NEW ONA JOB POSTING

Position: Clinical Leader

Department: Coronary Care Unit

Posting ID:

Role Level: ONA CPS04.3 - $42.02 - $59.95/ per hour

Status: Full Time

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Hours of Work/Shifts: Days, nights, weekends & holidays

Posted: September 30, 2025

Internal Deadline: October 7, 2025

Position Summary:

The Clinical Quality Care Leader (CQCL) is accountable for overseeing the care of a group of patients at the unit (microsystem) level and drives excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes. In their daily practice, the CQCL develops a plan of care for patients, families and works with the entire interprofessional team to ensure care is integrated, comprehensive and based on best practice. This leadership position is key to enhancing the interprofessional care environments for the entire interprofessional team by providing leadership, mentorship and quality care outcomes at the bedside. This position supports the Excellent Care for All Act which places the patient in the centre with attention to care that is of high quality, evidence based and cost effective. The role provides mentorship and education at the bedside and role models teamwork, communication, autonomous clinical practice, critical thinking, best clinical practices, quality care and patient safety standards.

Job Description:

• Provides leadership and mentorship to front line interdisciplinary team members to ensure comprehensive and integrated care planning occurs for patient to achieve outcomes that are of high quality and safe
• Oversees the integration of interprofessional care for a designated group of patients (within a unit / microsystem) and adapts based on changing conditions and priorities
• Coordinates, manages, organizes and prioritizes day-to-day patient care activities, staffing and resource utilization
• Serves as a direct care provider for complex situations, as appropriate
• Assesses, coordinates and evaluates the plan of care with patients, families and interdisciplinary team for the designated group of patients, which can include management of systems and side effects of treatments, coping strategies and monitors response to treatment
• Monitors patient’s progress against plan of care until discharge from designated patient care area
• Acts as the primary liaison for physicians, interdisciplinary professional team, families and community resources
• Participates in team meetings and rounds with focus on outcomes related to quality and provision of safe care
• Supports a patient service delivery system that fosters professional autonomy and accountability and patient-centred care
• Monitors and addresses patient and family satisfaction with care, health and safety issues along with the physical environment for patient care to meet our standards for best practices
• Assesses, evaluates and anticipates risk management initiatives and ensures patient and team safety
• Promotes development of clinical practice improvements and implementing evidence-based best practice that improve outcomes
• Provides patient/family clinical education using available tools and resources
• Assumes responsibility for educating, mentoring, guiding and evaluating the health care professional team as appropriate
• Creates learning opportunities and uses appropriate teaching/learning strategies, materials and technology to facilitate the learning of the interprofessional team at the bedside
• Leads/facilitates unit based teams to achieve unit goals & objectives
• Participates in the Health System and hospital-wide initiatives that support the strategic direction of the organization
• Utilizes new technology and evaluates its impact on staff, patients, families and overall best practices

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a recognized College or School of Nursing and preferably hold a Baccalaureate degree
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required
• BCLS required
• ACLS required
• Coronary Care 1 & 2 or equivalent required
• Minimum 5 years Cardiac Critical Care Nursing experience required
• 2 years recent Leadership experience preferred
• Certification and/or clinical preparation in Critical Care would be considered an asset
• Experienced with monitors, pumps, ECG machines, phlebotomy, and invasive pressure monitoring ventilators.
• Excellent decision making & problem solving skills
• Strong leadership & assessment skills
• History of ongoing professional development and be a self-directed learner
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and Commitment to customer service and teamwork
• Ability to Collaborate with other Critical Care, In patient, and out patient units
• Collabratively works with Clinical Quality Care Leaders on 2C Cardiology and 2D Cardiac Short Stay Unit to ensure adequate Patient Flow
• Excellence in communication, both written and verbal
• Knowledge and skill of IABP required
• Knowledge and skill of PRISMA or CRRT required
• Knowledge and Skill of Impella required
• Experienced in patient education and sharing knowledge of expected outcomes and care
• Advanced physical assessment skills
• Positive attendance and work record essential

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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.