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About the Role
As a key member of the Toronto Western Site and UHN Wound and Skin Clinical Leadership interdisciplinary team, the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care, will function in an advanced nursing role. This role involves advanced clinical decision-making and leadership in nursing practice, serving as a leader and change agent to support best practices and advance nursing standards. Approximately 60% of the role will focus on developing a comprehensive program for patients requiring percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes, including outreach to community partners.
Responsibilities
- Utilize and demonstrate comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and advanced level of clinical competence in caring for patients with complex wounds.
- Manage complex responses of individuals and families to actual or potential problems.
- Build point of care staff capacity to manage complex wound, ostomy and continence issues.
- Play a leadership role and perform quality improvement activities.
- Participate in policy and procedure development.
- Perform research activities.
- Deliver, coordinate and participate in education and professional development activities/programs.
- Perform activities to further develop and strengthen the profession.
- Act as a resource and serving as a consultant to individuals and groups within the professional community and other hospital/agencies.
- Perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.
Requirements
- Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and able to practice nursing without restrictions.
- Completion of a masters degree in Nursing or recognized equivalent.
- NSWOCC certification required.
- Five (5) years experience in a tertiary care or complex continuing care setting.
- Change leadership experience.
- Experience in research & QI methodology an asset.
- Eligible for cross-appointment with the University of Toronto.
- Membership in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) and other organizations relevant to the role.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent coaching and mentoring skills.
- Effective interpersonal and customer services skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Excellent decision making, problem recognition and problem solving skills.
- Excellent 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.
- 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.
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
- Applicants need to make their accommodation requirements known.
Skills
- Advanced clinical decision-making
- Leadership in nursing practice
- Change agent
- Implementation of best practices
- Advancement of nursing standards
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Interpersonal skills
- Customer service
- Organization
- Time management
- Decision making
- Problem recognition
- Problem solving
- Negotiation
- Conflict resolution
- Program planning
- Evaluation methodology
Location
- Toronto Western Hospital
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
Experience Level
- Five (5) years experience in a tertiary care or complex continuing care setting
Education Level
- Masters degree in Nursing or recognized equivalent
- NSWOCC certification
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 49.86 - CAD 62.32 - hourly
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms
About the Company
- 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.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.