The CEO of the regional hospital says she hopes to have a senior management position filled by the fall.
Officials with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre previously announced the departure of Lori Marshall, acting vice-president of patient care and health professions, and Scott Potts, executive vice-president of corporate and diagnostic services.
This left the regional hospital with two vacant positions in its senior management.
Hospital CEO Andrée Robichaud said they’re already working on filling Potts’ former position but added that they wouldn’t be doing the same for Marshall’s job.
She explained that the positions of a vice-president of communications, Aboriginal affairs and government relations had been created and that the responsibilities from Marshall’s former role could be distributed into those new positions.
“When (Marshall and Potts) both left, as a CEO you always take that opportunity to look and say ‘are there things we can do better or organize better’,” Robichaud said Wednesday.
“For Scott Potts’ old position we have an ad out and the competition is closing on Friday. We will have to go through screening processes. My target is Oct. 15. They normally have another job and they have to give suitable notice.”
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience with a large organization and preferably have a master’s level of education. Robichaud said the candidate has to hold a professional designation because the position is a chief financial officer.
When it comes to attracting possible candidates to the city, Robichaud said Ontario pays well compared to other parts of Canada.
“From a salary point of view, outside of Ontario is very competitive,” she said. “When you recruit, I truly believe it is all about lifestyle. That’s what brought me here. The money was good but…recruitment is really about lifestyle. You’ll never get someone to Thunder Bay who wants the big city but you will get people who want rural areas.”
