Nurse Practitioner - Strategy and Transformation

Job summary

The Nurse Practitioner leads innovative integrated models of care to optimize patient outcomes and improve care progression between hospital and community settings. They provide comprehensive clinical management for complex patients while driving system transformation and admission avoidance strategies.

Job details

Nurse Practitioner - Strategy and Transformation Please apply via http://hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/careers and search for Requisition #126943 HHS Requisition # 126943 Status: Regular Full-Time Rate: $61.68 - $79.08 Unit Summary Hamilton Health Sciences is on a bold mission to transform how we deliver care. This position supports the Strategy & Transformation portfolio in driving high-impact enterprise-wide initiatives that advance our strategic priorities and fulfill our clinical, research, and academic mandates. Position Summary The Nurse Practitioner (NP) working in the Transformation Program is an integral clinical and operational leader who advances innovative integrated models of care, optimize patient outcomes, improve care progression, and strengthen the connection between hospital, community, and virtual care services. Working within an interdisciplinary team, the NP delivers comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with complex medical needs while practicing to full legislative scope. In addition to direct clinical care, the NP provides leadership in care progression by supporting timely clinical decision-making, facilitating discharge planning, reducing avoidable length of stay, and identifying opportunities to optimize patient flow throughout the patient’s hospital journey. The NP works collaboratively with physicians, nursing, allied health, and operational leaders to proactively address barriers to progression, ensuring patients receive the right care in the right setting at the right time. The role extends beyond the inpatient environment to provide clinical and strategic leadership in developing and advancing innovative models of care that reduce unnecessary hospital utilization and strengthen transitions across the continuum. This includes identifying and implementing admission avoidance strategies, supporting alternatives to hospitalization where clinically appropriate, integrating virtual care into patient management, and enhancing partnerships with community providers and services to ensure seamless transitions from hospital to home or other care settings. The NP serves as a clinical leader in advancing evidence-informed practice, quality improvement, and system transformation initiatives that improve patient outcomes, experience, and health system efficiency. Through collaboration across acute care, ambulatory services, home and community care, primary care, and specialty programs, the NP contributes to the design and implementation of integrated models of care that promote continuity, reduce fragmentation, and enhance access for patients with complex medical conditions. Schedule Work Hours Days, Evenings, Weekends, Holidays Qualifications Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as Extended Class (Nurse Practitioner) Completion of a Masters Degree in Nursing Minimum of 5 years recent (within 2 years) clinical experience working with older adults presenting to hospital with multi-morbidity, frailty and social care needs Demonstrated knowledge of the chronic disease management framework Demonstrated knowledge of community resources to support integrated discharge planning with community partners Demonstrated ability to critically appraise the literature, evaluate and implement best practice protocols Demonstrated knowledge in quality improvement and the use of quality improvement methods and tools Proven leadership abilities, including the ability to think strategically, influence decision making, affect culture and behavior Proven effective communication and presentation skills Proven success in implementing innovative, effective, value-added initiatives using change management and project management theory and frameworks Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem solving, organization and prioritization Demonstrated critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical situations Demonstrated ability to utilize information technology Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset. Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca

What you’ll do

The Nurse Practitioner leads innovative integrated models of care to optimize patient outcomes and improve care progression between hospital and community settings. They provide comprehensive clinical management for complex patients while driving system transformation and admission avoidance strategies.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing and current CNO registration as an Extended Class Nurse Practitioner. Candidates must have at least 5 years of recent clinical experience with older adults presenting with multi-morbidity and frailty.

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Clinical Leadership
• Patient Assessment
• Diagnosis and Treatment
• Care Progression
• Discharge Planning
• Chronic Disease Management
• Quality Improvement
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Virtual Care Integration
• Critical Thinking
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Information Technology

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Science & Research