Professional Practice Leader, Nursing - Professional Practice

Company description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Job description

The Professional Practice Leader (PPL) is a dynamic and corporate leadership position. As a corporate resource, you will ensure practice, education, evidence based care and process standardization where appropriate across programs and health systems. Your responsibility as a PPL will be to facilitate excellence in patient care through collaboration, communication and support of nursing practice and education initiatives to ensure best practice and quality care. You will act as a central corporate practice and education resource for nursing to support knowledge to practice.

Accountabilities:

• Nursing practice standards and document development
• Critical appraisal of research
• Knowledge and implication of relevant health care legislation and changes
• Quality improvement and patient safety
• Lean methodology
• Ongoing/continuing professional development
• Ensures that patient care activities are consistent with the philosophy, goals, standard of care and standards of practice of the discipline team and Osler
• Collaborates with Osler leaders related to all practice issues and supports to guide clinical decision making for all team members
• Ensures that nursing staff members are appropriately orientated and educated regarding to changes as they related to policy and clinical decision tools
• Supports development and ongoing attainment of core and unit based competencies
• Integration of new processes and equipment
• Collaborates with patient care managers and other leaders to identify areas for practice improvement
• Maintains active dialogue with nursing staff and, where appropriate, facilitates co-operation in developing, implementing, integrating and modifying nursing practice and team processes to meet patient care needs and outcomes
• Supports nursing electronic documentation and clinical informatics

Job qualifications

• Current registration and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum five years recent clinical experience in a hospital setting
• BScN required
• Master's degree preferred
• Certification in specialist area(s) desirable or demonstrated ongoing continuing education
• Experience in development of policies and procedures an asset
• Experience in adult education an asset
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, critical thinking, project management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to investigate, develop, plan and deliver educational material based on evidence-based practice
• Highly motivated, self-directed with demonstrated ability to provide leadership within an inter-disciplinary team
• Previous leadership roles an asset
• Project management experience an asset
• Fluent in English (comprehension, reading, writing and speaking)
• Computer literacy and skill in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Required to work and travel between all Osler sites
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration

Additional information

Hours: Currently days, Monday to Friday (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Internal application deadline: June 22, 2026

Salary:

Minimum: $103,798.50

Maximum: $129,733.50