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Job Title:

DIRECTOR, INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, ETHICS, FT

Posted Date:

2025-02-12

Closing Date:

2025-02-18

Functional Discipline:

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 39628CG

JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR, INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, ETHICS, SPIRITUAL CARE & CLINICAL NUTRITION
STATUS: FULL TIME
DEPARTMENT: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
LOCATION: MAROTTA FAMILY HOSPITAL -ST.CATHARINES
HOURS OF WORK: 75 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD

POSTING DATE: 12 FEBRUARY, 2025
CLOSING DATE: 18 FEBRUARY, 2025

UNION: NON UNION
WAGE RANGE: $82.846 to $93.733 per hour

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
At Niagara Health, we are committed to delivering on our promise of a great patient experience, satisfied staff and physicians, and financial stability. Your strong leadership skills will enable you to make a difference by engaging with patients, rounding with staff and achieving results.

In alignment with Our Purpose: Extraordinary Caring. Every Person. Every Time; we are looking for a dynamic leader who excels in engaging people, promoting quality, building successful teams, planning and decision making.

Reporting to the Executive Vice-President, Practice, Clinical Support and Chief Nursing Executive, the Director, Interprofessional Practice, Ethics, Spiritual Care & Clinical Nutrition provides strategic and professional leadership to regulated health professional staff. By setting a vision and promoting a collaborative, interprofessional practice environment, the Director will create a team environment that is focused on organizational goals, quality outcomes, and the patient experience. The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating excellence in clinical practice through inspired leadership in interprofessional practice. This position will be located primarily at the St. Catharines Site however travel will be required to other sites as required.

We are seeking a highly motivated, self-directed, results oriented leader who consistently demonstrates an innovative, creative, and collaborative management style.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:
o Sets the vision and leads in the design, implementation, and evaluation of structures and processes to advance non-nursing interprofessional, collaborative practice, clinical and organizational ethics, Spiritual Care, and clinical nutrition
o Manages budget and variance reporting for portfolio
o Provides oversight and direction to the integration of non-nursing profession specific regulatory standards into organizational practices
o Provides oversight and direction to the design and implementation of care delivery models that enable full scope of practice across professions
o Sets evidence informed clinical practice standards and maintains clinical policies and procedures to enable best patient outcomes
o In collaboration with Program Directors, Managers and Clinical Educators monitors quality of clinical care and acts on clinical practice improvement opportunities through strategic and responsive policies, processes, and educational activities
o Leads the development of policies and procedures and key project initiatives including the associated process changes and education required
o Develops, updates, and evaluates interprofessional practice orientation and onboarding strategies creating synergy and standardization across programs and professions
o Provides oversight and direction to clinical ethics initiatives and the integration of evidence based practice and best practice guidelines
o Supports initiatives related to the RNAO BPSO program accountabilities and NQuIRE participation
o Fosters professional development, scholarly inquiry, and continuous learning opportunities for interprofessional practice team members
o Provides oversight and consultation advice to Managers, Directors, and HR during review of incidents involving non-nursing professional practice of clinical staff
o Builds networks with partner academic institutions to achieve the academic plan
o Provides guidance for activities related to the professional advancement of non-nursing disciplines
o In collaboration with the Director, Information, Communication and Technology leads the standardization of clinical documentation and advances the electronic patient record

QUALIFICATIONS:
Possessing over 10 years' experience and progression in senior leadership roles in large, complex health care environments, the successful candidate will lead by example and champion Niagara Health's strategic priorities, vision and mission. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker who has proven success in introducing innovative, sustainable ideas and initiatives into the clinical environment and who has outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's and Master's degree and will have current registration with a professional regulatory college and will:
o Demonstrate evidence of effective organizational, interpersonal, communication, leadership, judgment and decision-making skills
o Applies Niagara Health values and professional practice standards to patient/client care and service
o Demonstrated commitment to patient/client centred care and the overall patient experience
o Demonstrated commitment to patient and family education and the ability to promote health and wellness
o Integrates education, critical thinking, and relevant practical experience in problem solving
o Consistent and regular attendance required

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment 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.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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