost effective delivery of services (example: interpretation services) for inpatient and ambulatory care platforms
- Assist with the implementation of new Meditech modules and enhancements (and a key contributor to strategic decision-making pertaining to new technological innovations within the domain of access and flow)
- Responsible for the effective human resource management of multiple employees
- Collaborate with the senior director regarding staffing levels, recruitment and selection, retention, development, progressive discipline and/or termination
- Minimum of two years management or leadership experience in a health care setting required
- Master’s degree in Health Administration / Business Administration / other relevant discipline required
- Previous related work experience in access and flow/patient flow functions is an asset
- Health Professional with relevant college registration (preferred)
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies, project management, and data analysis in a health care setting (preferred)
- Experience with access and flow/patient flow principles and frameworks (IISE / IHI)
- Well-developed leadership skills with demonstrated initiative and ability to actively mobilize and manage human and material resources within service area
- Demonstrated mental flexibility, sound judgment and use of diplomacy and tact in interactions
- Sound sense of personal accountability and ability to exercise independent discretion
- Must be able to organize and prioritize both at the operational and tactical level, and balance competing priorities
- Ability to analyze complex financial and statistical data (i.e. workload and utilization indicators)
- Effective people management, coaching and mentoring skills including a knowledge of management principles and practices
- Demonstrated excellence in effective communication and in the ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships internally and externally
- Proven commitment to research and quality management activities
- Ability to critically evaluate, monitor and refine outcomes of assigned projects, making recommendations and changes