Collaborative Practice and Education Specialist

Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph's Health Centre and St. Michael's Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Join our Professional Practice team as we work to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do, in the role of Collaborative Practice & Education Specialist on our Clinical Practice Improvement team.

The Collaborative Practice & Education Specialist is a change leader, building capacity for clinicians to lead and translate evidence to practices, as well as implementing and evaluating complex practice change processes across the sites of Unity Health in alignment with strategic priorities. The Collaborative Practice & Education Specialist reports to the Manager, Clinical Practice Improvement & Scholarship. As a member of the Clinical Practice Improvement team, the Collaborative Practice & Education Specialist will support clinicians across the three sites of Unity Health Toronto through the implementation of practice changes to advance collaborative practice at the point of care, ensuring the highest quality, patient and family-centered care through education, mentorship and change management strategies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement innovative and evidence based practices within clinical programs with the goals of: 1) advancing interprofessional collaborative practice resulting in improved patient outcomes; and 2) improving patient and staff safety through implementation of best practices in interprofessional practice.
• Collaborate with partners in Business Intelligence, Patient Safety, Practice Informatics, Operational Excellence, Quality, and Professional Practice to gather, analyze and share data and best evidence to define outcomes and process measures in the design and evaluation of strategic goals;
• Lead implementation of strategic practice change initiatives across Unity Health using a collaborative leadership style and human centered design principles;
• Leads evaluation of Professional Practice initiatives and prepares presentations and reports on outcomes and evaluation for purposes of scaling initiatives, reporting on Quality Improvement initiatives corporately and/or contributing to practice based research;
• Works collaboratively with the Clinical Practice Improvement Team to support and facilitate key professional development programs such as the Health Disciplines Emerging Leaders Fellowship and Nurse Champions Program;
• Supports the applications to grants and research funding opportunities for Professional Practice to continue to design and implement innovative and evidence based practice changes within clinical teams;
• Participates in formal and informal evaluation of Professional Practice programs by analyzing and evaluating data;
• Collaborates in the design of appropriate quality indicators for key Professional Practice initiatives and makes recommendations regarding process improvement;
• Creates, fosters an environment and/or relationship with front line staff that encourages a continuous learning environment; and
• Supports practice based research, program evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives amongst professions.
• Serve as the Professional Practice lead for the GEMINI-Delirium project, including overseeing the project locally, contributing to the design, data collection, and leading the implementation of the intervention on the chosen wards.

Qualifications

• Must be a health discipline or nurse currently registered and in good standing with a regulatory college (e.g. College of Nurses of Ontario, College of Physiotherapy of Ontario)
• Must have a Master's degree
• Must have 5-7 years of clinical experience as a nurse or health disciplines clinician
• Demonstrated experience in data and measurement, including the ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and transform data (using tools such as Microsoft Excel), and effectively communicate results visually
• 1-3 years of healthcare leadership experience preferred; must be able to demonstrate experience leading projects, change initiatives, or teams
• Current BLS (or willingness to complete within probationary period)
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
• Proven flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills

Potential candidates who do not meet all preferred qualifications are still highly encouraged to apply.

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.