Job Description
Please apply via http://hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/careers and search for Requisition # 117204
HHS Requisition # 117204
Location: McMaster Children’s Hospital
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Rate: $81.32 – $104.26
Unit Summary
Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.
McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), part of the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) family of hospitals, is one of Canada’s fasted growing Children’s Hospitals as well as a provider of the most advanced Women’s Reproductive Health Care. Ranked by Newsweek as one of the World’s Top 50 Pediatric Hospitals, we are an academic teaching and research center affiliated with McMaster University, and provide regional and provincial leadership in the provision of the highest quality, integrated maternal/newborn/child & youth health care. Serving a growing population of more than 2.5 million people, and as the regional referral centre for children and families from throughout South-Central Ontario, MCH is committed to being the safest, and highest quality care provider for the children, youth, women and families we serve and for our teams who care for them. And, with the implementation in June 2026 of our fully integrated electronic health record, we are taking another exciting step forward as a regional, provincial and national leader in Child and Youth Health Care.
Located on the McMaster University campus, MCH is home to our inpatient pediatric, newborn and women’s health programs as well as a wide variety of specialized and subspecialized pediatric medical and surgical clinics. The state-of-the-art Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) is an outpatient campus of MCH, and houses the Developmental Pediatrics Rehabilitation Program and Children’s Treatment Centre (transitioning to SmartStart Hub as part of the modernization of early intervention and special needs services across the province) as well as community-based Behavioural Health and Mental Health services. Working across these two sites, the MCH Child & Youth Ambulatory Service program delivers nearly 300,000 visits per year in 50+ specialized child & youth clinics.
Position Summary
Reporting to the President, McMaster Children’s Hospital/Vice-President of Women’s and Children’s Health, the Director provides senior leadership to the strategic planning process, implementation and performance management of the Child & Youth Ambulatory Services program. In a co-leadership model with the associated Medical Leads, the Director will ensure that quality patient care and service, clinical operational and financial efficiency, and team development is delivered in a high paced, progressive, clinical, education and research environment. The Director will have leadership responsibility for integrating pathways for the pediatric ambulatory patient population and patients with complex care issues that require coordinated care delivery that span inpatient and outpatient services.
As an integral member of the Leadership team, specific responsibilities include: contributing in the development of the strategic direction of HHS and the MCH vision, and aligning the goals and initiatives of the Strategic Plan to Hospital objectives; cultivating relationships internal and external to the Hospital to create opportunities for enhancement of unique tertiary and specialty services; collaborating with risk management, medical staff, clinicians and support teams to achieve patient care excellence and ensuring accurate understanding/knowledge of patient care delivery models that are locally, regionally and provincially structured, held at MCH-HHS and other Children’s Hospitals/Hospitals and within our regional Community Hospitals.
These accountabilities are set within the values and expectations for Hamilton Health Sciences.
Schedule Work Hours
Monday to Friday: Days
This is a temporary position until May 2026.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in a related field (business or health discipline)
Possess at least 5-7 years of previous progressive line management experience
Demonstrated ability to lead an environment that supports clinical excellence, continuous learning, innovation and research
Demonstrated leadership in system integration as it relates to provincial, regional and LHIN levels
Demonstrated ability to influence through excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Proven track record at the senior management level of supporting teamwork, decision-making and problem solving in highly complex, multi-stakeholder situations
Proven ability to build and execute on strategy, balance and set priorities, and navigate through complex systems
Demonstrated financial and business acumen
Demonstrated excellence in communication, team building and the ability to initiate, model and drive positive change
High level ability to critically analyze situations as well as data/information in both daily operations and long term strategic planning
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion including evidence of education and learning undertaken in this space
Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset.
Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
HHS Requisition # 117204
Location: McMaster Children’s Hospital
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Rate: $81.32 – $104.26
Unit Summary
Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.
McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), part of the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) family of hospitals, is one of Canada’s fasted growing Children’s Hospitals as well as a provider of the most advanced Women’s Reproductive Health Care. Ranked by Newsweek as one of the World’s Top 50 Pediatric Hospitals, we are an academic teaching and research center affiliated with McMaster University, and provide regional and provincial leadership in the provision of the highest quality, integrated maternal/newborn/child & youth health care. Serving a growing population of more than 2.5 million people, and as the regional referral centre for children and families from throughout South-Central Ontario, MCH is committed to being the safest, and highest quality care provider for the children, youth, women and families we serve and for our teams who care for them. And, with the implementation in June 2026 of our fully integrated electronic health record, we are taking another exciting step forward as a regional, provincial and national leader in Child and Youth Health Care.
Located on the McMaster University campus, MCH is home to our inpatient pediatric, newborn and women’s health programs as well as a wide variety of specialized and subspecialized pediatric medical and surgical clinics. The state-of-the-art Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) is an outpatient campus of MCH, and houses the Developmental Pediatrics Rehabilitation Program and Children’s Treatment Centre (transitioning to SmartStart Hub as part of the modernization of early intervention and special needs services across the province) as well as community-based Behavioural Health and Mental Health services. Working across these two sites, the MCH Child & Youth Ambulatory Service program delivers nearly 300,000 visits per year in 50+ specialized child & youth clinics.
Position Summary
Reporting to the President, McMaster Children’s Hospital/Vice-President of Women’s and Children’s Health, the Director provides senior leadership to the strategic planning process, implementation and performance management of the Child & Youth Ambulatory Services program. In a co-leadership model with the associated Medical Leads, the Director will ensure that quality patient care and service, clinical operational and financial efficiency, and team development is delivered in a high paced, progressive, clinical, education and research environment. The Director will have leadership responsibility for integrating pathways for the pediatric ambulatory patient population and patients with complex care issues that require coordinated care delivery that span inpatient and outpatient services.
As an integral member of the Leadership team, specific responsibilities include: contributing in the development of the strategic direction of HHS and the MCH vision, and aligning the goals and initiatives of the Strategic Plan to Hospital objectives; cultivating relationships internal and external to the Hospital to create opportunities for enhancement of unique tertiary and specialty services; collaborating with risk management, medical staff, clinicians and support teams to achieve patient care excellence and ensuring accurate understanding/knowledge of patient care delivery models that are locally, regionally and provincially structured, held at MCH-HHS and other Children’s Hospitals/Hospitals and within our regional Community Hospitals.
These accountabilities are set within the values and expectations for Hamilton Health Sciences.
Schedule Work Hours
Monday to Friday: Days
This is a temporary position until May 2026.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in a related field (business or health discipline)
Possess at least 5-7 years of previous progressive line management experience
Demonstrated ability to lead an environment that supports clinical excellence, continuous learning, innovation and research
Demonstrated leadership in system integration as it relates to provincial, regional and LHIN levels
Demonstrated ability to influence through excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
Proven track record at the senior management level of supporting teamwork, decision-making and problem solving in highly complex, multi-stakeholder situations
Proven ability to build and execute on strategy, balance and set priorities, and navigate through complex systems
Demonstrated financial and business acumen
Demonstrated excellence in communication, team building and the ability to initiate, model and drive positive change
High level ability to critically analyze situations as well as data/information in both daily operations and long term strategic planning
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion including evidence of education and learning undertaken in this space
Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset.
Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Director, Child and Youth Ambulatory Services (#117204) position is now open for candidates interested in the Health Jobs sector. This role in Ottawa offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Health Jobs is a plus.
