Submitted by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
Get involved in your local hospital by submitting your application to join the skills-based, community-oriented team of volunteer directors at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) as a board member or advisory member of a standing board committee.
Annually, the Board, through the Nominations Committee, identifies vacancy requirements and conducts a recruitment drive in advance of the Annual General Meeting in June. Previous experience on boards with similar scope and challenges would be an asset. The successful candidate’s term would begin immediately following the Annual General Meeting.
“We are looking for people who are interested in helping guide MAHC in providing outstanding patient care today, tomorrow and in the future,” says Nominations Committee Chair Kathy Newby. “MAHC is looking for candidates who are strongly committed to our vision, mission and values, have experience in a governance role, and bring skills and experience to the table.”
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements, live, work, or be registered on a municipal voters’ list or tax roll in the Muskoka or East Parry Sound geographic area, and be 18 years of age or older. A police criminal record check is also required.
In addition to attending monthly board meetings that alternate between hospital sites, board directors must be able to devote at least 20 hours per month for meeting preparation, committee work, and other events for up to a three-year appointment.
Applications are also being accepted for advisory members of standing board committees, such as Resources & Audit, Governance, or Quality & Patient Safety. Applicants must attend the standing committee meetings and provide a time commitment of approximately three to five hours bi-monthly for a two-year appointment.
The application deadline for both a board member and advisory member is Friday, February 21, 2020 at 4 p.m. Apply online today by visiting the MAHC website. Only those applicants chosen to be interviewed will be contacted.
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Personally, I will never apply for any position even remotely affiliated with MAHC. Although I have board experience with provincial and regional patient-care organizations; and committee experience with our LHIN; as well as federal, provincial, regional and Town organizations; I didn’t even warrant an interview the last time I applied.
Sour grapes? You think?