Director, Nursing Academic Practice

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada Sinai Health Full time

As the Director of Nursing Academic Practice, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nursing at our Academic Health Science Centre. Engage deeply with our Academic Practice Strategy, optimizing and driving innovation in nursing models of care and improving patient outcomes. As a MAGNET hospital, your leadership will be crucial to sustaining our commitment to nursing excellence and advancing our renowned Science of Care initiatives.

**Is this you?**
You are a visionary nursing leader who fosters a culture of curiosity and innovation. You excel in creating a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment that empowers interprofessional teams. This role is a significant opportunity for you to drive positive outcomes by integrating best practices through continuous improvement and reflective practice. If you're eager to lead transformative change and inspire excellence in nursing, this position is ideal for you.

You are solution-focused with demonstrated success in building consensus among diverse stakeholders. As an expert in nursing legislation and regulation, you excel at aligning standards of care with evidence-based practices. In this role, your ability to facilitate collaborative efforts will drive enhancements in nursing operations and patient care, reflecting your deep commitment to clinical excellence.

You are highly adaptable and thrive in environments that require flexibility and the ability to manage multiple priorities. This role will utilize your flexible approach to manage changes and drive the execution of our nursing care strategies effectively.

**About the Academic Practice team**

**In this role you will**:

- Develop, implement and evaluate nursing professional care delivery models within the context of the interprofessional team
- Develop and evaluate standards for effective optimization of Health Human Resources (HHR) to manage patient surge and health system pressures
- Play a critical role in surge planning and bed mapping ensuring adequate, complimentary and competent staffing mix and interprofessional model of care
- Be the content matter expert for nursing practice including legal and regulatory requirements (scope of practice, credentialing) responsible to interpret and develop standards of care in alignment with best practice and evidence
- Assess nursing practice, review critical incidents and events, identify risks, develop and implement quality initiatives to ensure continuous quality improvement (systemic quality initiatives)
- Develop risk assessment and mitigation strategies to ensure fundamentals of care are met
- Promote, implement and assess new technology to optimize patient care delivery - technology enabled care and delivery - lead clinical product reviews, develop education, implement, evaluate and plan for replacement cycle
- Provide consult to operational leadership in identifying, managing and resolving competency, conduct and capacity practice issues for nurses across the organization. Implement practice improvement plans for nurses requiring remediation, mandatory reporting
- Oversee new nursing documentation requirements, leveraging evidence, best practice and technological advances to support clinical decision-making
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators, including managing performance and reporting
- Identify and launch strategic projects in alignment with corporate objectives related to operational issues including quality improvement, resources utilization, staffing, standardization and productivity
- Job RequirementsJob Requirements:
**Mandatory**
- Minimum 5 years of recent, relevant experience in a nursing leadership, advance practice or similar position
- A Master’s Degree in either Nursing, Health Administration, Policy, Education or related field
- Current registration, in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)

**Preferred**
- Current cross-appointment or eligibility for cross-appointment to an academic institution

**Skills and Knowledge**
- Excellent verbal, presentation, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong knowledge base in professional practice legislation and regulation
- Proficient in clinical operations and performance management, with a strong capability to oversee and optimize hospital functions
- Highly skilled in creating and evaluating policies to ensure compliance and align with best practices
- Strong financial management skills, with a keen understanding of budgeting, cost control, and resource allocation

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