Joint Vice President, People(S), Culture And Experience

Grand River Hospital (GRH) and St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) have formed an extraordinary, highly integrated, and progressive partnership. Together, these two Hospitals have established several joint leadership and medical staff roles across the continuum of corporate and clinical services, which includes a Joint Chief of Staff and shared medical staff, as well as joint integrated programs such as lab, pharmacy, imaging, and Digital Services, and are actively engaged in the regionally shared health information system, Oracle. Additionally, both GRH and SMGH are members of the KW4 Ontario Health Team.

The Position

The newly created role of Joint Vice President, People(s), Culture and Experience (Joint VP) is a landmark opportunity to architect and lead the integration of all People(s) functions across GRH and SMGH. This role stands at the forefront of a transformative journey, with the primary mandate being to integrate the HR teams over the first 12 months, setting a precedent for integrated care delivery across both organizations. This role will be pivotal in laying the groundwork for “Building the Future of Care Together” by aligning service delivery with the evolving needs of the community, supporting the integration of 6,000+ employees and $800M in care delivery. This unified approach aims to foster an integrated culture that encapsulates the best of both organizations, making it a once-in-a-career opportunity for the right candidate.

The new Joint VP must be a highly successful HR change agent with a demonstrated and progressive track record in leading integration, particularly in multi-union environments, with a focus on influencing and supporting executive teams, building alliances, and evolving organizational cultures. The Joint VP must embody the core values of GRH and SMGH, acting as a catalyst for change, and playing a critical role in guiding the organizations through this period of significant transformation. This role is designed for a visionary leader who is eager to drive innovation, enhance workplace culture, and lead by example in one of the most strategic and impactful roles enabling the organizations’ evolution into a cohesive, integrated health service provider.

Key leadership priorities for the Joint VP will be to:

• Develop, lead, and execute on a shared vision that can “build the future of care together” supporting GRH’s and SMGH’s journey of best-in-class patient care. This new vision must be founded on principles that will support the overall objectives of each hospital while striving for shared opportunities that find efficiencies, best practices, improved talent management and retention opportunities, and an overall strategic approach that builds on a sustainable future. 
• Develop an integrated People Strategy and Plan to address the hospitals’ future planning needs, embracing the legacy of both organizations and their joint commitment to integrated care. 
• Establish a People(s), Culture and Experience Team that provides the “best in class” service. This includes nurturing an environment in which all members of the HR teams are motivated to continually identify and implement best practices.
• Act as a trusted leader and executive advisor, supporting the Team(s) in their operational execution and the achievement of key milestones. 
• Build effective relationships with the relevant Board committees, senior teams, and physician leaders. 

Experience

You will have progressive leadership experience in healthcare and/or a similarly complex, environment/sector.  This is a strategic leadership role that requires a leader who has successfully led large-scale integration in a complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-unionized environment.  The candidate will have demonstrated ability to engage, motivate, and mentor a high-performing team and help foster an integrated organizational strategy in a dynamic joint venture.  A proactive ad pragmatic leader, the successful candidate will have the ability to foster a collaborative culture, and to implement effective business processes, and its resultant execution. Recognized Th as a trusted HR advisor and one who is successful in building relationships, you have demonstrated your commitment to implementing HR best practices and inspiring a high-performance culture. The candidate must demonstrate a track record of getting extraordinary things done in organizations through effective change leadership and modelling the way, challenging accepted practices and views, inspiring a compelling, integrated HR vision, enabling others to perform, measuring results, and encouraging hearts and minds.

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

Grand River Hospital, St. Mary’s General Hospital, and Promeus Inc. are committed to building an intentionally inclusive environment that engages, supports, and empowers employment equity and diversity in the workplace and communities served. We welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ+ persons.

Grand River Hospital (GRH) and St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) have formed an extraordinary, highly integrated, and progressive partnership. Together, these two Hospitals have established several joint leadership and medical staff roles across the continuum of corporate and clinical services, which includes a Joint Chief of Staff and shared medical staff, as well as joint integrated programs such as lab, pharmacy, imaging, and Digital Services, and are actively engaged in the regionally shared health information system, Oracle. Additionally, both GRH and SMGH are members of the KW4 Ontario Health Team.

The Position

The newly created role of Joint Vice President, People(s), Culture and Experience (Joint VP) is a landmark opportunity to architect and lead the integration of all People(s) functions across GRH and SMGH. This role stands at the forefront of a transformative journey, with the primary mandate being to integrate the HR teams over the first 12 months, setting a precedent for integrated care delivery across both organizations. This role will be pivotal in laying the groundwork for “Building the Future of Care Together” by aligning service delivery with the evolving needs of the community, supporting the integration of 6,000+ employees and $800M in care delivery. This unified approach aims to foster an integrated culture that encapsulates the best of both organizations, making it a once-in-a-career opportunity for the right candidate.

The new Joint VP must be a highly successful HR change agent with a demonstrated and progressive track record in leading integration, particularly in multi-union environments, with a focus on influencing and supporting executive teams, building alliances, and evolving organizational cultures. The Joint VP must embody the core values of GRH and SMGH, acting as a catalyst for change, and playing a critical role in guiding the organizations through this period of significant transformation. This role is designed for a visionary leader who is eager to drive innovation, enhance workplace culture, and lead by example in one of the most strategic and impactful roles enabling the organizations’ evolution into a cohesive, integrated health service provider.

Key leadership priorities for the Joint VP will be to:

Develop, lead, and execute on a shared vision that can “build the future of care together” supporting GRH’s and SMGH’s journey of best-in-class patient care. This new vision must be founded on principles that will support the overall objectives of each hospital while striving for shared opportunities that find efficiencies, best practices, improved talent management and retention opportunities, and an overall strategic approach that builds on a sustainable future.  Develop an integrated People Strategy and Plan to address the hospitals’ future planning needs, embracing the legacy of both organizations and their joint commitment to integrated care.  Establish a People(s), Culture and Experience Team that provides the “best in class” service. This includes nurturing an environment in which all members of the HR teams are motivated to continually identify and implement best practices. Act as a trusted leader and executive advisor, supporting the Team(s) in their operational execution and the achievement of key milestones.  Build effective relationships with the relevant Board committees, senior teams, and physician leaders.   

Experience

You will have progressive leadership experience in healthcare and/or a similarly complex, environment/sector. This is a strategic leadership role that requires a leader who has successfully led large-scale integration in a complex, multi-stakeholder, muti-unionized environment. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to engage, motivate, and mentor a high-performing team and help foster an integrated organizational strategy in a dynamic joint venture. A proactive and pragmatic leader, the successful candidate will have the ability to foster a collaborative culture, and to implement effective business processes, and its resultant execution. Recognized as a trusted HR advisor and one who is successful in building relationships, you have demonstrated your commitment to implementing HR best practices and inspiring a high-performance culture. The candidate must demonstrate a track record of getting extraordinary things done in organizations through effective change leadership and modelling the way, challenging accepted practices and views, inspiring a compelling, integrated HR vision, enabling others to perform, measuring results, and encouraging hearts and minds.

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

Grand River Hospital, St. Mary’s General Hospital, and Promeus Inc. are committed to building an intentionally inclusive environment that engages, supports, and empowers employment equity and diversity in the workplace and communities served. We welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ+ persons.