Clinical Practice Lead

Who We Are:
CarePartners is one of Ontario’s largest, most reputable and well-established accredited home health care providers, providing nursing, personal support, home support, palliative, therapy and rehabilitation support services for patients of all ages across urban and rural Ontario. We visit approximately 80,000 patients each year in homes, schools, clinics, workplaces and retirement homes, spread across 14 branches and 21 nursing clinics.

We continuously innovate to meet patient needs with specialized (award-winning) care programs and technology, including virtual care

Overview:
We are currently looking for someone to join our dynamic Nursing Team in the role of
**Clinical Practice Lead. **This person will work closely with our provincial Professional Practice Research & Education (PPRE) team and support clinical standards, orientation, and training. They will collaborate with leaders and help align strategic goals, priorities and initiatives set out and defined by our unique patient populations and Ontario Health Teams (OHTs).

**We are looking for a Clinical Practice Lead in the Waterloo, ON area.**

**Participation in the regional On-Call schedule is required, which includes evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.**

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Other employment perks such as Employee Assistance Program, Perkopolis, Rewards Points
- Flexible work from home arrangements supporting employee work life balance
- Inspiring leadership and opportunities for professional growth
- Supportive & dedicated Safety Health & Wellness team & Pandemic Response team
- Interprofessional collaboration with our Professional Practice Research & Education Team

What The Role Involves:

- Supports, mentors and coaches front line clinical staff while delivering ongoing clinical education designed by the PPRE team.
- Works with regional management with respect to Community Health Services, in cooperation with the LHIN, HCCSS and OHT if applicable.
- Approves, trains and monitors special functions as outlined in the Regulated Health Professions Act and in compliance with Community Health Services policies and practices.
- Supervises and evaluates Community Support Worker performance, especially with regard to special functions.
- Responsible for maintaining quality management procedures and practices within the Nursing team and department.
- Promotes and markets Community Health Services and maintains positive public relations.
- Builds relationships to enhance local capacity and understanding of system navigation supports, at a local and regional level, to support holistic patient care delivery
- Uses new technology e.g. virtual care to support frontline staff and patients to achieve desired care plan goals
- Promotes and provides active guidance for workplace Health and Safety.
- Performs other duties as required.

What You Bring:

- Regulated Health Professional **Registered Nurse**:

- ** Registered with the CNO.**:

- 2+ years of community experience in leading exceptional clinical practice in a community care setting
- Experience in a formal leadership role considered an asset
- Knowledge of adult learning principles, as asset
- Strong proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft office;
- Vehicle is required and some occasional travel within Ontario is required
- Demonstrated ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- French language skills are an asset

CarePartners In Your Community:
In addition to providing home-based personal support, rehabilitation and therapy, nursing and palliative care across Ontario, CarePartners also serves the community through clinics, transitional care units, and provides relief in nursing homes and shared care settings. Since 2009, through our outreach program, we’re also proud to work in collaboration with international agencies to organize medical care and clinics in countries with poor access to health care. We seek to live our values at home and abroad, supporting the health of communities with purpose and passion.

Accessibility:
CarePartners promotes and facilitates, as appropriate, the immunization of employees in order to provide a safe working environment for its employees, to deliver safe care to patients and to fulfill its commitment to evidence
- based health promotion. In accordance with Public Health and Government directives CarePartners has implemented safety protocols to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. All employees will be required to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment as directed by CarePartners and mandated by public health authorities. All new hires of CarePartners are required at this time to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in accordance with our policies and procedures.