Manager of Professional Practice: Acute Care Programs (Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Critical Care, Hyperbaric)

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The Manager of Professional Practice (MPP), a member of the UHN’s Collaborative Academic Practice (CAP) portfolio, under the direction of the Senior Director of Professional Practice (DPP), is accountable for academic clinical practice in alignment to UHN’s Purpose, Values and Principles and is key in aligning work within and across clinical programs, sites and organizational practice priorities. The MPP, leads service and program and select corporate initiatives based on the current and evolving patient care and practice standards. The MPP will develop and implement policies and practice guidance relating to provisions of care, organization-wide healthcare delivery model changes which advance University Health Network's (UHN)'s foundational value of Patient Centered Care and its mission.

The role focuses on the integration of care, patient safety and quality; and the use of technology to enable care, teaching and research. This position serves to develop and motivate a cohesive team and assist in identifying and supporting educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional practice and patient care. The successful applicant will support the development, implementation and maintenance of profession-specific and interprofessional practice standards at the program level and across UHN, medical directive and order set/tool development , as well as performing cross-functional and other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested.

The MPP is someone with a demonstrated track record of leadership skills who collaborates with other site DPPs, MPPs, other nursing and allied health practice leaders to ensure that practice standards are aligned and integrated, where possible, across programs, and organization wide. The position will directly supervise a number of Advanced Practice Nurse Educators (APNEs) (approximately 5-7) across the portfolio and maintain strong linkages with UHN’s practice-based education office. It is also expected that the role will establish, maintain and lead a number of quality improvement initiatives and work closely with the DPP as well as other practice and operational colleagues (Unit Managers, Clinical Directors, Pharmacy, Diagnostics, Digital) to promote a vision of practice excellence, integrating practice-based education, point-of-care research capacity and a data driven approach within and across UHN programs, hospitals and in the external community. Mentorship of diverse staff and learners is an important aspect of the role. Other activities would include active engagement in organization-wide initiatives, most notably the optimization of UHN’s health information system.

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

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