Manager, Professional Practice

UHN is Canada's #1 hospital and the world's #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Union: Non Union
Site: West Park Healthcare Centre
Department: Collaborative Academic Practice
Reports to: Director of Professional Practice
Work Model: On-site
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Salary: $99,411-110,000
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full Time (1 year contract with the possibility of extension)
Closing Date: March 18, 2025

Position Summary

West Park Healthcare Centre West Park Healthcare Centre helps patients get their lives back by providing specialized rehabilitative and complex care after a life‐altering illness or injury such as lung disease, amputation, stroke and traumatic musculoskeletal injuries.

Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice (DPP), the Manager of Professional Practice (MPP) at West Park site will have a nursing background, will be a member of the UHN Collaborative Academic Practice (CAP) portfolio as well as a West Park Site Leader for Professional Practice. The successful applicant will support the development, implementation and maintenance of profession-specific and interprofessional practice standards at the program level and across UHN, as required.

Duties

• Collaborate with other site DPPs, MPPs, other nursing practice and allied health leaders to ensure that practice standards are aligned and integrated, where possible, across programs, and organization wide.
• Supervise a number of Clinical Nurse Educators across the portfolio and maintain strong linkages with UHN's practice-based education office.
• Establish, maintain and lead a number of quality improvement initiatives and work closely with the DPP as well as other practice and operational colleagues to promote a vision of practice excellence, integrating practice-based education and point-of-care research capacity within and across UHN programs, hospitals and in the external community.
• Mentor diverse staff and learners.
• Partner with the site DPP to develop and implement care process changes, develop standards of work, inform organization-wide care delivery models, and deliver on practice-based education priorities—all which are in service of creating a safe, exceptional patient experience and a quality, growth-producing environment for our staff.
• Engage in organization-wide projects, most notably the optimization of interprofessional clinical practice standards, alignment of West Park policy, process and practice standards to UHN practices.

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and able to practice nursing without restrictions required
• Completion of Master's Degree in Nursing, Education or Health Administration required
• Qualifies for cross-appointment with the University of Toronto or other UHN affiliated College or University
• A minimum of 7 years related clinical experience
• A minimum of three (3) years in clinical leadership role
• Experience in developing, implementing and maintaining professional practice standards and quality control measures in a health care environment required
• Project management experience considered an asset
• Demonstrated skills in managing financial, reporting and budgeting functions preferred
• Consulting, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to think strategically and at an organizational and systems level, as well as at the program, site, unit and individual levels
• Broad knowledge of overall hospital structure, operating policies and decision making processes
• Knowledge of the Regulated Health Professions Act, standards of professional practice and codes of ethics, health care consent and ethical implications of care delivery
• Comfortable with use of technology; knowledge of computer systems and software applications
• Broad understanding of the health care system, related issues and trends, policies and legislation provincially, nationally and internationally
• Excellent knowledge of quality improvement principles and practices
• Sound analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse management and employee groups and individuals
• Ability to adapt, implement and manage changes and facilitate its acceptance by others
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in new environments and culturally sensitive situations
• Ability to meet multiple and competing deadlines
• Interprets, communicates and disseminates research findings to support patient care and recommends evidence-based policy and practice changes

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.