Long-Term Care Innovation Coordinator

POSITION TYPE: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week, 1 FTE

SALARY SCALE: $36.29 to $41.38 /hour

CLOSING DATE: 2024/12/06*

Why should you join Bruyère Health RI?

The Bruyère Health Research Institute supports investigators who contribute to a better, more responsive health care system that delivers the best care to patients, residents, and families. We focus on finding the future of care for aging Canadians and vulnerable populations.

What we offer?

• Competitive health and dental benefits program
• 3 weeks' vacation, 10 sick days, 2 float days
• Matching RRSP Program
• Wellness program and on-site gyms
• Employee perks program
• Employee and Family Assistance Program including Mental health support
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Flexible work environment

Summary of the role

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Innovation Coordinator will be joining Bruyère’s nationally recognized health innovation team as we advance the development, evaluation, adoption, and scaling of healthcare technologies within Bruyère and across Canada. This role will directly support the CAN Health Network as the lead on the CAN Health Long-Term Care Innovation and Scaling Network, as we collaboratively seek to support the scaling of Canadian health solutions that improve the lives of LTC residents, clinicians, and operators.

Reporting to the Lead of Innovation and receiving guidance from CAN Health, the LTC Innovation Coordinator is responsible for the oversight of day-to-day project/program operations for the CAN Health LTC Innovation and Scaling Network. These responsibilities include working with diverse LTC stakeholders across Canada – Long-Term Care Associations, Canadian health care companies, Long-Term Care homes and CAN Health Edges - to identify opportunities to support the scaling of Canadian made Long-Term Care specific solutions to Long-Term Care homes across Canada. The LTC Innovation Coordinator will also coordinate LTC innovation projects internally at Bruyère and with our partners. After identifying opportunities, the LTC innovation will work with partners to support the project development and the coordination of the innovation projects.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Coordinating the CAN Health LTC Innovation and Scaling Network to help Canadian LTC homes evaluate and adopt Canadian made healthcare technologies that improve the lives of LTC residents and LTC operators
• Identifying innovative healthcare technology solutions from the catalogue of Canadian Health Technology companies that align with the needs of LTC residents and operators
• Promoting the adoption and integration of these technologies to LTC operators to enhance resident care and LTC operations
• Collecting and documenting CAN Health Network success stories and case studies related to the adoption of healthcare technology in LTC settings and working closely with communications team to share the success stories broadly with stakeholders, including LTC associations, LTC homes, and healthcare technology companies, to showcase the positive impact of innovation
• Providing high level innovation implementation consultation to LTC operators on the effective use of healthcare technology solutions
• Providing LTC homes and partners that we support with innovation advice and technology adoption guidance
• Fostering and leading a national LTC Innovation Community of Practice, by developing and maintaining relationships with LTC leaders across Canada
• Coordinating and growing the LTC Innovation Community of Practice, supporting partner LTC homes across Canada in their shared mission to adopt LTC innovation technologies
• Facilitating collaborations and partnerships to support the scaling of healthcare technology in LTC settings
• Collaborating with Canadian healthcare technology companies and LTC associations
• Coordinating the evaluation of technologies for Bruyère innovation projects, with a focus on LTC projects; from project ideation and development to project implementation, evaluation, procurement, and completion
• Supporting the budget and tracking of project finances, including completing reporting requirements for funders
• Adhering to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human - TCPS 2 and Personal Health Information Protection Act in the handling of confidential information, as required

Additional duties may be added as projects progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Business or Health Administration
• Minimum two (2) years of relationship management experience, preferably in LTC or Health sector

Key Competencies

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal (in English)
• Strong ability to foster community and to capture and share LTC success stories that will resonate with LTC partners
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including the ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, competing stakeholders, manage overlapping project phases and meet deadlines
• Willingness to travel to annual conferences, partner sites, etc. (up to 5% of time)
• Fluent in French and English, an asset

About Bruyère Health RI

Bruyère Health and its Research Institute are fully affiliated with the University of Ottawa, and have other regional academic, government, NGO, and industry partners engaged in collaborative research and innovation initiatives. Our research priorities include Aging and Long-Term Care, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Recovery, and Social Accountability (encompassing Primary Care and Health Equity).

Additional Information

• Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

All applicants must provide a recent CV, and a cover letter that clearly indicates that they meet the required qualifications. Copies of your degrees and certifications, if applicable, in one of Canada’s official languages must also be included. Please note that any inaccuracies in the information provided may result in your application being rejected.

Please note that the pre-screening questions must be submitted by all applicants as part of the application process and that answers are for information purposes only and will not disqualify internal candidates from competitions provided that the candidate meets the required qualifications of the position as per the posting.

Bruyère promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the Employment Equity Act and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Bruyère is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the departmental official of the accommodation measures which may be required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

All Bruyère employees are required to provide proof of full vaccination as per our Enhanced COVID-19 Immunization policy.

An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent following the submission of your application. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.