Job DescriptionROLE As a Clinical Lead you will provide strong, flexible and resilient, support and clinical guidance to the Critical Care Unit (ICU) staff in support of the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare's goals and objectives.
- Collaborates with patients, families and the health care team to provide professional practice that respects the rights of patients.
- Provides direction to, collaborates with and shares knowledge and expertise with staff students and medical staff.
- Acts as role model and mentor to less experienced nurses and students.
- Provides leadership through the formal role of Clinical Leader.
- Develops innovative solutions to practice issues.
- Co-ordinates care for complex clients and demonstrates leadership when collaborating with care providers.
- Monitors scheduling and assignments, ensuring shift coverage is appropriate for scope of practice and workload
- Provides oversight of stores order with attention to impact on budget, how stocking and supplies are managed
- Delegation of duties (i.e.: room checks, crash cart checks etc.)
- Assists staff as required, including break coverage and patient assignment if needed to support the environment and staffing needs
- Ensures patient flow is maintained, keeping an eye on documentation of times related to triage, PIA etc. as well as advocating for appropriate admissions
- Attends bed meetings or delegates staff to do so in absence
- Participates in bed allocation process
- Provides education of staff to new processes, new equipment etc.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION(S) - Current Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support).
- Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support).
- Current TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Certification)
- Current ENC(C) (Emergency Nurse Certification)
- Current ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) and/or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- Certificate in Critical Care Nursing
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE(S) - Minimum of 4500 (3 years) hours hospital experience.
- Minimum 4500 (3 years) hours emergency room experience or Critical care unit.
DESIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE(S) & EDUCATION - OHA Leadership courses/certifications
ADDITIONAL PERKS AT MAHC- Staff referral program $1000 (for each successful permanent part-time and permanent full-time new hire you refer to MAHC)
- Enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Location: Multi-Site, working on site at both the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) located in Bracebridge and Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) located in Huntsville. Applicants must reside within 125km of one of our hospital campuses or be willing to relocate prior to starting. *Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Hours of Work: Must be available to work shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends. Shifts and hours may change according to departmental requirements per the collective agreement.
Recruitment Process- Submit your cover letter and resume together as either a PDF or Word document(s) to this posting by 11:59 pm on the closing date. Please Note: Applicants must submit their application through this posting listed to be considered. Email and paper submissions will not be accepted unless otherwise indicated.
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- We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. As much as we would like to reach out to every applicant, please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Selection will be based on skills, abilities, experiences, and qualifications. MAHC reserves the right to conduct interview(s) or other applicable testing where required.
- Please note, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants in our recruitment process.
Conditions of employment for external hires includes;- Proof of immunization and vaccination records to the Hospital's Occupational Health and Safety department
- Legal entitlement to work in Canada
- Satisfactory Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check
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