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About the Role

Sinai Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the PAU/PACU Department at the Mount Sinai Hospital Campus. This role involves providing leadership, expert decision-making, and managing patient care within the perioperative team. The CNS advances nursing knowledge, synthesizes information, and applies research to practice.

Responsibilities

• Foster and support the philosophy, goals, standards, and values of SHS and the Department of Nursing.
• Utilize and demonstrate a comprehensive, theoretical knowledge base and advanced level of clinical competence in the care of surgical patients and their families.
• Advocate for patient-centered care and coordinate health care to facilitate transitions among points of care in complex and unpredictable situations.
• Function as a change agent in optimizing the RN role and creating safe and healthy workplace environments.
• Provide consultation and facilitate knowledge translation in complex and unpredictable clinical situations that require advanced specialized knowledge and skill.
• Maintain an environment conducive to learning and lead initiatives to promote professional growth, continuous learning, and the collaborative practice of nurses to ensure patient safety and quality care.
• Provide leadership for perioperative services quality improvement and program development that promotes safe, effective, and reliable care with a positive impact on patient, staff, and system outcomes.
• Use evidence-informed research and outcome data to formulate, evaluate, and revise standards of nursing practice, practice guidelines, education strategies, and policies and procedures.
• Develop linkages within SHS and the community, including multi-cultural services, to enhance continuity of care for patients.
• Promote the role of the CNS through involvement in committees, academic pursuits, professional development, and participation in professional associations.
• Participate in research activities.
• Disseminate specialized knowledge and expertise and provide consultation to individuals and groups within the professional community.
• Apply knowledge of existing resources, identify needs, and advocate for cost-effective initiatives at the clinical and organizational level.
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required.

Requirements

• Current certificate of registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing required (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with a Master’s Degree in a related discipline may be considered).
• 5 years clinical experience in the specialty area.
• Specialty certification-Perianaesthesia or Critical Care Nursing-CPN(C).
• Membership in professional nursing and specialty organizations.
• Eligible for cross-appointment to an academic institution.

Skills

• Demonstrated leadership and effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated active participation in knowledge transfer.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Excellent decision making, problem recognition, problem solving skills, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Program planning and evaluation methodology skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently and under stressful conditions.
• Ability to utilize information technology.
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history.

Location

• Mount Sinai Hospital Campus

Work Type

• Temporary Full Time

Experience Level

• 5 years clinical experience

Education Level

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with a Master’s Degree in a related discipline

About the Company

• Sinai Health is a leading healthcare provider.