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August 19, 2010
Posting #10-26FT

Administrative Assistant

Full time





The Administrative Assistant reports to the Clinic Administrator of the Michener Chiropody Clinic and is responsible for providing administrative support for the Clinic and related Chiropody program matters.

Position Summary

  • Provides administrative support for the Chiropody Clinic located at Michener Institute
  • Maintains a link between clinic activities and program area.
  • Responsible for patient billing for services, and applying accounting procedures in collecting and tracking payments
  • Audits and maintains departmental budget variances reports
  • Collects statistical information on clinic activities
  • Books patient appointments and schedules to ensure optimal and efficient client flow through the clinic
  • Provides information to students, faculty, staff and external partners and contacts
  • Plans and implements an orientation to and experience in the administrative role for all students rotating through the site in conjunction with clinical course leads (faculty)
  • Liaise with other departments and external stakeholders
  • Plans, prepares, organizes clinic information and correspondence
  • Maintains clinical data base and e-mailing distribution lists
  • Ensures client charts are held to health information standards
  • Pulls and files client charts, ensures all charts are appropriately signed
  • Assists in the coordination of clinic activities
  • Schedules meetings for clinic staff and faculty
  • Composes correspondence for distribution of agendas, minutes and related materials
  • Exercises independent and confidential judgment in actions relating to the clinic and educational program
  • Establishes work priorities, maintains filing system and coordinates office activities
  • Monitors and maintains clinic inventory through purchasing and ordering of supplies
  • Maintains link to program academic administrative assistants as required
  • Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

  • 3 to 5 years experience in a similar role
  • Diploma in Office Administration or equivalent, previous work experience in a private clinic an asset
  • Excellent communication and professional interpersonal skills with a strong customer/student focus
  • Highly motivated, eager to learn, adaptable
  • Ability to work under pressure within a deadline oriented environment
  • Good judgment and independent decision making skills
  • Advanced knowledge of MS office suite Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Initiative with critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Flexibility and change management skills
  • Proven attention to accuracy and detail, highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Ability to liaise effectively and professionally with stakeholders

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume and cover letter noting posting #10-26FT by August 31, 2010 to:

Human Resources, The Michener Institute
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1V4
E-mail: hr@michener.ca

(Michener is an equal opportunity employer)

The Michener Institute is Canada’s only postsecondary institution devoted exclusively to the applied health sciences professions. Offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs, The Michener Institute is committed to providing its students with Best Experience, Best Education. Through an innovative healthcare curriculum and an engaging learning environment, The Michener Institute is preparing learners to become competent and highly skilled allied health professionals.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca.


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August 19, 2010
Posting #10-25C

Chiropodist

Full time

1 Year Contract starting September 2010





This position reports to the Michener Clinic Administrator and provides chiropody service to clients attending the Michener Chiropody Clinic.

Position Summary

  • Performs assessment, diagnosis, treatment, health education/counseling and other clinical foot care activities according to the College of Chiropodists of Ontario (COCOO).
  • Ensures chiropody areas, resources, materials and equipment are maintained.
  • Ensures proper documentation is in accordance with COCOO, participates in chart reviews and case conferences, and makes referrals when necessary.
  • Participates in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of treatment, education, counseling and health promotion programs and services for individuals, families and the community.
  • Provides client treatment/service, within scope of practice
  • Able to create new opportunities for Michener students and the clinic
  • Ensures that the clinic meets all standards of practice according to COCOO standards and higher
  • Provides information to students, faculty, staff and external partners and contacts
  • Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

  • Degree from a recognized school of chiropody
  • Current registration with the College of Chiropodists of Ontario in good standing
  • Member of the Ontario Society of Chiropodists
  • Three to five years chiropody experience preferred
  • Previous work in a private clinic considered an asset
  • Excellent communication and professional interpersonal skills with a strong customer focus
  • Ability to work under pressure within a deadline oriented environment
  • Good judgment and independent decision making skills while working within a team
  • Advanced knowledge of MS office suite Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Displays initiative with critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Exhibits flexibility and change management skills
  • Proven attention to accuracy and detail, highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Ability to liaise effectively and professionally with stakeholders

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume and cover letter noting posting #10-25C by August 31, 2010 to:

Human Resources, The Michener Institute
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1V4
E-mail: hr@michener.ca

(Michener is an equal opportunity employer)

The Michener Institute is Canada’s only postsecondary institution devoted exclusively to the applied health sciences professions. Offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs, The Michener Institute is committed to providing its students with Best Experience, Best Education. Through an innovative healthcare curriculum and an engaging learning environment, The Michener Institute is preparing learners to become competent and highly skilled allied health professionals.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca.


