Learning Technology Specialist na Hamilton Health Sciences

As Ontario’s most comprehensive healthcare system, and the only one in the province to provide care from pre-birth to end of life, we offer endless opportunities.  You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.  We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. We are a world-renowned hospital for healthcare research—ranked fourth in Canada—and we focus on improving the quality of care for our patients through innovation and evidence-based practices. Our multi-site hospital has over 1,400 beds and we offer world-leading expertise in many areas, including cardiac and stroke care, cancer care, palliative care and pediatrics. Open the door to a career that evolves with you. Start exploring opportunities now and join our team of over 15,000 dedicated staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers. The Interprofessional Development team is rich in skills and knowledge, diverse in roles and outcomes, and consistently involved in education, evaluation, research and innovation initiatives. We rally together around common goals in line with HHS’ vision, mission and strategic priorities. Relationships and work touch all clinical areas of HHS, and our networks are extensive both internally and externally. McMaster University and Mohawk College are significant collaborators in our daily work. The Interprofessional Development team is positioned within the Nursing Practice, Education and Community Health portfolio and supports HHS staff and learners with their education, professional development and practice needs. Services provided include staff education and development; learner placements; libraries, Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) programs and Ministry Health Human Resource initiatives.

You are enthusiastic about learning and learning technology. In addition to supporting the day-to-day administration of the corporate learning management system (LMS), you apply accepted principles of business development, project
management and continuous quality improvement (CQI) to drive corporate-level processes for learning program development. In collaboration with academic and industry partners, you explore, identify, and promote best application
methodologies of the following resources and technologies: Simulation, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Arts. You have demonstrated success in a similar role. 

Additionally, the successful candidate will
• Ensure LMS alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g. Ministry of Labour reporting; AODA standards, and adherence to copyright standards and restrictions)
• Develop an e-learning module development template, that connects andragogy with technology, for use by HHS staff content experts to ensure standardization and branding
• Provide assistance in identifying/assessing appropriateness of the technological method use for the instructional material
• Coordinate corporate-level programming (e.g. hospital, nursing and health professional orientation)
• Teach at selected corporate-level programs (e.g. Preceptor workshops)
• Develop tools and processes to support learning program development by staff to increase overall corporate capacity
• Develop and providing staff with strategies and methods that most effectively match the learning strategy (technology) with learning need and desired outcomes
 

Schedule Work Hours
Monday to Friday days 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (some flexibility)

Qualifications - External
Undergraduate degree in related discipline (e.g. Adult Education, Educational Technologies, Instructional Design)
Additional certifications in Business Analysis, Project Management, Curricula Design, and/or Certified Project
Management
5+ years of curricula design, corporate LMS administration
5+ years of project management
2+ years of change management
Healthcare industry expertise preferred
Good working knowledge of
• Principles of andragogy applied to adult learning
• Instructional design (e.g. ADDIE)
• Current and future trends in learning technology and its application
• Evaluation strategies (e.g. ROI methodology)
• Business development
• Project management
• Learning management systems
• Change management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Web design software and principles
• eLearning authoring tools (e.g. Articulate, Storyline)

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters aculture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by ourMission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton HealthSciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected tosupport students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during theposting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via theCareers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we willaccommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom,Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human RightsCode. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate thosewith disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodationthrough the application processes, please contact HRServices at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If theapplicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during aninterview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when schedulingthe interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants,however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performancewill be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previousemployee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around anemployee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English,is considered an asset

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per theoutlined Collective Agreements:

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