OVERVIEW
The Manager, Cardiology is responsible for the operational leadership of the Cardiology Program, including the Cardiac Inpatient Unit, comprised of CCU and telemetry beds, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and recovery area, and the Heart Function Clinic.
Reporting to the Director, Critical Care & Cardiology, the Manager ensures that patient care and services are delivered in alignment with the Hospital’s vision, strategic priorities, quality standards, and patient safety expectations. The Manager worksin partnership with the Clinical Resource Leader, Supervisor, physicians, interprofessional teams, and other internal and external stakeholders to support high-quality, patient- and family-centred care.
The Manager is accountable for day-to-day operations, human resources, financial management, equipment and supply readiness, service contracts, preventative maintenance, quality improvement, patient flow, risk management, and program development within the Cardiology Program.
The Manager consistently applies best practices in leadership, business management, planning, process improvement, change management, team development, communication, problem solving, and performance management. The Manager supports a culture of safety, learning, accountability,innovation, staff engagement, and service excellence.
The Manager shares responsibility with the Clinical Resource Leader and Supervisor in ensuring a quality practice setting based on evidence-informed clinical standards, professional practice expectations, and continuous quality improvement.
EDUCATION
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing or health related required.
- Master’s degree in leadership, health administration, nursing, or a related field preferred.
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario, or registrationwith an equivalent regulated health professional college, where applicable.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of five years of recent related clinical experience in a cardiology setting.
- Minimum of two years of leadership experience required.
- Experience in cardiac catheterization lab, telemetry, CCU, heart failure, cardiac diagnostics, or other cardiology services preferred.
- Experience managing or supporting procedural, inpatient, and/or ambulatory clinic operations preferred.
- Strong leadership skills, including demonstrated ability to lead teams, support staff engagement, manage change, and build a healthy workplace.
- Demonstrated ability to engage staff in the delivery of patient-focused, evidence-informed, high-quality care.
- Strong project management, planning, implementation, and change management skills.
- Sound knowledge of risk management, patient safety, staff safety, quality improvement, and best practice standards.
- Demonstrated problem solving, analytical, decision making, and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated ability to forecast, plan, monitor, and manage operating and capital equipment budgets.
- Experience with equipment planning, inventory management, vendor relationships, contracts, and preventative maintenance preferred.
- Broad knowledge of cardiology patient populations, service challenges, flow pressures, and program development.
- Sound labour relations and employee relations skills, including experience working in a unionized environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of organizational structures, hospital operations, and interprofessional team functioning.
- Demonstrated embodiment of MGH core values and ability to work effectively as a team member and leader.
- Strong advocate for patients, staff, professional practice, quality care, and service excellence.
- Knowledge of scheduling and staffing principles, including experience with staffing and workload management.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a healthy workplace, including fair, equitable, respectful, and psychologically safe work practices.
- Working knowledge of clinical and administrative computer software, including Microsoft Office, scheduling systems, payroll systems, and electronic health record systems.
- Good work and attendance record required.
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto EastGeneral Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patientand staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.
