Clinical Nurse Supervisor

at  Trillium Health Partners

Job Description:
Position: Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Status: Temporary Full time
Department: Reactivation Care Centre (RCC)
Posted Date: August 9, 2024 to August 16, 2024 at 11:59PM EDT
Base Rate: $90,400 – $130,000 (salary band placement to commensurate with experience)
A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community. That’s our mission at Trillium Health Partners (THP), one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, and the Queensway Health Centre, along with several satellite locations, THP serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities, and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
If you are passionate about your career, motivated to improve the health of the community, and committed to excellence, quality, and patient safety consider joining our Better Together team!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Trillium Health Partners supports one of the fastest growing regions in the province. To support our community, patients and families, the program has developed a new leadership structure that ensures leadership presence and coordination of care across all patient care areas.
Reporting to the Patient Care Manager (PCM) of the RCC, The Clinical Nurse Supervisor is a fundamental component of the leadership triad working in collaboration with the PCM and Educator to ensure safe and high quality care for patients within the Program.
The Clinical Nurse Supervisor is responsible for the oversight of nursing, allied and clerical staff. They are instrumental in supporting the inter-professional team through daily operations and works collaboratively with the leadership team to plan, develop and implement best practices that guide patient care, workflow and efficient operations. In addition to routine daily operations, the supervisor will work with staff, physicians, patients and families to monitor patient safety, mitigate risk and implement quality improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Registered Nurse with a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required
• Master’s Degree is an asset
• Minimum 2 years supervisory/leadership experience in a health care environment is required
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospital nursing functions and current trends in nursing and health care
• Knowledge of and ability to work with Collective Agreements and Labour Relations issues is an asset
• Proven flexibility, initiative, independent judgment and ability to be self-directed within scope of responsibility
• Experience in process improvement and change management strategies
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and multi-task; strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation and conflict management skills
• Satisfactory performance and attendance record is required

• Ensures the smooth operations of the Program by: reviewing and supporting daily scheduling requirements; forecasting staffing and scheduling needs; coordination of nursing and other care team resources; ensuring equipment and supplies are adequately maintained to support efficient patient care; adherence to policies, procedures and standards of care; continuously monitoring patient flow and capacity
• Collaborates with the Education team in the creation and implementation of policies; orientation, training and staff development and investigating and resolving patient safety events
• Conducts investigation and identifies appropriate resolution for patient, family, or staff concerns
• Ensures the ongoing success of the department by: anticipating and minimizing organizational and unit based barriers; setting performance goals for achieving maximum scope of practice; demonstrating effective working relationships; and partnering with the Patient Care Managers and the Education team to ensure a collaborative work setting
• Acts as clinical role model, including providing coaching and mentoring, for care team members
• Conducts performance management activities in consultation with Patient Care Managers and Human Resources
• Actively participates in recruitment and on boarding process for nursing, clerical, and renal assistant staff
• Collaboratively plans, implements, and evaluates patient safety and quality improvement initiatives; ensures strategies to sustain initiatives