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!

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Practice Leader, Mother Baby Unit to join our Maternal & Child team. The Clinical Practice Leader facilitates and supports continuous learning, professional development, and service excellence through education, coaching and, mentoring of staff and clients. Reporting to the Program Director and Director of Professional Practice, the Clinical Practice Leader provides leadership and clinical expertise to support quality excellence in patient care by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.

Employment Status: Full-time 
Hours of Work: Monday-Friday and may vary to ensure support of clinical operations and needs
Location: Humber River Health, Willson Site 
Labour Group: Non-Union
Reporting Relationship: Program Director, Maternal and Child Program

**Please Note: this is an onsite position

Responsibilities:

• Consultation with the Program Director, Manager and staff regarding program needs
• Modelling excellence in clinical practice and professional development  
• Promoting the development of interdisciplinary teams
• Designing learning needs assessments and developing educational programs to support these needs
• Conducting orientation and education for Birthing and Mother/Baby areas
• Developing continuous educations programs to keep staff updated with new practices, skills and certifications
• Facilitating development of interdisciplinary standard of care
• Education of staff to provide antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care and breastfeeding support

Requirements:

• Current RN Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Current BCLS, NRP certification required
• BScN required,  preparation at the Masters Level is preferred.
• Perinatal Nursing Certification an asset
• Breastfeeding course completion an asset
• Previous recent postpartum and new born care experience required
• Previous experience in an adult educator/Clinical Practice Leader role
• Experience in adult education principles that address facets of learning needs assessment
• Experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of educational programs
• Excellent verbal, written and computer skills
• Highly developed knowledge of team facilitation skills, change management and continuous quality improvements.
• Ability to be self-directed in fast paced environment
• Highly developed customer service approach
• The ability to work independently and in a team environment. Excellent organizational skills
• NRP and Fetal Monitoring Instructor certification an asset
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

 We thank all candidates that apply but only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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.