Practice Consultant, Nursing Scope

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As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Providence Health Care must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

**Summary**:
Imagine the opportunity to envision a new way for clinical teams to provide care to patients and families. Providence Health Care (PHC) is seeking a Practice Consultant (PC) for nursing scope and optimization to be part of a recently established interdisciplinary clinical workforce optimization and design team. As we move forward to the New St Paul’s Hospital, the PC will work closely with teams to evaluate practice and scope, and redesign our care models and clinical resources to better meet the needs of patients and staff, now, and in the future. We need your knowledge of nursing scope, understanding of data and evidence-based practices, and skills in project management to optimize nursing roles. In a time of unprecedented healthcare human resource challenges, the practice consultant will play a pivotal role in helping PHC to deliver quality patient and family centered care. Come join us with your energy, vision and expertise

**Qualifications / Skills and Education**:
Education
Master’s Degree in Nursing, or other related health care discipline and seven (7) to ten (10) year's recent, related experience that includes managing large-scale projects, facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current registration with appropriate licensing body.

Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to coach staff on these skills.
Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate professional practice or nursing regulations and their impact on clinical practice with a view to maximizing resource capacity.
Ability to utilize initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities to implement project plans and realize project completion.
Broad knowledge of patient care delivery systems in primary, acute and residential settings.
Effective communication skills to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment involving physician and nursing communities.
Demonstrated ability to supervise staff.
Effective facilitation, persuasion and negotiation skills to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.
Ability to work effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Provides consultation and recommendations on professional practice and nursing, and on educational issues across PHC.

Collaborates with Practice Leaders, Program and/or Service Directors and Operational Leaders in addressing professional practice and nursing. Facilitates the promotion and advancement of interprofessional practice across PHC.

Supervises staff, determines performance expectations, provides performance coaching and evaluation for all direct reports. Establishes clear definitions of responsibility for each team member, reviews workload assignments and adjusts resources according to workload.

Develops detailed project charter and project plans outlining goals, objectives, timelines and project deliverables.

Executes project or professional practice and/or nursing plan according to project methodologies, ensures successful and coordinated completion of project components, facilitates consensus with stakeholders as needed, and ensures readiness for project implementation.

Tracks project progress according to project plan, monitors and reports on the status of projects and major issues/obstacles encountered. Makes recommendations regarding projects scope changes, rationale for change, seeks consensus and proceeds as needed. Acts as a resource to project team and staff, provides support and maintains project timelines.

Implements and/or contributes to the implementation of effective processes to assess project risks, identify risk mitigation strategies and monitor risk throughout the life cycle of the project.

In collaboration with Project Sponsor, develops a budget plan for the project that meets the goals and objectives of the project, monitors expenditures, identifies financial issues, and seeks to adhere to budget or take corrective action.

Communicates with stakeholders, project sponsors and the organization on the scope and status of the project, benefits to patients and staff, obligations and responsibilities and changes in processes. Ensures questions and concerns are addressed in order to achieve buy in from staff.

Establishes project team and structure by gathering input from stakeholders, identifying needs and skills required, establishing roles and respons