370 Bayview Drive, 3rd Floor
Barrie ON L4N 7L3
Canada
Job Description:
The Barrie & Community Family Health Team (BCFHT) is one of the largest family health teams in Ontario. We are comprised of Physicians, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Dietitians, Pharmacists, Diabetes and Respiratory Educators, Mental Health Counsellors, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Chiropodist and an Administrative team. Our Team is focused on improving access to comprehensive, patient-centered, team-based primary health care, which supports self-management, emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention, and enhances the management of individuals with chronic diseases through programs that are well linked with other local and community services.
Our FHT Board is currently recruiting for:
Board of Directors
One Community Member
Our board is a skill based, policy governed board committed to building a culture focused on employee wellness, integration and collaboration, health equity, and leadership in primary care.
The main responsibilities for this position are:
- Must have a strong passion for health care.
- Familiarity in board governance
- Experience in one of the following:
- Corporate or Employment Law
- Human Resources
- Healthcare Clinical Background
- Finance
- Governance
- Information Technology/Cyber Security
Understanding of legal and fiduciary responsibility to the organization in overseeing our strategic plan, objectives, and operating activities
Availability to attend monthly board meetings during the day and to serve on other corporate committees.
Community board members receive honorariums.
This position is for an initial two-year term, renewable for a second term of two years.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants are asked to forward their cover letter and resume by Monday May 6th 2024, to careers@bcfht.ca. For more information on our team, please visit our website at www.barriefht.ca.
The Barrie and Community Family Health Team supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with a disability. Personal information contained in applications will be used for recruitment purposes and collected as per Freedom of Information (F.O.I.) And Protection of Privacy Act, 1987.
The Barrie and Community Family Health Team is committed to improving access and opportunities for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require a specific accommodation during the application, interview or recruitment stage, please contact our HR Coordinator by phone at 705-721-0370 x 2121, by fax at 705-725-4708 or by email at careers@bcfht.ca noting Accessibility Inquiry in the subject line, in order for appropriate accommodations to be made.