Clinical Nurse Manager I, Oncology Outpatient

RiseMe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive offer packages

HOOPP pension plan

Transit access

Flexible work environment

Development opportunities

Corporate discounts

Job summary

University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Outpatient Oncology unit. This role leads clinical operations, drives quality improvement, and ensures delivery of excellent patient care within a dynamic, unionized environment.

The position requires mandatory nursing licensure in Ontario, a Master's in Nursing or progress toward it, and at least five years in oncology with supervision experience.

Qualifications

• Licensed with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) or other Ontario regulated healthcare profession, you have a Master's in Nursing or in progress.
• Minimum five years of oncology care experience with supervisory/management responsibilities.
• Experience in ambulatory oncology care and a patient-centered leadership approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a department focused on delivering high-quality patient care.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, education, quality management, and resource planning.
• Develop and motivate staff, support educational strategies, and build external partnerships.
• Promote clinical optimization and implement innovative models of care to improve efficiency and outcomes.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Oncology care

Ambulatory care

Staff development

Data analysis

Education

Master's in Nursing

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Union: Non-Union Number of vacancies: 1 New or replacement Position: Replacement Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Department:Princess Margaret Oncology Outpatient Reports to: Clinical Director Salary Range: $52.89 - $79.34 per hour Hours: 37.5 per week Shifts: Monday-Friday Status: Temporary Full-Time (24-month contract) Closing Date: October 16, 2026

Position Summary

As an integral member of the Health Care team, the Nurse Manager provides exemplary leadership in the management of the unit’s human and financial resources, and develops, implements and manages short- and long-term plans which support and advance unit, site, and/or corporate strategic priorities. The Nurse Manager is also accountable to ensuring that care requirements are met with appropriate competence and delivery, resolves patient care issues, problems and concerns. The Nurse Manager also implements and manages the unit’s quality improvement initiatives to ensure that patients receive the best possible patient care. In support of organizational strategies and staff satisfaction initiatives, the Nurse Manager promotes the development of a motivated and cohesive team and supports educational strategies to enhance staff knowledge with respect to professional nursing practices and patient care

Duties

• As Clinical Nurse Manager, your sound judgment and strong leadership abilities will enable you to lead and develop a department and program 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 practices and patient care.
• You will need to build and continue to maintain dynamic relationships with external organizations.

Qualifications

• Licensed with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) or other Ontario regulated healthcare profession, you have a Master's in Nursing or in progress
• You have at least five (5) years relevant experience in oncology care, clinical and/or specialty field, including three (3) to five (5) years supervisory/management expertise
• Experience with oncology patient population specifically in an ambulatory environment, would be a valuable asset
• Person-centred approach to leadership and able to excel in a diverse, unionized and non- unionized work environment to support and develop staff
• Data driven approach to understanding and improving practice and care delivery
• You will have successfully demonstrated your initiative, judgment and leadership skills through previous projects, and will now apply those same skills to improve patient care through clinical optimization, implementation and support for innovative models of care gaining efficiencies while maintaining or excelling in level of excellence in care delivery
• 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
• You are comfortable working with computers, including Microsoft Office, Outlook and Excel Applications

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 https://hoopp.com/)
• Close 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 UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

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.

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.

At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position.

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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