Clinical Nurse Specialist

Position:  Clinical Nurse Specialist - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 

Job ID:

Status: Permanent Full - Time

Role Level: Non-Union NN11 ($55.82-$67.79, salary commensurate with experience)

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Department: In-Patient Medicine

Shift: Monday to Friday (08:00-16:00) 

Posted: December 23rd, 2025

Internal Deadline: January 6th, 2025 

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada's largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

Department/Program/Unit Summary:

The Inpatient Medicine Program consists of a more than 350 budgeted beds across the CVH & MH and is staffed by inter-professional teams who support the care of critically ill and complex medicine patients within the Mississauga-Halton LHIN. Our teams provide high quality-patient centered care in an innovative environment to support the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the community in which we live and serve.

Position Summary:

• Reporting to the Director of the Inpatient Medicine Program, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse whose role is comprised of five domains of practice including clinical practice, leadership, collaboration, research and consultation. 
• The CNS will support the Inpatient Medicine program by performing patient assessments, providing patient education, supporting complex patient and family situations, and coordinating care for patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in the emergency department, inpatient medicine settings, and our ambulatory programs. 
• In the initial phase of this role, the CNS will work collaboratively with the CHF project group to develop and implement practice improvements and changes (including optimization of the role of the CNS in the care of patients with CHF) that will positively impact this patient population at THP and beyond 
• As the project transitions to implementation, the CNS will shift focus to direct patient care, working in a collaborative practice model with physicians, nurses, inter-professional team members and community partners to provide quality care to patients and their families. The CNS will also support CHF pathway implementation by engaging in staff education, mentorship, and change management. 
• The CNS will provide a key leadership role in evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes within the CHF population, in partnership with physicians and other members of the inter-professional team.   
• The CNS will provide leadership in the critical analysis and review of literature and the application of research findings to practice through the development of Clinical Pathways and implementation of best practices. 
• The CNS will provide leadership and assist with professional development of team members through mentoring and participating in formal and informal education initiatives. 

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with Ontario Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario 
• Master of Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing 
• Minimum 5 years of relevant, related experience as a Registered Nurse required, Med-Surg or Cardiology preferred 
• BCLS required 
• Experience working/leading with interdisciplinary teams 
• Experience in Adult education 
• Clinical specialty organizational membership: RNAO (required) 
• Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently collaboratively with physicians, inter-professional team members, and other stakeholders 
• Possesses highly developed analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills 
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills, with demonstrated competency in information and communication technology 
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and coordination skills and the ability to prioritize multiple competing workload demands 
• Demonstrates an ability to provide leadership, support and critical analysis in stressful, complex clinical and emotional situations

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

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Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment.   

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage.  To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities.  If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. 

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We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.