Labour Relations Officer Professional Practice

Our mission is to defend the rights of and advocate for nurses and health-care professionals who care for the health of Ontarians. We empower members and fight against unfair and unsafe treatment negotiate and enforce our contracts offer benefits and insurance provide tailored education and development opportunities and much more. We confront governments administrations and other policymakers head on to fight for high-quality public health care.

ONA is seeking to hire a Labour Relations Officer (Professional Practice Specialist) to join our Professional Practice Team at our Toronto or Port Hope office. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The successful candidate will act as an organizational and provincial resource on professional practice and advocacy. This role is accountable for identifying professional practice issues and advising on early intervention strategies to resolve them including whether to settle mediate or pursue the issues at an Independent Assessment Committee (IAC). The Specialist works closely with staff and elected leadership to prepare professional responsibility cases identifying resolutions to the practice issues identifying supporting evidence and discussing them at agency meetings as required. The role is also accountable for drafting submissions and position statements to the government and other agencies and participating in oral presentations of these submissions and statements.

The successful candidate will possess -

The successful candidate must be able to travel possess a valid drivers license and have access to an automobile for business use.