The chief of staff office provides a number of services to support and facilitate the relationship of Grand River Hospital (GRH) and St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) to the professional staff (physicians, dentists and midwives). Its purpose is to work closely with medical leaders, hospital administrative leaders and medical schools to support processes such as recruitment, credentialing, career and leadership development planning, orientation and medical education.
Recruitment
The purpose of the professional staff recruitment process is to assist the hospitals in planning professional staff recruitment in keeping with the mission, vision and clinical priorities, as well as facilitating the accommodation of appointments within available hospital resources. All professional staff recruitment will be based on an annual board-approved medical resource plan.
To inquire about physician vacancies at GRH or for any other inquiries, please contact:
Tanja Cvijetic, medical affairs specialist
Ph: (519) 749-4300 ext. 3892
tanja.cvijetic@grhosp.on.ca
We also encourage you to find out more by visiting the Health Force Ontario pages on Kitchener-Waterloo. They’re available at: https://www.hfojobs.ca/Community/Home.aspx?navid=144&fid1=489&layid=196〈=1
Credentialing and re-credentialing
We administer the credentialing and re-credentialing processes to facilitate the appointment and re-appointment of professional staff members and the delineation of procedural privileges.
Credentialing is the process of confirming the qualifications of a member or potential member of the professional staff.
Qualifications include:
- Professional experience
- Competence
- Reputation
- Authenticity of the qualifications
- Licensure
- Certification
The Jt. credentials committee evaluates the "credentials" of an individual and ensures that all criteria for appointment to the professional staff are met as outlined in the Comprehensive Appointment and Credentialing Policy.
The Jt. credentials committee then recommends the individual for a professional staff appointment and recommends a specific delineation of procedural privileges for the applicant. All professional staff members are re-credentialed annually.
Orientation
A comprehensive orientation is a responsibility shared by the professional staff member, the chief of the department, the chief of staff, GRH and SMGH. All new professional staff members at GRH and SMGH shall be provided a general orientation to the hospitals as well as a more detailed orientation to the department or service concerned.
The orientation program is intended to assist professional staff in maximizing individual potential and in meeting the required core hospital and job specific responsibilities and standards of performance. |