Clinical Leader

Position: Clinical Leader -3D Medicine

Dept/Health System: Inpatient Medicine

Role Level: CPS04.3 ($42.02-$59.95)

Status: Temporary Full Time x2

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Date Posted: September 04, 2025

Internal Deadline: September 11th, 2025

**Job Summary**:
You will be accountable for overseeing the care of 3C patients and drives excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes. The Clinical Leader is accountable for daily operations, oversight of staffing and scheduling. The successful incumbent will provide nursing and inter-professional leadership, mentorship and education at the bedside and role models teamwork, effective communication, critical thinking, knowledge of clinical best practices, and patient safety standards. A focus on staff development, education, quality and evidenced base practice is supported by a strong leadership team, and the engagement of front-line staff on committees, councils, and working groups. This position participates in hiring, orientation, and performance evaluation of nursing staff and members of the interprofessional team.

**Reporting to the Program Manager, The Clinical Leader will be responsible for the following Job Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provides leadership and mentorship to front line interprofessional team members to ensure comprehensive and integrated care planning to achieve high quality patient care and outcomes.
- Coordinates, manages, organizes, and prioritizes day-to-day-patient care activities and resource utilization for 3C
- Serves as a direct care provider for complex situations, as appropriate.
- Support patients’ progress against plan of care until discharge and escalates to the manager as needed.
- Support team meetings and rounds with focus on outcomes related to quality and provision of safe care.
- Supports, coaches and mentors' staff and holds them accountable for effective team functioning.
- Ensures staff adheres to professional standards, gives corrective feedback, and acts to address issues related to practice or performance.
- Focuses and motivates the team.
- Monitors and addresses patient and family satisfaction with care.
- In collaboration with the Clinical Educator and Manager, critically evaluates and anticipates risks to patient and staff safety and takes steps to correct, as necessary.
- Promotes development of, and implements evidence based clinical practices to improve outcomes.
- Participates in hiring, orientation and supports performance evaluation of nursing staff and the interprofessional team.
- Serves as a professional role model and change agent.
- In collaboration with the Clinical Educator and Manager, leads/facilitates unit-based team initiatives to achieve unit goals.
- Contributes positively to the satisfaction of staff in the workplace.
- Participates in Hospital and Surgical Program specific initiatives that support the strategic direction of the organization.
- Utilizes innovative technology as needed and evaluates its impact on staff, patients, and families.
- Other duties as required.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 5 years experience required
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a Clinical Leader or other advanced clinical or leadership role.
- Current certification with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing required.
- Master’s degree is an asset.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Ability to perform in a self-directed fashion with high level skill in refocusing and managing multiple priorities.
- Experience leading and developing high functioning interprofessional teams.
- Experience addressing the concerns and needs of patients and families.
- Ability to provide leadership to projects, accomplish goals, evaluate outcomes, and adjust, as necessary.
- Ability to influence change while considering climate and culture.
- Proven ability to provide strategic direction, articulate and work towards a vision, and oversee the implementation of plans and strategies to deliver efficient, effective, and exceptional quality services.
- Knowledge of project management and quality improvement processes.Excellent attendance required.