Integrated Clinical Specialist: Palliative Care and Oncology

Care Partners is one of Ontario’s largest accredited home health care providers, providing nursing, personal support, therapy and rehabilitation support services for patients of all ages. We care for approximately 72,000 patients each year in homes, schools, clinics, workplaces and retirement homes, through our 24 locations and 22 nursing clinics. Care Partners is proud of its commitment to quality, relentlessly seeking to improve the patient and caregiver experience, promoting a healthy and resilient workplace culture, and contributing to a sustainable healthcare system in Ontario.

The Integrated Clinical Specialist in Palliative Care and Oncology was established to lead and advance integrated palliative practice across the province. We are seeking a highly skilled, dedicated, and self‑motivated individual to support the delivery of high‑quality, evidence‑based care. As a key member of our Clinical Nursing Excellence team, this position will focus on providing expert care, guidance, and leadership in both palliative care and oncology.

The Clinical Specialist will play a pivotal role in shaping interprofessional best practices across the patient care continuum, from birth through end‑of‑life, supporting both clinical teams and patients.

This role involves close collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes are achieved. Additionally, the Clinical Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert in skill development, working alongside Clinical Practice Leads and the Learning and Development team to foster ongoing professional growth.

This role requires occasional travel across Ontario to support regional operations, including attendance at meetings, site visits, and other operational or program‑related activities, as directed by organizational priorities.

In addition, the position includes in‑office attendance at our Waterloo, Ontario location as directed. Candidates must be able to travel within the province and attend the Waterloo office when required to support team engagement, regional alignment, and effective service delivery.

• Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Other employment perks such as Employee Assistance Program, Perkopolis, Rewards Points
• Flexible work from home arrangements supporting employee work life balance
• Inspiring leadership and opportunities for professional growth
• Supportive & dedicated Safety Health & Wellness team & Pandemic Response team
• Interprofessional collaboration with our Professional Practice Research & Education Team

This position offers a competitive compensation range. The salary range is $90,000 to $105,000, and placement within the range will be determined in accordance with company policies and procedures, as well as the candidate’s knowledge, skills, qualifications, and relevant experience.

• Champions a culture that is committed to and passionate about patient‑centered, high‑quality and integrated care and the identification of transformative opportunities in enabling point‑of‑care excellence in every patient and caregiver interaction.
• Promotes and maintains the application of standards of care, best practice and/or core competencies into the development of processes and policies supporting palliative care and oncology practice in home and community care.
• Leads the design, implementation and evaluation of the palliative care and oncology program at local branches that align with current standards, evidence‑based practice, organizational needs and external customer requirements.
• Collaborates with interprofessional patient care teams, operations and quality…