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2025-176 Accreditation and Risk Management Consultant
hybrid
Moosonee, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . April 15, 2025
Moosonee, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . April 15, 2025
Description
Title: Accreditation and Risk Management Consultant
Division: Integrated Indigenous Health and Specialized Community Services
Affiliation: Non-unionized
Site: Hybrid
Reports to: Director of Quality and Risk
Status: Permanent Full-time
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking an experience candidate to fill the key role of Accreditation and Risk Management Consultant.
Life at WAHA
A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA
What We Do
There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.
At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.
Who You Are
- Considerable knowledge of Accreditation Canada standards and the accreditation process · Strong ability to interpret and maintain knowledge of provincial legislation, regulations, and benchmarks ·
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity
- Demonstrated leadership skills with an ability to manage multiple competing priorities
- Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office suite ·
- Ability to work in a fast paced, frequently changing, and complex environment
- Motivational lead who can drive results from people ·
- Critical thinker who can consider systems variables and think analytically
What You’ll Do
- Participate and guide team members to promote policies, procedures, and best practices
- Maintain confidentiality and effective information, data management, and integrity
- Act as a member of the organization’s leadership team and contribute to the strategic management of the organization
- Act and lead within the LEADS framework as well in alignment with the goals, mission, vision, and values of the Organization
- Provide expertise on all accreditation related topics · Interprets legislation, directives, best practice, and system-wide benchmarks to ensure organizational alignment
- Work to consult on topics within portfolio and role with stakeholders and organizational participants at all levels ·
- Works with organizational leadership team to provide consultation on all respective topics
- Works with leaders to align with portfolio requirements, goals, and objectives
What You Bring
- Bachelor of Sciences, Health, or Business Administration or a willingness to obtain or equivalent experience
- Accreditation Canada Coordinator Certification
- LEAN Six Sigma
- Risk Management and Document Control Education
- Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset
Why Choose Us
- Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
How to Apply
The successful candidate must provide a valid Criminal Record Check within a specified time frame.
Please apply in writing, providing three recent work references, quoting Competition #2025-176 by no later than Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 at 12 noon to:
- For more information contact the HR team by email: jobs@waha.ca
- Only those selected for an interview will be contacted
- Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.