Job Description

ONA JOB POSTING
Position: Clinical Leader - Surgical Clinic
Dept/Health Program: Surgical Clinic
Posting ID: 2024-
Status: Full Time (x1)
Role Level: Clinical Patient Services (CPS04.3) - $42.02 - $59.95
Site: Queensway Health Centre
Hours of Work/Shifts: Monday to Friday, with flexibility as required
Posted: Ju
Internal Deadline: J
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
The Clinical Leader, Surgical Clinic is accountable for overseeing the care of a group of patients at the unit (microsystem) level and drives excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes. In their daily practice, the Clinical Leader develops a plan of care for patients, families and works with the entire inter-professional team to ensure care is integrated, comprehensive and based on best practice. This leadership position is key to enhancing the inter-professional care environments for the entire inter-professional team by providing leadership, mentorship and quality care outcomes at the frontline. This position supports the Excellent Care for All Act which places the patient in the centre with attention to care that is of high quality, evidence based and cost effective. The role provides mentorship and education at the front line and role models teamwork, communication, autonomous clinical practice, critical thinking, best clinical practices, quality care and patient safety standards.
Job Responsibilities:
As a leader within the surgical clinical area the Clinical Leader will:

• Provide leadership and mentorship to the front line interdisciplinary team members to ensure comprehensive and integrated care planning occurs for patient to achieve outcomes that are of high quality and safe
• Oversee the integration of inter-professional care for a designated group of patients (within a unit/microsystem) and adapts based on changing conditions and priorities
• Coordinate, manage, organize and prioritize day-to-day patient care activities, staffing and resource utilization for the Surgical Clinic.
• Serve as a direct care provider for complex and/or unique situations, as appropriate
• Assess, coordinate and evaluate the plan of care with patients, families and the interdisciplinary team for a designated group of patients, which can include management of systems and side effects of treatments, coping strategies and monitoring response to treatment
• Act as the primary liaison for physicians, interdisciplinary professional team, families and community resources
• Lead team meetings and rounds with focus on outcomes related to quality and provision of safe care
• Support a patient service delivery system that fosters professional autonomy and accountability and patient-centred care
• Monitor and address patient and family satisfaction with care, health & safety issues along with the physical environment for patient care to meet our standards for best practices
• Assess, evaluate and anticipate risk management initiatives and ensure patient and team safety
• Promote the development of clinical practice improvements and implementing evidence-based best practice that improves outcomes
• Provide patient/family education using available tools and resources
• Assume responsibility for educating, mentoring, guiding and evaluating the health care professional team as appropriate
• Create learning opportunities and use appropriate teaching/learning strategies, materials and technology to facilitate the learning of the inter-professional team
• Participate in hiring, orientation and performance evaluation
• Lead/facilitate unit based teams to achieve unit goals and objectives
• Participate in the Health System and hospital-wide initiatives that support the strategic direction of the organization
• Utilize new technology and evaluate its impact of staff, patients, families and overall best practices

Qualifications:

• Current certification with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required
• A minimum of 5 years Surgical Experience. Outpatient clinic experience an asset.
• Experience using MEDITECH, ChartMaxx, MS Office & EPIC.
• Minimum of five years clinical experience with a demonstrated understanding of technical and/or clinical information related to Surgery.
• Previous experience in a formal nursing leadership role preferred
• Experience working with an inter-professional team
• Experience as a patient advocate is a definite asset
• Ability to coordinate and delegate duties
• Ability to coach, mentor and provide feedback while fostering a positive work culture
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills - both oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team
• Clinical and leadership skills, which develop and empower members of the health care team in autonomous decision-making to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability to provide leadership to unit based projects and accomplish established goals
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
• Commitment to patient-centred care including process and outcome evaluation
• Working knowledge of change process/theory and the ability to manage change
• Satisfactory attendance and performance record required.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.
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Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.