ONA Posting

Position: Clinical Leader

Dept: Cardiac Short Stay Unit

Posting ID: 8562

Role Level: Clinical Patient Services (CPS04.3) - $44.26 to $63.14

Status: Temporary Full Time (approximately 12 months)

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Shifts: Days/Nights (12 Hour Shifts -available for all shifts, Weekdays/Holidays)

Posted: September 15, 2026

Internal Deadline: September 22, 2026

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

Position Summary:

The Clinical Quality Care Leader (CQCL) is accountable for overseeing the care of a group of patients at the unit (microsystem) level and drives excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes. In their daily practice, the CQCL develops a plan of care for patients, families and works with the entire interprofessional team to ensure care is integrated, comprehensive and based on best practice. This leadership position is key to enhancing the interprofessional care environments for the entire interprofessional team by providing leadership, mentorship and quality care outcomes at the bedside.

This position supports the Excellent Care for All Act which places the patient in the centre with attention to care that is of high quality, evidence based and cost effective. The role provides mentorship and education at the bedside and role models teamwork, communication, autonomous clinical practice, critical thinking, best clinical practices, quality care and patient safety standards.

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- Provides leadership and mentorship to front line interdisciplinary team members to ensure comprehensive and integrated care planning occurs for patient to achieve outcomes that are of high quality and safe
- Oversees the integration of interprofessional care for a designated group of patients (within a unit/microsystem) and adapts based on changing conditions and priorities
- Coordinates, manages, organizes and prioritizes day-to-day patient care activities, staffing and resource utilization
- Serves as a direct care provider for complex situations, as appropriate
- Monitors patient’s progress against plan of care until discharge from designated patient care area
- Acts as the primary liaison for physicians, interdisciplinary professional team, families and community resources
- Supports a patient service delivery system that fosters professional autonomy and accountability and patient-centred care




- Monitors and addresses patient and family satisfaction with care, health and safety issues along with the physical environment for patient care to meet our standards for best practices
- Assesses, evaluates and anticipates risk management initiatives and ensures patient and team safety
- Promotes development of clinical practice improvements and implementing evidence-based best practice that improve outcomes
- Provides patient/family clinical education using available tools and resources
- Assumes responsibility for educating, mentoring, guiding and evaluating the health care professional team as appropriate
- Creates learning opportunities and uses appropriate teaching/learning strategies, materials and technology to facilitate the learning of the interprofessional team at the bedside
- Leads/facilitates unit-based teams to achieve unit goals & objectives
- Participates in the Health System and hospital-wide initiatives that support the strategic direction of the organization
- Utilizes new technology and evaluates its impact on staff, patients, families and overall best practices

Qualifications:

- Registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) or currently meet the eligibility criteria to register in good standing in the Temporary Class or General Class with the CNO
- BCLS &ACLS; required
- Critical Care or Emergency experience preferred
- Current Coronary Care Level 1 & 2 Certificate Required
- Minimum (3) years recent experience with Cardiac Care Nursing required
- 2 years recent Leadership experience preferred
- Collaboratively works with Clinical Leaders on In-patient and out-patient units to ensure adequate Patient Flow
- Advanced physical assessment skills
- Demonstrated ability to think critically and effectively in order to prioritize needs in emergency situations
- Highly effective decision making, problem solving and organizational skills combined with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
- Strong leadership & assessment skills
- History of ongoing professional development and be a self-directed learner; demonstrated by evidence of continuous learning, required
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and commitment to customer service and teamwork
- Experienced in patient education and sharing knowledge of expected outcomes and care
- Positive attendance and work record essential

To pursue this career prospect, please visit our website:



www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least nine (9) months are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified.

We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

“Our organization may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithm-assisted systems, to support the initial review of applications. These tools are used only to assist our recruiters and hiring managers; all hiring decisions include meaningful human involvement and final review.”

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals. Our team of more than 17,000 people serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, west Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and nine satellite locations. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

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