Program Director, Perioperative Services

Company Description

Halton Healthcare’s vision of Exemplary patient experiences, always, goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always!

At Halton Healthcare you will thrive in a healthcare culture and environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging with ‘exemplary patient care, always’ at the heart of everything we do.

We empower our people to be the very best they can be so they can make a difference for our patients and the communities we serve.

Halton Healthcare takes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we are committed to being an innovative center of excellence in community hospital care.

Job Description

The Program Director for Perioperative Services will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Surgical program across all Halton Healthcare and community sites. This role requires a collaborative leader who will work closely with the Program Medical Director to drive the program’s strategic vision, ensure high-quality patient care, and promote effective resource management. The Program Director will also shape organizational culture, foster cross-functional collaboration, and support corporate projects impacting organizational and patient care outcomes.

Specifically, the Program Director will:

• Develop and implement a strategic plan for the Perioperative Surgical program that is aligned with Halton Healthcare’s overall strategic plan and vision.
• Strategically develop, implement and evaluate new technology and expanded programs to address program growth needs related to the populations served.
• Work collaboratively with the Program Medical Director and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal and external planning efforts to support regional and provincial initiatives.
• Facilitate the integration and redesign of services to enhance program effectiveness.
• Establish Program goals that are aligned with the organization’s strategic priorities.
• Shape organizational culture and climate by creating an environment that aligns with Halton Healthcare’s values, promotes equity and inclusion, supports the interdisciplinary teams and enables continuous quality improvement.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with clinical teams to ensure timely and appropriate patient care; ensuring patients and families are supported and informed throughout their care journey.
• Ensure the program focuses on quality patient care and adheres to best practices.
• Establish program-based quality frameworks to ensure continuous improvement in service levels.
• Address patient safety concerns and implement risk mitigation strategies; support quality review processes and investigate critical incidents.
• Coordinate and align resources through effective planning and budgeting, to ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence based patient care in the most cost effective manner possible.
• Support corporate projects that impact organizational functioning and/or patient care.
• Participate in corporate committees and initiatives, and seek feedback to refine leadership approaches.
• Foster an environment of learning and development for Program staff through coaching, managing performance and mentoring, with a goal of driving organizational performance. 
• Cultivate a positive labour relations environment within the Program and applies policies and appropriate collective agreement language consistently and fairly.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical and administrative leadership experience in an acute care medical setting.
• Recent experience managing surgical programs.
• Expertise in building links across and outside the organization creating opportunities to collaborate and build capacity.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to influence strategies and optimize communications to achieve desired results.
• Demonstrated ability to gain consensus, resolve conflict and create alignment within and across all partners.
• Demonstrated ability to set goals, make decisions and create plans focusing on change and transformation, inclusion and development based on the strategic business direction.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize allocation of human, financial and infrastructure resources to provide quality healthcare within a safe and accessible health system.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate vision that generates engagement, enthusiasm and commitments to the organization’s mission, vision and values.

Additional Information

Internal Applications Due: September 4, 2025

Salary Range: $155,023 - $193,777

Halton Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to integrating diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our operations, policies and culture. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by a job well done, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient satisfaction as we are, we'd like to hear from you. Please attach your current resume directly to this posting.

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Halton Healthcare is committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

All new hires must be fully compliant with our Vaccination Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare.  Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process.

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