Manager

Description:

• Leads and oversees portfolios associated with the Ontario Public Health Services Foundational Standards at an organizational level, specifically population health assessment and surveillance. Plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates assigned projects.
• Leads and oversees team activities related to ongoing collection, collation, analysis, and reporting of population health information, including data on health status, health behaviours, social determinants of health, preventive health practices, risk and protective factors, health care utilization relevant to public health, and demographic indicators, in accordance with the Population Health Assessment and Surveillance Protocol, 2018 (or as current).
• Develops and/or implements new policies and procedures related to areas of responsibility.
• Participates in relevant internal and external research studies, special projects, and committees related to agency and divisional priorities, including but not limited to population health assessment, surveillance, health equity, effective public health practice, or professional practice and development.
• Leads, supports and participates in knowledge exchange activities. Facilitates lectures and/or teaches courses in post-secondary educational facilities. Promotes public health curriculum development and implementation. Provides consultation and support to students and acts as preceptor.
• In alignment with the agency’s mandate, facilitates the dissemination and use of population health assessment, surveillance, research and evaluation evidence and best practices, and relevant Ministry standards, protocols and guidance documents, to support evidence-informed decision making.
• Manages external consultants and professional services related to relevant portfolios, as appropriate.
• Promotes an organizational culture of quality improvement by leading, supporting, and participating in the identification of tools, structures, processes and priorities to measure and improve the quality of programs and services.