Director - Nursing Academic Practice, Nursing

In the role of Director of Nursing Academic Practice, you will enhance our capacity to deliver exceptional nursing care and patient outcomes at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital. By identifying trends and best practices, you'll ensure our nursing team maintains the highest levels of care and adapts to changes in scope of practice as directed by regulatory bodies. This role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with the hospital’s leadership team and integrate insights from the Science of Care Institute into our practice. Your contributions will support and sustain the high standards of our nursing programs and patient care strategies.

**Is this you?**
You are a visionary nursing leader dedicated to fostering excellence in nursing education and professional development. In collaboration with a dedicated team, you support the transition and integration of new hires into our dynamic healthcare environment. Your expertise guides the strategic planning and resource allocation for nursing practice and quality initiatives, aligning them with our corporate priorities. If you are passionate about nurturing a culture of continuous learning and innovation, this role provides a significant opportunity to influence nursing practice and patient care outcomes.

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
- Lead the development and implementation of a professional development and continuing education plan
- 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 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

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verificat