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Back to SearchFebruary 17, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) –– Want to get recognized for your outstanding work? Come join Team CHEO -- we have 300 career opportunities available right now. And we’ve just been named a 5-star reward and recognition employer in 2022 by Canadian HR Reporter.
The award recognizes the best HR teams with reward and recognition initiatives – from giving employee feedback efficiently, to nurturing future industry leaders, to creating a positive workplace culture – that set them apart from the competition.
CHEO has numerous rewards and recognition programs that highlight and celebrate our community of 4,500 staff, medical staff, researchers, learners and volunteers — and their dedication to provide the best life for every child and youth we care for. From large scale events to small but equally meaningful tokens, we celebrate our team in numerous ways. Some of these include:
- Our annual Shining Star peer recognition program and evening gala which recognizes employees, medical staff and volunteers who have achieved various increments of service from 5 to 40 along with those celebrating retirement.
- SHEO day is celebrated on March 8, International Women’s Day, by featuring some of the women at CHEO who inspire others and make a difference in the lives of our kids and families.
- CHEO’s Good Catch award celebrate staff, medical staff, learners and volunteers whose actions avert possible harm. Recipients are celebrated at various leadership reunions.
CHEO offers a supportive environment for staff and their families, including competitive salaries, and maternity and paternity leave top-up payments. In the last two years, CHEO has adapted to meet the changing and evolving needs of our team, brought on by the pandemic. For example, we have offered work-from-home options, free parking, vaccination clinics for staff and their family members, and drive-up COVID-19 testing to name a few.
“Team CHEO has been working non-stop during this relentless pandemic and the enormous challenges it keeps throwing at us. It’s so very important to let each and every one of our staff, medical staff, learners and volunteers know that what they do matters and makes a real difference in the lives of the patients and families they care for,” said Alex Munter, CHEO’s President and CEO. “We strive to continuously celebrate and recognize their amazing work.”
In past years, CHEO has been recognized as Canada’s #1 health-care employer by Forbes Canada Best Employers. CHEO has also been named among the top pediatric hospitals in the world by Newsweek, been one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures and recognized by Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month, among many other accolades for our medical and research professionals. The 2020 Faces Magazine recognized Alex Munter as a favourite CEO of the year.
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Media contact
Paddy Moore, CHEO
m. 613-769-5553 | pmoore@cheo.on.ca
Canadian HR Reporter
Since 1987, Canadian HR Reporter has served as Canada's indispensable guide to human resources management. Published 12 times a year, the popular tabloid provides readers with the latest news and information on trends and issues, along with expert advice and insights from HR practitioners, research and resources. In every issue, readers will find in-depth HR-related news coverage from Canada and around the world, along with the latest employment law developments, and expert columnists covering a variety of topics such as recruitment, mental health, diversity, performance management and employee engagement.
About CHEODedicated to the best life for every child and youth, CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health care and research. Based in Ottawa, CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides excellence in complex pediatric care, research and education. We are committed to partnering with families and the community to provide exceptional care — where, when and how it’s needed. CHEO is a founding member of Kids Health Alliance, a network of partners working to create a high quality, standardized and coordinated approach to pediatric health care that is centred around children, youth and their families. Every year, CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.