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August 18, 2010
Posting #10-24FT

Clinic Administrator

Full time


The Clinic Administrator reports to the Chair, Graduate Imaging & Chiropody and is responsible for providing managerial oversight for the Michener Chiropody Clinic, Sherbourne Health Centre Chiropody Clinic, Fudger House chiropodial services, and linkage to the Michener chiropody program.

Position Summary

  • Maintains link between clinic activities and program area.
  • Supervises two administrative support positions and one full time chiropodist
  • Provides client treatment/service, within scope of practice
  • Provides clinical coordinator duties as necessary
  • Able to create new opportunities for Michener students
  • Incorporates practice management principles into daily practice for students
  • Ensures clinics meet all standards of practice according to COCOO standards and higher
  • Develops and ensures appropriate policies and procedures are up to date and in place and in compliance with both Michener, Sherbourne, and Fudger House
  • Ensure all levels of quality standards are in place
  • Responsible for ensuring clinics are marketed internally and externally and in compliance with Sherbourne, Michener , and College requirements
  • Ensure clinics are, at minimum, self sustaining
  • Maintains consistent client consensus year round
  • Audits and maintains departmental budget variances reports
  • Maintains and reports statistical information on clinic activities
  • Provides information to students, faculty, staff and external partners and contacts
  • Liaise with clinic faculty, other departments and external stakeholders
  • Ensures consistency of practice amongst clinical staff
  • Orients new clinical faculty/ staff
  • Oversees the coordination of clinic activities
  • Schedules and attends meetings for clinic staff and faculty
  • Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

  • 3 to 5 years experience in a similar role
  • Registered Chiropodist in good standing
  • Previous work in a private clinic considered an asset
  • Excellent communication and professional interpersonal skills with a strong customer/student focus
  • Highly motivated, eager to learn, adaptable
  • Ability to work under pressure within a deadline oriented environment
  • Good judgment and independent decision making skills
  • Advanced knowledge of MS office suite Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Displays initiative with critical thinking and problem solving skills; while working with a team
  • Exhibits flexibility and change management skills
  • Proven attention to accuracy and detail, highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Ability to liaise effectively and professionally with stakeholders both internal and external

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume and cover letter noting posting #10-24FT by August 31, 2010 to:

Human Resources, The Michener Institute
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1V4
E-mail: hr@michener.ca

(Michener is an equal opportunity employer)

The Michener Institute is Canada’s only postsecondary institution devoted exclusively to the applied health sciences professions. Offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs, The Michener Institute is committed to providing its students with Best Experience, Best Education. Through an innovative healthcare curriculum and an engaging learning environment, The Michener Institute is preparing learners to become competent and highly skilled allied health professionals.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca.


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August 19, 2010
Posting #10-23FTR

Assistant Professor

Chiropody

Full time




Position Summary

  • Teaches laboratory and simulation classes.
  • Utilizes innovative, effective, and equitable teaching techniques
  • Teaches assigned laboratory and simulation classes prepared by Associate Professors or Professors
  • Enables knowledge building and transfer including practical skills, methods and techniques
  • Challenges thought processes, fosters collaboration, and develops the ability of students to engage in critical and rational thinking
  • Provides guidance and advisement to students, as required
  • Marks, and assesses prepared work and examinations and provides feedback to students
  • Provides laboratory and simulation course leadership and evaluation in the second year of teaching
  • Maintains identified office hours for student support in the areas of remediation, advisement, and assistance in learning plan development and documentation of student progress

Position Qualifications

  • Completion of discipline specific diploma
  • Licensure from regulatory college and/or certification from the regulatory college
  • 3 to 5 years experience working in the field of Chiropody preferred
  • An understanding and commitment to learning centred education
  • Strong organizational and leadership skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • An ability to work independently and as part of a team

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume and cover letter noting posting #10-23FTR by August 31, 2010 to:

Human Resources, The Michener Institute
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1V4
E-mail: hr@michener.ca

(Michener is an equal opportunity employer)

The Michener Institute is Canada’s only postsecondary institution devoted exclusively to the applied health sciences professions. Offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs, The Michener Institute is committed to providing its students with Best Experience, Best Education. Through an innovative healthcare curriculum and an engaging learning environment, The Michener Institute is preparing learners to become competent and highly skilled allied health professionals.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca.


