Professional Practice and Education Leader

OverviewThe Professional Practice & Education Leader (PPEL) facilitates processes to support excellence in patient-centered practice based on best practice, conceptual frameworks, research literature, professional standards of practice, legislative requirements, and other scholarly resources. The PPEL coordinates, implements, evaluates and sustains professional practice projects and initiatives including clinical policies and procedures, integrated care pathways, regulatory requirements for competent and safe practice, mentorship, clinical placements, and healthy work environment initiatives aligned with Mackenzie Health’s vision, mission and values. The PPEL provides leadership in engaging clinicians to understand workflow needs and collaborates with other teams to optimize digital health solutions and adoption of supported clinical application tools for efficient and quality patient care. The PPEL reviews data and uses information from digital health solutions (e.g., EMR and other smart technology) to drive quality improvement initiatives and educational opportunities to enhance patient outcomes. Contribute To Safe, Quality Care By Facilitates quality practice for patient care within the profession. Demonstrates knowledge of health systems and current research to develop programs that support evidence-based practice. Coordinates planning, development, implementation, and evaluation for corporate clinical practice programs that support professional practice clinical excellence (e.g., mentorship, patient-focused care, healthy work environment initiatives, integrated care pathways). Facilitates clinical development of the profession, including needs assessment, development and implementation of corporate practice development plans. Develops and implements digital health solution improvements in collaboration with the Clinical Informatics team and other stakeholders. Demonstrates understanding of clinical applications and smart technology to support system optimization and clinical process improvement; proficient in data interpretation, gap analysis, and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives/projects. Leads education and training development, policy and procedures changes to EMR (Epic system). Familiarity with unit council and shared governance model of practice. What must you have? Current registration and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (EC). Master’s degree in Nursing or a healthcare-related field, or equivalent experience in a clinical leadership role. Superior interpersonal, coaching, and leadership skills to identify and develop staff learning needs. A strong desire to promote professional practice and excellence in evidence-based, patient-centered care. Minimum of five (5) years of relevant nursing experience. Excellent practice program development and project management skills. Self-directed, able to work independently and effectively lead project teams to achieve outcomes. Effective communication, engagement, reflective listening and learning skills. Demonstrated knowledge of evaluation methodologies. Analytical thinking, proactive problem solving and decision making. Excellent report writing skills. Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; knowledge of Access. Excellent knowledge of the College of Nurses of Ontario standards of practice. Self-motivated, able to handle several projects concurrently. Flexible with change, able to set priorities and problem-solve. Proven attendance record. Ability to perform the essential duties of the job. What else do you bring? Empathy in interactions with others. Understanding and compliance with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment. Behaviours aligned with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring and with the values of Excellence, Leadership and Empathy. Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients in a challenging health care environment. Preferably, Your Profile Also Includes Project management certificate with experience in planning, leading and evaluating multiple projects (preferred). Flexibility to work at any Mackenzie Health site. Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr