Job Description

Requisition ID: 380749
Position Number: 20076066
Posting End Date: May 23, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - MATC
Department / Unit: Care Supports & Education
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: Non Union
Anticipated Start Date: 06/30/2025
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary is commensurate with education and qualifications.
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
Coordinates health service delivery and clinical operational performance delivered across services and support functions based on data to address areas of most impact on patient experience, care team wellbeing, or reducing costs.
The Specialist functions as a member of the leadership team, reporting to the leadership of the site/service provider, is responsible for leadership, consultation and coordination of activities related to health services delivery at a local level. This role in supports clinical operational initiatives as required, liaises and develops effective and collaborative working relationships with local, regional, and provincial stakeholders to enable better integration of services.
The specialist will work with teams comprised of health service delivery leaders, clinical staff, contract staff, other Specialist staff and other stakeholders (e.g. regional staff, physicians) to support operational improvements and implementation.
The Specialist will: cultivate and model a culture of client service; provide capacity to support planning and improvement initiatives, including but not limited to identify and lead business process improvements to generate organizational efficiencies; deliver analyses, financial planning, reporting, and business performance management information to the Hospital leadership team(s); counsel and develop organizational leaders' understanding of the business performance implications of proposed decisions and activities; engage with analysts to prepare needed data and reporting to inform management, and work across areas to collaborate on and communicate best practices and business efficiencies.
Experience

• Five (5) years of experience directly supporting management in decision-making by providing effective and innovative data-driven business analyses.
• Five (5) years of experience in a health-related setting engaging stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities for business improvement, including applying lean transformation framework concepts.
• Experience engaging stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities for business improvement, including applying lean transformation framework concepts.
• Experience in and knowledge of principles and techniques of systems thinking, research and analysis, with the ability to apply to health service delivery.
• Experience in the implementation and evaluation of policies, standards, protocols and/or frameworks.
• Experience in coordinating entry level positions.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Post -secondary degree in a relevant discipline such as health or social sciences required with additional postgraduate education (certificate or higher) in a related discipline such as management, economics, public or business administration from an accredited education institution.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent certification in quality processes is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not applicable
Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to take initiative that demonstrates innovation.
• Demonstrated critical thinking/problem-solving and decision-making skills in response to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to perceive the relationship, linkages and interdependencies between business, portfolio/program-related and operational processes.
• Ability to develop effective collaborative and consultative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work independently.
• Knowledge of change management principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).

Physical Requirements

• Must be willing to work some flexible hours.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.