Manager, Professional Practice

Job Number: JR102271

Job Title: Manager, Professional Practice

Job Category: Management

Hospital Location: General Site

**Job Type**: Permanent, Full time

Number of Positions: 1

Hours: Days

Across our three hospitals and eight satellite sites, Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is shaping the future of care. Our many programs and services are designed around the needs of one of Canada’s most vibrant and diverse communities. We are home to North America’s largest nephrology program, as well as the designated cardiac care and spine centre for Scarborough and surrounding communities to the east. We are proud to be a community-affiliated teaching site for the University of Toronto and partner with a number of other universities and colleges, helping to train the next generation of health care professionals. SHN is the recipient of the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, from the Canadian College of Health Leaders, for our work led by the Organizational Development and Diversity Department on our Leading edge Communities of Inclusion, Inclusion Calendar and our innovative Health Equity Certificate programs. We are also proud to be named Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2023 Learn more at

shn.ca

Job Description:
Position Overview:
Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice, the Manager of Professional Practice provides management, administrative, and clinical leadership in creating, articulating, and sustaining an organization-wide vision of best practice and excellence. This role also provides overall leadership in the day-to-day operations of various groups, including regulated and unregulated healthcare providers.

The Manager of Professional Practice provides leadership and guidance, including oversight of Professional Practice accountabilities and regulatory body requirements. The Manager will coordinate and evaluate opportunities for continuous quality improvement and engage with internal and external stakeholders. The Manager is also responsible for human and financial resources, risk management, healthcare professionals' placement opportunities, and promoting team efficiency and effectiveness including additional health human resource programs, vascular safety, telehealth, wound care and pain nursing teams.

**Responsibilities**:
Clinical Practice Leadership- Professional Practice Leadership- Provide clinical and management for additional health human resource programs, vascular safety, telehealth, wound care and pain nursing teams.- Promotes and facilitation of interprofessional quality healthcare delivery- Developing coalitions and coordinating activities with internal and external stakeholders- Actively participate as chair, lead or member on various internal and external committees and working groups.- Acts as a resource to clinical and non-clinical teams while keeping quality care and patient safety at the core of everything we do.- Work with partners to further develop SHN’s system integration and transformations and champion population health and equity.- Actively participate in RNAO BPSO Designation requirements and create opportunities for best practice guidelines data analysis and Clinical Information System Dashboards for quality improvement and reporting purposes- Lead Professional Practice Strategic Workplan initiatives- Participation in Manager-On-Call

People and Culture Strategy Leadership- Health human resource management- Provide leadership guidance for internal programs and ministry-funded HHR Programs, including tracking and reporting- Fiscal responsibility and recourse utilization- Lead Recruitment and Retention Initiative Strategies by partnering with Human Resources and Clinical Programs to recruit, retain and support our people and cultivate a culture of inclusion.- Professional Practice Leadership through guiding, establishing and monitoring onboarding, models of care, schedules, collective agreements requirements, etc.

Research and Education Strategy Leadership- Proactively seek funding opportunities for professional development, track and complete reporting requirements as required- Professional Practice Leadership through guiding, establishing, and monitoring student recruitment and onboarding,- Uncover and pursue innovative new ways for professional development education and research initiatives and opportunities

Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with an undergraduate degree in nursing and CNO registration- Master’s Degree in Nursing, Education, Business or Administration- Minimum 5 years of leadership or management experience in a unionized environment- Previous experience within a professional practice team as a practice leader preferred- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to foster and develop teams- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage financial and human resources- Excellent leadership and negotiating skills- Demonstrated ability to coordinate collection, analysis and presentation of information