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August 20, 2010
Posting #10-14FT

TWO (2) PROGRAM CHAIRS

Full Time

(One Program Chair, Medical Laboratory Science
One Program Chair, Critical Care)





Position Summary

Academic Leadership

  • Partners with direct reports in the development and implementation of their professional development plans.
  • Leads faculty in the development of their respective workload assignments and creates an effective working environment for the teaching/learning process.
  • Develops a staffing plan to support the Department’s activities, based on workload discussions and strategic initiatives and projects.
  • Works collaboratively in the development and implementation of the Michener’s Academic strategic plan and links this plan to the vision, mission and strategic goals identified in the Board of Governors’ Strategic Plan for Michener.
  • Facilitates the development and implementation of new programs and the ongoing review of existing programs (through the Academic Quality Management Program and the Accreditation processes).
  • Leads the development of new program/course delivery strategies.
  • Supports Michener’s commitment to inter-professional education (IPE), simulation and international education.
  • Monitors the overall educational quality of the department programs through review of Key Performance Indicators, Student Evaluation of Instruction, and other feedback instruments.
  • Evaluates and recommends the implementation of curriculum redesign in keeping with the current academic/educational vision.
  • Supports the Clinical Liaison Officer (CLO) and the Program Communication Liaison (PLC)
  • Ensures that the necessary documentation for accreditation is compiled, working collaboratively with faculty and administrative assistants in implementing recommendations and ensuring ongoing compliance.

Human Resources

  • Ensures a high level of staff performance through effective recruitment, selection, development, motivation, evaluation and training of faculty and administrative staff within the department.
  • Engages direct reports in personal performance assessment, ensuring the necessary input into the process from peers, students and self evaluation.
  • Manages and resolves individual and team performance issues for staff, while building autonomy and strengthening capacity for problem solving. .
  • Uses the Collective Agreement and Michener policies to assist in the dispute resolution.

Budget Planning

  • Develops, monitors, and manages the department budgets, providing variance analyses.
  • Plans capital acquisitions and forwards recommendations to the Vice President, Academic.
  • Manages program activities within the departmental budgets.

Other

  • Represents the Academic Division on community and/or Michener committees.
  • Monitors activities between Michener services and departments that are integral to student enrolment/satisfaction and for programs/courses of a cross-disciplinary nature.
  • Models a student-centered approach, and ensures that student concerns are identified, discussed, resolved and documented.
  • In collaboration with the registrar’s office and/or affiliated sites, responsible for the student appeal process which involves ensuring that all parties have all relevant information, completing all paperwork, and communicating all results.
  • Determines and addresses need for physical space and equipment.
  • Participates in program advisory and liaison committees
  • Represents Michener on both internal and external committees.
  • Develops and maintains contacts for potential business partnerships.
  • Develops relationships and liaises with clinical placement sites.
  • Liaises with other educational institutions, and/or other external group or organizational for potential partnerships.
  • Develops and leads special projects in support of the educational and strategic objectives of the Academic Divisions.

Position Qualifications

  • Masters Degree with a minimum of 5 years management/supervisory experience in a unionized environment
  • Experience working in the healthcare/educational sector
  • Experience in Medical Laboratory Science or Critical Care (Respiratory Therapy, Anesthesia Assistant, Cardiovascular Perfusion), would be an asset
  • Progressive leadership capacity, with experience in leading teams
  • Excellent communication and professional interpersonal skills
  • Good judgment and independent decision making skills
  • Demonstrates initiative with critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Ability to liaise effectively and professionally with stakeholders
  • Ability to work under pressure within a deadline-oriented environment

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume and cover letter noting posting #10-14FT by September 20, 2010 to:

Human Resources, The Michener Institute
222 St. Patrick Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1V4
E-mail: hr@michener.ca

(Michener is an equal opportunity employer)

The Michener Institute is Canada’s only postsecondary institution devoted exclusively to the applied health sciences professions. Offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs, The Michener Institute is committed to providing its students with Best Experience, Best Education. Through an innovative healthcare curriculum and an engaging learning environment, The Michener Institute is preparing learners to become competent and highly skilled allied health professionals.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca.


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