When will I know if I’ll be interviewed?
Should I send my references with my application?
Are of all these permanent, full-time positions?

Why were LHINs created?
What will LHINs do?
What are the benefits of LHINs?

 

 

When will I know if I’ll be interviewed?

Each position listed on the main page has a "status" link which will indicate where we are in the process. We suggest that you visit the site often to find out the status of each position.

Should I send my references with my application?

No, references will requested from you during the recruitment process.

Are all these permanent, full-time positions?

Yes, unless otherwise specified in the job advertisement.


For more information about LHINs, including frequently asked questions, visit the LHINs’ web site at www.lhins.on.ca.

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Why were LHINs created?

LHINs were created to fix the piecemeal way Ontario’s health care system was organized. The goal is to create local links between health care services and health care providers, to make it easier for patients and their loved ones to find their way through a very complex health system as they move from one health service provider to another. LHINs are changing the way our health care system is managed.

What will LHINs do?

LHINs will manage health services that are delivered in hospitals, long-term care homes, community health centres, community support services, community care access centres and community mental health and addictions agencies.

LHINs are based on a principle that community-based care is best planned, coordinated and funded in an integrated manner within the local community because local people are best able to determine their health service needs and priorities. LHINs will determine the health service priorities required in their local community and will work with local health providers and community members to develop an integrated health service plan for their local area. They will eventually be responsible for funding and ensuring accountability of local health service providers.

While LHINs will not directly provide services, the government is giving them the mandate for planning, integrating and funding health care services. LHINs will oversee nearly two thirds of the health care budget in Ontario – nearly $21 billion. They have been specifically mandated to engage people and providers in their communities about their needs and priorities. As LHIN roles evolve over the next few years, the immediate benefits will be unprecedented opportunities for community input into health care planning. In the years to come, we expect to see better access to patient care.

Benefits of LHINs:

Health care choices by the community, for the community

Under LHINs, people closer to what is really going on will identify community health care priorities at the local level.

We’re all in this together
The health care system belongs to the people of Ontario; they’re the ones who depend on it and who pay for it. LHINs will, for the first time, involve Ontarians in the health care conversation, giving them a chance to participate in decisions about the health care system in their communities.

Transparency, accountability and responsibility
LHINs will ensure that health care dollars are spent in the most efficient and effective way possible, yielding the best results possible. Accountability agreements between health care providers and LHINs, and between LHINs and government, will ensure the responsible use of precious health care resources, and the sustainability of the health care system for generations to come.

A system with patients at the centre
The health care system has not always been an easy one to figure out. LHINs will change that, breaking down the barriers that patients face and ensuring that decisions are made in the interests of patient care.