Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.  At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Provides leadership and clinical expertise to support quality excellence in patient care by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating Nephrology programs.

Humber River Health is currently seeking a best in practice strategic and compassionate Clinical Practice Leader to provide education and leadership to our Nephrology Program with a focus on In-Centre Hemodialysis. This individual facilitates and supports continuous learning, professional development, and service excellence through education, coaching and, mentoring of staff and clients The Clinical Practice Leader, Nephrology Program, will work within the program and across the organization to further Humber River Health's strategic vision by achieving consistently, high-quality, safe care.

Are you a compassionate, professional and respectful clinical leader with special interest, knowledge and experience in Nephrology? If so, we invite you to read the requirements below and apply to this exciting career opportunity at Humber River Health.  

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
Hours of Work: Days, occasional evenings, weekends
Location: Humber River Health, Willson Site 
Labour Group: Non-Union
Reporting Relationship: Dual reporting to Program Director, Nephrology Program and Director, Professional Practice

Position Responsibilities:

• Promote the use of best practices for clinical staff
• Monitor and evaluate staff and program compliance with professional best practices and standards to identify and resolve issues with the delivery of quality, safe patient care and compliance with professional standards; refer complex issues to Director for resolution; adjust practice changes as they occur to bring staff to new standard
• Develop reports of staff disciplinary actions for submission to regulatory health professional colleges and professional associations in collaboration with Manager and Director
• Collect data on practice needs (e.g. programs, care interventions, policies, standards in clinical area) to identify gaps in nursing practices, competencies, and service quality; develop educational strategies, plans, and content (e.g. policies, processes, technologies) in consultation with unit leadership team and clinical staff; and evaluate post-training outcomes
• Conduct testing and auditing of electronic medical records (EMR) to leverage information systems in driving clinical charting optimization, report generation, and data submission.
• Conduct impact analysis to determine training and education activity and program interdependencies (e.g. technical Meditech systems use, orientation, accreditation, hand hygiene, new or updated care and treatment standards) and keep staff updated with new practices, skills, and certifications in assigned clinical areas
• Consultation with the Program Director, Manager and staff regarding program needs
• Modeling clinical skills excellence
• Promoting the development of interdisciplinary teams
• Needs assessment and program development
• Providing orientation and education to Nephrology staff
• Developing continuing education programs to keep staff updated with new practices, skills and certifications
• Facilitating development of multidisciplinary standards of patient care
• Collecting, analyzing statistical activities and implementing appropriate interventions on clinical areas
• Develops clinical policies and guidelines in collaboration with program Director, Managers, and clinical stakeholders.
• Participate and assist the Nephrology Program to achieve the deliverables under the Ontario Renal Network, and strives to achieve the targets of the Ontario Renal Plan II

Qualifications:

• Current RN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• BScN required.
• Master's in Nursing, or related field required. Candidates who are actively pursuing their Master's will be considered
• Member of the respective professional association (RNAO)
• Minimum 2 years experience in Haemodialysis.
• Membership with Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT) required.
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNeph(C)) required
• Completion of VAEP is required
• BCLS and ACLS certification required.
• Experience in adult education principles that address facets of learning needs assessment required.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver and evaluate educational programs
• Excellent verbal, written, and computer skills
• Project Management experience preferred

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows with our unwavering commitment to Staff, Physician and Volunteer engagement. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.