Clinical Care Leader, General MDCU and Outpatient Malignant Hematology Clinics

Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Benefit Pension

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The Ottawa Hospital is seeking a Clinical Care Leader for the General MDCU and Outpatient Malignant Hematology Clinics. The role focuses on ensuring efficient daily operations, staff development, and interprofessional collaboration to deliver safe patient care and timely discharges.

Candidates should have a health-profession degree, Ontario eligibility, and at least 3 years in hematology/oncology with leadership experience. Regular full-time, on-site in Ottawa.

Qualifications

• It requires a baccalaureate degree in a health-related field or equivalent.
• Eligible to practice as a Health Professional in Ontario.
• Minimum 3 years clinical experience in Hematology or Oncology.
• Experience in leadership or management roles.
• Knowledge of hospital policies and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the clinical unit with support to the Manager.
• Lead staffing, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.
• Promote interprofessional collaboration and patient safety.
• Oversee patient flow, bed management, and discharge planning.
• Provide leadership for research and educational initiatives as feasible.

Skills

Leadership experience

Hematology/Oncology experience

Interprofessional collaboration

Change management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent working

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in a regulated Health Profession or Health Administration

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

Job description

Clinical Care Leader, General MDCU and Outpatient Malignant Hematology Clinics

Closing Date: November 02, 2026

About the Ottawa Hospital

Reshaping the future of Health care!

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada's largest learning and research multi-campus hospitals. With more than 1,400 beds and approximately 17,000 staff, physicians, residents and volunteers, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Eastern Nunavut regions. At The Ottawa Hospital, we don't just serve our community, we belong to the community. That insight is at the heart of our ambitious plan to reshape the future of healthcare for our community.

From the compassion of our people to the relentless pursuit of new discoveries, The Ottawa Hospital never stops seeking innovative solutions to the most complex health care challenges while continually engaging with the community to support our vision to provide each patient with the kind of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Working together with its research institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners, the hospital is continually gaining national and international recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research, while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve.

Position Information

The Clinical Care Leader is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective day-to-day operations of a clinical unit. This is achieved by supporting the Manager, Clinical Services in the management of the unit's people resources, supervising unit staff, and providing support with hiring, onboarding, professional development, coaching, mentoring, managing performance, and the discipline of staff members when appropriate.

Daily, the Clinical Care Leader will promote interprofessional collaboration and effective decision making to ensure the safe delivery of patient-care services. In addition, this position provides leadership and direction to ensure corporate patient flow and bed management targets are achieved. They will work with an interprofessional team as required to ensure that patients have a comprehensive plan to ensure a safe and timely discharge.

This position also provides leadership and direction to ensure corporate patient flow and bed management targets are achieved. They will work with an interprofessional team as required to ensure that patients have a comprehensive plan to ensure a safe and timely discharge.

What you will bring

• Baccalaureate Degree in a regulated Health Profession, Health Administration or a related field or equivalent;
• Registered Health Professional eligible to practice in Ontario;
• Minimum of three (3) years recent clinical experience in Hematology and or Oncology;
• Experience in a leadership or management capacity;
• Ability to learn and apply hospital policies and procedures, relative legislation, collective agreements, Canadian Hospital Accreditation Standards, Professional Disciplines Standards for Ontario;
• Excellent knowledge of principles of management and research based practice;
• Knowledge of health care disciplines in clinical services and their role in patient care;
• Knowledge and ability to enhance continuum of care;
• Ability to respond to large numbers of simultaneous demands from staff, physicians, Logistical Services, Human Resources, etc.;
• Active participation in work related initiatives;
• Expert communication skills with a variety of individuals and groups;
• Demonstration of leadership and facilitator/coaching skills;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Ability to be an effective change agent;
• Ability to determine feasibility of potential research, educational or clinical initiatives;
• Strives to undertake all activities in an efficient and effective manner;
• Proven ability in working effectively with all members of health-care team;
• Ability to identify potential for patient or institutional risk and intervene appropriately;
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new and unexpected events;
• Ability to work independently;
• Exhibits mature judgement in clinical, educational and administrative matters;
• Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Office, Outlook).

You will stand out with

• Desouza Provincial Standardized Chemotherapy and Biotherapy (Desouza) or ONS (Oncology Nursing Society) certification;
• Complex Malignant Hematology Course;
• Proficiency in English and French oral expression (level 4 - advanced) and comprehension (level 4 - advanced).

The Ottawa Hospital uses a 5-level language proficiency scale to define the required level of language skills in English and in French for positions at the Hospital, and to evaluate job candidate language skills. Language proficiency requirements are based on the nature of the position at the level of interaction with French and English speaking clients. Learn about The Ottawa Hospital's language proficiency levels.

What you can expect from us

The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing a healthy, safe, and inclusive work environment for everyone. We are driven by our purpose to provide each patient with the world‑class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

We offer an attractive and equitable compensation package including a comprehensive benefits package, a Defined Benefit Pension (DBP) plan, and insurance protection. We also offer discounts from choice providers on a variety of products and services.

The Ottawa Hospital provides various Health and Wellness resources as well as opportunities for personal and professional development opportunities from our in-house Learning and Leadership Development team to help align your goals with your career objectives.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the selection process.

This is a regular full-time position

$107,033.55-130,215.15/annual

Rotation/Shifts

Days, 8-hour shifts.

*For information purposes only - The Hospital reserves the right to change.