Communications Specialist, Full-time

Company Bio

Quinte Health Care (QHC) is a progressive and integrated system of four hospitals working with partners to provide exceptional care to their local communities.
Care is provided through four hospitals - Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, and Trenton Memorial Hospital - and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three hospitals, a rehabilitation day hospital, children’s treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs, and a range of diagnostic services. There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, and surgery.
Position Summary
The Communications Specialist will play an essential role in informing and engaging the community working at and served by Quinte Health Care (QHC) hospitals. In this fast paced role, you will bring your expertise and experience to help QHC enhance its presence, brand and relationships through communications including social media, website, and the intranet. You will collaborate with team members and support departments across our four hospitals on the awareness, understanding, development and delivery of communication for internal and external audiences.

Travel between QHC’s four hospitals will be required.

Working at Quinte Health Care means working with a dynamic team of health care providers, staff, and volunteers serving communities passionate about their community hospitals.

This is a full-time permanent position, with 75 hours bi-weekly, 8-hour shift, day shifts. We offer a competitive salary ($34.29/ hour
- $42.68/ hour) in addition to a comprehensive pension, health & dental benefits package.
Required
- Successful completion of a College diploma or University degree in Communications, Public Relations, or Marketing is required.
- A minimum of two years of experience is required.
- Ability to manage websites using common content management platforms.
- Experienced and skilled at writing and creating compelling and strategic content for multiple social media platforms.
- Experienced in digital marketing methods, social media platforms and monitoring, and online analytics and publishing tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working within a healthcare organization or broader public sector setting is required.

Duties
- Design communication plans to support priority initiatives and projects.
- Develop and coordinate a variety of communications, leveraging social media and other digital communications platforms.
- Identify, assess and incorporate best practices and new methods to help enhance the effectiveness of QHC’s communications.
- Produce e-newsletters and maintain the MyQHC intranet to keep our dedicated team of staff, physicians and volunteers informed.
- Develop website and social media content - writing, graphical content, audio, video development and editing and photography.
- Work collaboratively with key partners including the Auxiliaries and Foundations supporting QHC’s four hospitals.

Closing Statement

Equal Opportunity

613-969-7400 x2577 for assistance.
Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
- Required Rarely - lifting average 5-10 pounds’ maximum 15 pounds, carrying, pushing/pulling

Mobility
- Required Often - prolonged sitting
- Required Occasionally - standing and walking on hard surfaces, bending/stooping

Dexterity
- Required Often - prolonged fine finger movements
- Required Frequently - gripping/grasping, eye/hand coordination
- Required Briefly - reaching with both hands