Job description
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
Who we are looking for:
What you will be doing:
- Report directly to and support the accountabilities of the Director, Corporate Law and Insurance; the Director, Health and Regulatory Law; and the Director, Internal Audit.
- Provide high-quality and cost-effective in-house legal and audit support by ensuring accessible and timely service in alignment with the Hospital's vision, operational objectives and business needs.
- Be a legal resource including through:
- maintaining a statutory compliance framework
- understanding and communicating to clients the escalation process for legal support and obtaining the requisite information for legal support
- understanding the Legal Services portfolio and offering clients direction when matters are outside the scope of this portfolio
- understanding, managing and centralizing knowledge within the portfolio interpreting law and maintaining currency with legislative and policy changes impacting the governance of the Hospital
- reviewing Hospital policies and procedures
- preparing and distributing internal and external correspondence, including emails, reports, presentations, proposals, letters, memos, agendas and minutes of meetings
- preparing legal documents and amending basic contracts
- providing advice on behalf of Legal Services and Internal Audit
- assisting in lien reviews
- preparing, maintaining, and filing corporate registrations, instruments and licences, including those required under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.
- Support the Internal Audit Department by assisting in:
- audit planning, execution, and reporting
- following up on document requests
- coordinating audit reports to completion
- maintaining document management system
- conducting audit status updates
- updating the internal audit dashboard and preparing board related materials
- coordinating internal audit’s board reporting timelines and packages
- coordinating and liaising with provincial auditors
- Support the legal/audit document management systems
- Support legal/audit reviews/investigations and assist in determining courses of action
- Provide high-quality and timely legal/audit support services on day to day operational issues
- Liaise with internal clients to identify legal and/or internal audit needs and engage appropriate support
- Liaise with external counsel, auditors and other service providers on behalf of the Legal Services and Internal Audit Departments, as required; maintain sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written combined with a customer focus approach and ability to handle requests in a professional, diplomatic and tactful manner
- Strong organizational and effective time management skills combined with the ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to work in a fast paced and at times demanding environment
- Self-direction and initiative combined with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
- Keen judgment and exceptional strategic and critical thinking skills
- Ability to problem solve and think outside the box, to provide leaders with a recommended course of action
- A post-secondary degree or diploma
- Legal experience and/or training and/or certification (e.g. Paralegal Diploma from a recognized College program; LSO P1 (Paralegal) Licence; Certificate as a Law Clerk from a recognized College program; membership in the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario; previous Law Clerk or legal assistant experience in-house or at a law firm)
- Effective technical skills with accuracy and attention to detail
- Advanced knowledge and skills of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe and search applications
- Training and/or experience in database maintenance
- Flexibility with work environment and ability to work remotely or in-person depending on the Hospital’s and team’s needs
- Familiarity with Internal Audit standards, frameworks, methodologies is an asset but not a requirement.
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Trillium Health Partners
CEO: Michelle E. DiEmanuele
Revenue: $2 to $5 billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Hospital
Website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Year Founded: 2011