Nurse Manager - Surgical Program, Operating Room

Union: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital                       
Department: Operating Room
Reports to: Clinical Director
Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week
Shifts: Monday - Friday
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: August 15 2025

Position Summary

The Toronto General Hospital is currently seeking a Clinical Manager for the Operating Room in the Sprott Department of Surgery the largest surgical program in Canada.  Every day doctors nurses scientists and others from different disciplines work together to tackle some of the worlds most complex surgeries and toughest medical problems. Sprott Surgery teams have developed ground-breaking technologies that are now used in hospitals everywhere and have developed surgical techniques that save countless lives.

Duties

As Nurse Manager your sound judgment and strong leadership abilities will enable you to lead and develop a department focused on delivering quality patient care. Oversee day-to-day operations including education quality management staff utilization financial and human resource management resolving patient care issues problems and concerns. You will develop and motivate a cohesive team and will identify and support educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional nursing practices and patient care. You will need to build and continue to maintain dynamic relationships with internal partners and external organizations.

Working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare teams you will support and advance the unit site and corporate strategic priorities. You will specifically take a leadership role in furthering the timely delivery and excellence of patient care services for our program and region. Your creativity and change management skills and experience will ensure success in the identification and operationalization of innovative changes to the care delivery model enhancing seamless integrated care and full scope of professional practice. As a valued member of Team UHN the clinical manager will also have access to a variety of wellness tools and benefits to support work life balance for themselves and their interprofessional team.

The successful incumbents initial alignment will be with Surgical Services. This may evolve over time as required in alignment with department program or UHN needs.

Qualifications :

• Client-focused and able to excel in a diverse unionized work environment working in collaboration with physicians and other perioperative leaders to ensure patient care services are delivered effectively and efficiently.
• Completion of a Masters degree program in Nursing Healthcare Administration or relevant equivalent.
• Registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Nurses.
• 5 years of experience in Perioperative Services/Operating Room.
• 5 years of Supervisory or Management experience.
• Demonstrated success in leading initiatives developing policies inspiring creativity and innovation and building consensus to achieve set goals in alignment with program and organizational priorities.
• Your organizational interpersonal and communication skills will be a prominent part of your success in recognizing analyzing and resolving problems before and as they arise.
• Your proven ability to work effectively and with composure under pressure/or stressful conditions and to meet multiple and competing deadlines will be critical in this position.
• Demonstrated familiarity with electronic patient health care records including the standardization of documentation workflows and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to analyze and utilize clinical and management data for planning purposes and program development and evaluation.
• Membership with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario preferred.

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time