Extern Mentor Coordinator - Professional Practice

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of world-class health care inspired by our people and communities.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Reporting to the Manager, Interprofessional Practice, the Extern Mentor Coordinator will support the education and development of clinical externs by providing mentorship, support, team integration, extern coordination and overall program implementation and evaluation at the point of care.

To accomplish this, the Clinical Extern Coordinator must take an active role by working closely with the externs to provide coaching, training, support, helping them define a strong career development plan and serve as a role model for the extern.

Accountabilities:

• Contribute to extern onboarding and ongoing education and practice development within the boundaries of the extern role
• Support training and integration of externs at the organizational and unit level by demonstrating a good understanding of the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) professional standards when working with unregulated health care workers
• Support nurse extern's practice and integration into the clinical area in accordance with organizational and professional standards and in collaboration with clinical teams
• Create, adapt and deliver orientation and learning resources, using various delivery methods in accordance with organizational and unit policies/practices/guidelines
• Create, adapt and deliver orientation and learning resources, using various delivery methods in accordance with organizational and unit policies/practices/guidelines
• Provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the extern role including the creation of learning goals and objectives (development of action plans and identification or any barriers to learning will also be an expectation)
• Serve as a liaison and conduit between unit leadership, Professional Practice and Operations
• Providing feedback to clinical externs
• Supporting integration with teams
• Working with charge nurse, educator and managers in supporting clinical externs in their clinical area

• Current registration, and in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Masters degree considered an asset
• Minimum of three years of experience in teaching, working with learners or precepting
• Minimum of three years of acute care experience

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrate leadership, collaboration, change management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills and have the ability to prioritize workload
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrate strong conflict resolution skills
• Good understanding of professional practice standards and CNO standards of practice
• Demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission and service excellence
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration

Hours: Currently days including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

Salary: Minimum: $45.34/hourly Maximum: $56.68/hourly

Internal application deadline: April 22nd, 2026

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Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected].

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