Clinical Nurse Specialist,Wound Ostomy Continence Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Nursing

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Job Description

Union: ONA WP
Number of Vacancies
: 1
New or Replacement
:
Replacement
Site: West Park Healthcare Centre
Department: Collaborative Academic Practice
Reports to: Director of Professional Practice
Hours: hours per week
Wage range
: $ - $ (start rate is non-negotiable and in accordance with collective agreement requirements)
Status: Temporary Full-time (12-18 months contract)
Closing Date: March 12, 2026

Position Summary

Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) contributes to development of nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice and facilitates system change, addresses complex health care issues for patients, families, other professions, administrators, and policy makers, specializes in specific area(s) of practice that may be defined in terms of a population, a setting, a disease or medical subspecialty, type of care, or type of problem.

The CNS works in partnership with Clinical Service Managers and Clinical Nurse Educators to support the ongoing development of nursing staff. This includes fostering the acquisition and application of knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and optimize outcomes. The CNS provides clinical practice leadership for the direct care of complex patients by working with staff, physicians, patients and families to develop individualized plans of care;

collaborates with nursing and interprofessional staff within units/programs and across the organization to design, implement and evaluate clinical practices for both individual patients and specific populations, and leads the development of relevant polices and education programs.

Duties

Provide nursing leadership for care of complex patients within specialty focus on complex wound care and experience working within the geriatric population

Participate within interprofessional team rounds to provide nursing leadership and guidance in the provision of patient care, use multiple assessment strategies to anticipate a wide range of patient responses to actual and changing health status and choices

Use theoretical and empirical knowledge to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care

Role models and facilitates partnerships with patients and their families to promote, enhance and champion person-centered care

Use multiple strategies to support the integration of nursing standards, best practices, clinical policies and procedures within the practice setting and at point of care

Provide leadership in the interpretation of regulatory issues that impact practice and organizational policy and promote accountability at the unit level

Advocate for and participate in creating a practice environment that supports safe patient care, interprofessional collaborative practice and professional growth

Provide consultation across the organization regarding both patient specific needs and corporate practice initiatives

Identify nursing staff’s learning needs and facilitates or provide ongoing development support to staff for their clinical practice

Support unit/department orientation and identification of ongoing learning needs of new staff

Identify changes in competencies and skill sets of nursing staff in relation…


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Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound Ostomy Continence