Vice President, Performance, Accountability

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
- What Ontario Health offers:
Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:
- Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day- a health care spending account- a premium defined benefit pension plan- three personal days and two float days annually- three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years- career development opportunities- a collaborative values-based team culture- a wellness program- a hybrid working model- participation in- Communities of Inclusion Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

The Vice President, Performance, Accountability & Funding Allocation (PAFA) provides strategic leadership, direction and oversight for financial and business planning, financial controllership and management, contracts and service provider relations, health system performance, accountability and quality improvement frameworks, metrics, monitoring and reporting for the region. This position is responsible for ensuring that the region is setting, measuring goals and objectives, and ensuring all adequate controls and policies meet compliance standards and would withstand independent and government audits. In addition, this position supports the identification and development of system-level outcomes, performance measures and deliverables for each major program and ensures the alignment of system-level outcomes and deliverables for each program to the Organization’s vision. This position is responsible for planning, directing, and communicating all aspects of the performance, accountability, and quality improvement agenda of region.

This role will oversee efforts to ensure that providers within the region meet the performance and quality targets that align with the goals and objectives of Ontario Health; this includes oversight for the development and management of performance and quality improvement initiatives.

Here is what you will be doing:
- Provide oversight and strategic direction on the day-to-day internal operations as they pertain to Performance and Accountability measurement, funding allocation and reporting and lead relationship management with health service providers.- Lead the development and establishment of funding plans and allocation of funds to Health Service Providers (HSPs) across all sectors based on provincial models, provincial priorities, requirements set out in Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-Term Care (the “Ministries”) and regional performance agreement, priorities, ensuring that funding at the health service provider level is aligned to priorities and objectives.- Oversee Funding in-year reallocation management and capital funding planning request endorsement to maximize utilization of funding and services.- Provide advice on new model care program funding request and make recommendations.- Works with Ministries and regions to define performance expectations and accountability processes.- Leads negotiations of agreements with HSPs within the geographical area.- Manage HSP performance agreements and monitors provider risks and opportunities, evaluating and reporting on local health system performance in achieving established goals and objectives on a regular basis, provide dashboards, presentations and special reports on performance.- Lead and support health service provider performance improvement processes including performance and operational reviews, identify emerging issues and requirements for action to respond to health service providers who do not meet accountability targets and priorities.- Act as the key representative to evaluate and report on health care system performance, develop and implement best practices, and recommend changes to existing programs and allocation of funds.- Contribute expert advice and input on performance standards and service provider performance / accountability to the development of the health system and interpretation of system performance issues to the team.- Develop and manage the overall risk management framework, which includes quarterly risk reporting on specific risk issues and quarterly reporting to the Ministry.- Implement a system of quality and performance measures and undertakes in-year monitoring of performance and achievements against defined outcomes expected, providing progress reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.- Leads the development and implementation of a patient