Job Opportunity – Medical Director, Regional Programs

Waypoint is seeking an exceptional, visionary, and innovative leader for the role of Medical Director, Regional Programs. In this role, the Medical Director will actively contribute to clinical excellence, quality improvement, best practices, and enhancing the patient/client experience. Reporting to the VP, Medical Affairs & Chief of Staff, and joining a dynamic and high performing physician leadership team, the Medical Director will help advance Waypoint’s mission and strategic plans, while providing leadership to members of the Professional Staff. The Medical Director will provide oversight to designated regional care programs, with a focus on the Acute Assessment Program, the San Souci Program for Transition and Recovery, and the Bayview Program for Dual Diagnosis.

About Waypoint

Waypoint is an academic and research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. We provide specialized mental health, addiction, and geriatric care to Central Ontario. As a 315-bed psychiatric hospital, we deliver exceptional, progressive care, both on site at the hospital and in the communities, we serve across the region.  Home to the Waypoint Research Institute, we are proud to support patient-oriented research across the full spectrum of illness, answering questions that are important to our patients, families and staff.

About the Area

Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care is located in Penetanguishene, Ontario on the shores of beautiful Georgian Bay, less than two hours from Toronto and approximately 45 minutes from Barrie. Outdoor recreational opportunities in all four seasons abound in this area of natural beauty. Golfing, curling, fishing, boating, hiking, snowmobiling are just a few of the great activities to do here. At Waypoint, we believe in maintaining a work environment where people find meaning, enjoyment, and professional growth in their work while balancing other aspects of their lives.

Please Note: This position offers a hybrid work environment consisting of in-office and remote work. Office location is 500 Church St in Penetanguishene, ON which is the main campus. Work could be included at local satellite locations including 1-952 Jones Road Midland ON L4R 4K3 and 287 Bayshore Dr Midland, ON L4R 1L3.

For information about what Waypoint has to offer our physicians, check out our physician recruitment page: Physician Recruitment, Current Opportunities | Waypoint

Key Accountabilities

• Lead clinical transformation, innovation, and community capacity building to improve access to effective regional tertiary psychiatric care.
• Leverage and advance new models of care and system-level capacity by advancing partnerships, working in close collaboration with health system providers.
• Develop and nurture strategic alliances and actively participate in the development of key provider partnerships, striving towards seamless integrated service delivery.
• Influence policy, education, and research through engagement with various stakeholders, provincially and regionally.
• Foster evidence-based care across and beyond Waypoint through the adoption, implementation and sustainment of quality standards and other best practices.
• Lead, role model, and collaborate in continuing education and quality improvement activities to transform organizational culture and daily practice
• Develop, empower, and mentor a cohesive and collaborative multidisciplinary team that is service-driven and focused on establishing an exceptional patient experience. 
• Participate in designing a care delivery model that is, in part, grounded in:
  • Patient and family philosophy
  • A growing and changing regional landscape
  • A growing and evolving patient population
  • Greater medical complexity and demands for care

·        Collaborate and foster a clinical partnership that advances change management initiatives, with a goal of supporting patients and families across the continuum of care.

Requirements/Qualifications

·        Licensed for independent medical practice and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

·        Fellowship Certification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other certification that is deemed to be equivalent.

·        Eligible for an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; and

·        Candidates should ideally also possess:

o   Residency or fellowship training or other formal or informal experience in psychiatry; and

o   Prior experience in either a formal or informal clinical or academic leadership role.

·        Strategic, collaborative, system-thinker who embraces health system transformation to improve patient care and experience.

·        Demonstrated expertise in partnering and building trust and collaboration within and between organizations, including hospital and community.

·        Excellent human resources management, interpersonal and leadership skills.

·        Results oriented: Recognized for championing service excellence and patient safety, this exceptional individual will provide leadership to an outstanding team, ensuring patient advocacy and cultural sensitivity.

·        High level of professional competency as a physician with clinical and leadership experience.

·        Proven ability to adapt readily to change and reflects an optimistic and positive attitude

·        Models and promotes core ethical practice, Waypoint Values (Caring, Respect, Accountability, Innovation)

·        Preference for proficiency in French/English language skills.