Headwaters Health Care Centre

Headwaters Health Care Centre is pleased to announce its partnership with Bayshore HealthCare to help transition older adults safely back home after hospital stays through the Headwaters2Home program. Since its launch in December 2023, the program has successfully served more than 50 patients referred by Headwaters. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVp3iAPA

Kudos to Megan Malone, our 2024 Rising Headwaters Hero Award winner! Megan goes above and beyond each day in her role as Senior Financial Analyst. She is reliable, personable with everyone and always steps up to assist the needs of the Finance Department. She demonstrates all our values of kindness, accountability, respect, and teamwork. Read more about our award winners https://ow.ly/xf7K50SqoUQ

Headwaters Health Care Centre recognizes the importance of the professional development of its people and would like to congratulate the recipients of the Headwaters Health Care Foundation's Nursing Education Fund Recipients. Congratulations Charlotte Brown, Mary Cathleen Burton, Alessandra Centofanti, Myung Ja Choi, Kyle Shermet, and Alexa Wiedemann! Learn more https://ow.ly/cAXj50SqoLW

Cheers to Amanda Cotton on winning the Above and Beyond Leadership Award! Amanda joined Headwaters in 2015 and transitioned to the role of Manager, Medicine, Complex Continuing Care, and Allied Health. Since then, she has excelled, demonstrating strong leadership and commitment. Under her guidance, the team has thrived, and Amanda has shown unparalleled dedication to her teams, patient experience, and broader leadership responsibilities. She is a strong leader and positive role model who inspires others, with her guidance and dedication the team has thrived. Read more about our 2024 award winners https://ow.ly/gV5g50SqoJ0

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Kahn, winner of the 2024 award for Outstanding Physician! This award is given to a physician that demonstrates excellence in delivering patient care and is committed to promoting the hospital's vision and purpose. Dr. Kahn goes above and beyond and treats every patient with compassion. He is a tremendous teacher and support for all staff he works with. He truly makes a difference to our patients’ experiences and their health outcomes. Learn more about the 2024 award winners https://ow.ly/Us8l50SqoEU

Congratulations to our Pharmacy team, recipients of the Quality and Safety Award! The Pharmacy team has spearheaded over 20 initiatives in the past 18-months geared towards enhancing quality, safety and patient-centered care. They developed specialized drug libraries for epidurals and patient-controlled analgesia, launched pharmacist-led oncology teaching and dialysis clinic and have improved care for ambulatory patients. Known for their unity, supportiveness, and adherence to hospital values of kindness, accountability, respect, and teamwork, the pharmacy team continues to set the standard for excellence. Read more about our award winners https://ow.ly/jhHH50Sqoyp

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Scotton for winning the 2024 Dr. David Scott award! Dr. Scotton has dedicated over 30 years of service, 18 of which were spent as Chief of the Emergency Department (ED). He was an exemplary leader in the ED during the pandemic and has contributed to Dufferin County through training paramedics in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support protocols, which has empowered them to administer life-saving interventions on-site, prior to patients reaching the hospital. He embodies the qualities of an exceptional physician and community leader, his compassion and empathy during difficult moments, leave lasting impressions that transcend medical treatments. Thank you Dr. Scotton. Learn more:https://ow.ly/jhHH50Sqoyp

Recognizing the Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Accreditation Team, recipients of the 2024 Chair’s Award for their dedication to providing safe, high-quality care to our patients! This achievement reflects our collective teamwork and responsibility to uphold the highest standards of patient care. Read more about our award winners https://ow.ly/cLe150Sqoqt

Our Annual Meeting signaled a time to celebrate all we have accomplished, pause, and reflect on our future and to celebrate our Annual Award Winners. It was a great year for us. To our community, we are proud to provide you the care you need and expect from us. To our partners, we look forward to working with you to support care close to home. Our future of care is getting even better including investments in geriatric care, pediatric care, a renovated dialysis unit, more equipment including a modern X-ray machine, an MRI and a new Master Plan and Program so we can advocate and plan our physical space for our future. We are focused on providing excellent care, close to home. Learn more: press release https://ow.ly/atpb50SpEjq

We are looking for a dedicated individual to fill the role of Deputy Chief to work with our Paramedic Services Department. The successful candidate will report to the Chief of Paramedic Services and will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day operational readiness of Paramedic Services. They will collaborate with the Paramedic Services leadership team to develop policies, procedure, guidelines standards and plans to ensure regulatory compliance. As the Deputy Chief, you will: • Respond to major calls and emergency situations and coordinate through the Incident Management System (IMS) at site as required in conjunction to the Chief • Ensures that staff are in full compliance with all policies and procedures for Dufferin County Paramedic Service, the Ministry of Health, Headwaters Health Care Center, the Collective Agreement and other applicable legislation or requirements. • Prepares documents for competitive bid/procurement processes for approval by the Paramedic Chief and from time to time will participate in these processes. • Responsible for obtaining proper approvals and for the procurement of goods for service as well as signing authority for expenditures within allotted budget. Qualifications include: • Completion of post-secondary education in Paramedic program or equivalent • Minimum ten (10) years if experience in a leadership role within Paramedic Services • Currently certified or able to obtain certification within 30 days of hire as a Primary Care Paramedic or Advance Care Paramedic by a provincial base hospital program in the province of Ontario • Certificate in Joint Health and Safety Part 2 Public Safety Sector (Paramedic) Learn more about the qualifications and job duties and apply at https://ow.ly/KzMJ50SpbEb