Patient Education Specialist Toronto

1 day ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada University Health Network Full-time

Shape surgical patient education at UHN in Toronto through health literacy and stakeholder engagement across Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals.

As a Patient Education Specialist, you will plan a centralized Surgical Patient Education Hub for Sprott Surgery. You will assess current practices, analyze gaps, engage stakeholders, and align recommendations with UHN standards and digital strategy. This temporary full-time contract runs through March 31, 2027.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Inventory surgical education materials, channels, platforms, and workflows
  • Assess variation, duplication, gaps, accessibility, and standardization opportunities
  • Engage clinical, patient, operational, communications, and digital stakeholders
  • Develop the centralized Surgical Patient Education Hub model
  • Produce reports, recommendations, and an implementation roadmap

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
  • Three to five years of related healthcare experience
  • Experience with assessments, gap analyses, or implementation planning
  • Knowledge of health literacy and adult learning principles
  • Strong facilitation, organization, writing, and presentation skills

Bring health literacy, facilitation, and healthcare planning expertise to advance accessible surgical education across UHN.