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About the Role
As an integral member of the interprofessional Palliative Care team at the Toronto General site, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will work collaboratively with the team(s) involved in the plan of care of in-patients referred to the Palliative Care Consult Service. You will complete patient consultations in collaboration with the attending palliative care physician to determine a plan of care and foster an environment where the palliative care team works collaboratively with the attending team(s) to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Responsibilities
- Participating in research activities
- Delivering, coordinating and participating in education and professional development activities/programs
- Performing activities to further advance and strengthen palliative care competencies with the interprofessional team and particularly nursing professionals
- Engage in unit leadership activities to advance the practice of nursing at Toronto General and contribute to the program goals that will align with the strategic priorities of UHN
Requirements
- Completion of a graduate degree (Masters in Nursing required)
- Candidates in last semester of Masters completion are encouraged to apply
- A minimum of 3- 5 years relevant palliative care experience
- Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
- Current Certificate of (licensure)/registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Certification in Hospice Palliative Care preferred
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer services skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills, prioritize multiple requests
- Excellent decision making, problem recognition and problem solving skills
- Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Program planning and evaluation methodology skills
- Commitment to collaborative interprofessional practice
- Ability to work effectively independently in a self-directed manner and under rapid change conditions and high patient volumes
- Ability to utilize information technology and patient electronic health information system
- 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
- Please ensure you check your email regularly
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate
- Should it be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect information be provided by a candidate, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application
Skills
- palliative care
- interprofessional practice
- nursing
- verbal communication
- written communication
- interpersonal skills
- customer services
- organization
- time management
- decision making
- problem recognition
- problem solving
- negotiation
- conflict resolution
- program planning
- evaluation methodology
- information technology
- patient electronic health information system
Location
- Toronto General Hospital
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
- remote work
Experience Level
- 3-5 years relevant palliative care experience
Education Level
- Masters in Nursing
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.
- Applicants need to make their requirements known.