Summary
Description
Clinic Director / Lead Nurse Practitioner – Permanent Full-Time
Position Summary
The Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (GNPLC) provides primary health care services to the residents of Georgina with outreach services to Georgina Island and other local organizations.
The Clinic Director will work closely with NP Colleagues and the Lead Administrator and will be responsible for the operational running of the clinic holding accountability to the Board of Directors and Ontario Health. The Clinic Director will be responsible for strategic leadership, team development, development of policy and procedures (in consultation with the Board and the Lead Administrator) and ensuring adherence to policy and procedures by team members. Employees of the clinic will be hired or terminated by the Clinical Director and/or Lead Administrator, seeking consultation with the Board of Directors or legal consultant as necessary.
The Clinic Director is responsible for communicating the vision, mission, values and strategic plan of the organization to employees and to uphold a participatory leadership model. This position is responsible for the annual performance appraisal of professional healthcare team members. The Clinic Director (in partnership with the Administrative Lead and Board of Directors) is responsible for the safety of the workplace and ensuring that employees have the necessary training and equipment and policies in place to function safely.
The Clinic Director retains a seat on the Board of Directors and follows the board bylaws regarding conflict of interest. This position is accountable to the Board of Directors who will provide an annual performance appraisal on the administrative portion of the role. As the position is a shared Admin/Clinical role, the Clinic Director is also expected to follow the Job Description of the Nurse Practitioner. The clinical portion of the role will be evaluated by the NP team. Flexibility in hours between the two roles will be maintained to meet the demands of the two positions.
Key Areas of Responsibility and Duties
Executive Functions
- Operationalizes the business and operations plan
- Reports to Board and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on the clinical operations of the Georgina NPLC
- Assists in the development of quarterly and yearly reports to the Board of Directors and Ontario Health
- Communicates decisions of the Board to staff in a timely fashion
- Is fiscally accountable to the Board of Directors and Ontario Health
- Works alongside the Lead Administrator in overseeing expenses on a daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis
- Communicates directly with Ontario Health and serves as the organizational spokesperson to external parties
- Ensures safety in the workplace in conjunction with the Lead Administrator and Board of Directors by ensuring policy development, education of employees and adherence to policy
Human Resources Management
- Design and develop clinical position job descriptions
- Supervise, mentor, orient or preceptor professional employees
- Recruitment, selection, supervision and evaluation of all staff. Supervision of the clerical staff may be delegated to the Lead Administrator
- Recruitment of physician partners in collaboration with the healthcare team
- Encourage professional and personal development of staff
- Effectively resolves staff problems as they arise
Financial Management
- Ensure that monthly and quarterly financial reports are prepared and distributed to Ontario Health, Board of Directors and other organizations as required
- Ensures that annual audit of financial statements are completed and submitted to the Ontario Health and the Board of Directors
- Ensure there is a high level of integrity and accuracy in the financial information that is reported both internally and externally
- Coordinate requests to the Ontario Health regarding space, equipment and technology
Team Development
- Coordinates NP and multidisciplinary team meetings on a regular basis
- Promotes regular team building activities/workshops
- Promotes communication amongst the team
- Supports individual growth through ongoing professional development
- Promotes participatory management style
- Fosters an atmosphere of professionalism, accountability, shared learning, collaboration and positive outcomes
Collaborative Relationships
- Collaborates with NP colleagues on clinic developments
- Liaison to media as spokesperson for the clinic
- Liaison directly or coordinate another team member to link with community service organizations, agencies, and hospitals to support the development of a primary health care network and reciprocal referral relationships
- Develop collaborative role with onsite Physician(s)
- Collaborate with Ontario Health and geographic leads for population planned service delivery and integrated service delivery
- Develop collaborative relationships with local area NPs and the regional NPAO chapter (for patient care needs, networking, resource sharing and to meet College of Nurses of Ontario Quality Assurance expectations)
- Participating in clinical projects/studies as required
The above duties are representative but are not to be considered all-inclusive.
Job Requirements
- Ability to travel within the community
- Adhere to Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures as per applicable legislation
- Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Georgina NPLC
- Ability to work flexible work hours
- A portion of time will be spent with clients providing nursing care and teaching within the office or meeting room
- Moderate: The position requires minimal physical effort and the workday comprises roughly equal amounts of standing and sitting, with frequent position changes
- Travel within the community
- Current certificate with The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as a Nurse Practitioner Primary Care – RN (EC) in good standing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Master in Nursing or health-related field required
- 3-5 years leadership and management (finance and Human Resources management) experience in a community, hospital or primary care setting
- Liability protection or liability insurance required (CNPS)
- Satisfactory criminal reference check
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
- Experience in a variety of environments and has knowledge of provincial health policy
- Proficient in use of internet, Microsoft software, drug database programs
- Demonstrated ability to work as a leader and in a team environment
- Experience in program design, delivery and evaluation an asset
- Current Ontario Driver’s License
- Experience with electronic medical records system is an asset
- Current BCLS
This is a permanent full-time position.
Job posting will remain active until position is filled.
We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
GNPLC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you are being selected for an interview and need a reasonable accommodation, please feel free to forward your request.
