Team Leader - Registered Nurse (Rn) 4g Reactivation Care

Team Leader - Registered Nurse (RN) 4G Reactivation Care (Job ID: 8125)

St. Joseph's Health Centre, Unity Health Toronto, is proud to announce the opening of a new 21-bed Reactivation Care Unit located on 4G. This unit is dedicated to providing collaborative care for adult and geriatric patients who require therapy, reactivation, and transition planning to successfully transfer to their community or other supportive environments.

The Reactivation Care Unit focuses on patients who no longer need acute care but still require restorative care to aid their transition home or to other settings. As a member of our dedicated interprofessional team, you will deliver patient-centered care based on best practice principles. Our team will work closely with patients, families, and caregivers to provide reactivation therapy aimed at enhancing and optimizing patients' functional abilities and engagement in daily routines.

Note: This unit is not operable until March 2025 (subject to change).

Job Profile:

The Team Leader will provide high quality assessment, prioritization and organization of patient care for a variety of medicine patients within an Interprofessional Collaborative Practice philosophy. He/She has a working knowledge of resource management and has the ability to manage and resolve Access and Flow issues and constraints on an ongoing basis. The Team Leader is committed to working with the Patient Care Manager in providing high quality, safe care to patients on a daily basis. The Team Leader is a patient advocate with a patient and family centred approach. He/she uses clinical expertise to provide leadership, supervision and mentorship to students and staff on the unit. This leader is a role model with advanced problem solving and leadership skills. Being part of this team means being part of an exciting new initiative to help us support patients along their continuum of care and to shape how care is delivered.

Qualifications:

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Current BLS/CPR certificate required.
• A minimum of two years recent RN experience in acute care setting environment required with demonstrated practice excellence required.
• Demonstrated excellent conflict resolution skills required.
• Recent leadership experience required.
• Recent leadership experience in post-acute setting preferred.
• Recent experience with opening new units and bed moves preferred.
• Recent experience with actively facilitating discharges with patients, families, and team including but not limited to leading and participating in family meetings.
• Recent experience in program/service development and team development.
• Recent experience with active management and resolution of Risk reporting.
• Demonstrated understanding and champion of patient and family centred care.
• Demonstrated history of initiating and supporting organizational change.
• Experience with patient flow, bed management and utilization management preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated excellent skills in complaint management and conflict resolution required.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and learning.
• Computer skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sunrise, Electronic Patient Record and Email)
• Satisfactory Attendance Record.