Clinical Educator - Nursing, Emergency Care Program
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Education
- Master’s degree
- Experience
- A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a formal adult education role related to acute care, medical surgical or emergency nursing.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Summary
Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care at St. Joseph's Health Centre, serves as a role model and leader to support care that optimizes patient outcomes and experiences while enhancing the safety, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of patient care by:
The primary role of the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care, is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via education to optimize the patient's outcomes and experiences. This includes developing educational plans and activities aimed at improving nursing/clinical knowledge, skills and competencies and in collaboration with others, supporting the ongoing professional development of unit/program staff.
The Clinical Nurse Educator has 3 main areas of responsibility:
Education
Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care at St. Joseph's Health Centre, serves as a role model and leader to support care that optimizes patient outcomes and experiences while enhancing the safety, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of patient care by:
- Planning, implementing and evaluating education for nursing and the inter-professional team working in the Emergency Care
- Being change agents and roles models that advocate for and create learning/education environments that enhance clinical and professional practice and life-long learning
- Working with other nurse leaders to support the development of nursing staff including participation in nursing and corporate education and other initiatives
- Collaborating with inter-professional teams and external partners to influence and advance best practices in education and evidence based nursing practice
The primary role of the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care, is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via education to optimize the patient's outcomes and experiences. This includes developing educational plans and activities aimed at improving nursing/clinical knowledge, skills and competencies and in collaboration with others, supporting the ongoing professional development of unit/program staff.
The Clinical Nurse Educator has 3 main areas of responsibility:
Education
- Education and staff development, particularly in relation to nurses
- Assess learning needs and styles of nursing staff
- Design and deliver education that is tailored to specific needs of units/program
- Incorporates evidence, best practices, and relevant research findings
- Incorporates inter-professional core competencies where applicable
- Incorporates best practices in education
- Evaluates the effectiveness of education, revises education and learning activities to support changes
- Provides timely feedback to nursing staff on their learning and application to their practice competence
- Demonstrates Professional Standards and guidelines
- Collaborates and participates with Professional Practice to identify and support Corporate nursing initiatives
- Engages members of the intra and interdisciplinary team, management team, Professional Practice and across hospital departments in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating Corporate and other educational initiatives
- Participates in the hospital's network of Clinical Educators - Nursing and works with other Clinical Educator - Nursing colleagues
- Collaborates with the hospital's Student Centre, Patient Care Managers/Clinical Leader Managers to facilitate nursing student placements
- Collaborates with Patient Care Managers in interviewing, hiring and contributing to the evaluation of nursing staff
- Participates in hospital and corporate committees and other groups to represent the Educator perspective and serves as a bridge to the unit/program and Clinical Educator - Nursing Network by disseminating committee information and decisions
- Participates in research projects that contribute to nursing and/or interprofessional practice and education pertaining to their unit/program and the Corporation
- Supports and participates in the implementation of evidence based practice (best practice guidelines and other forms of evidence) and quality improvement initiatives on unit/in programs including Corporate initiatives
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the General Class
- Master's degree in nursing or education, required
- Current ACLS and PALS certification required, TNCC preferred
- Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification
- A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a formal adult education role related to acute care, medical surgical or emergency nursing.
- Minimum of 3-5 of relevant clinical experience, preferred
- Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with nurses and interprofessional teams to improve patient care and outcomes, required.
- Demonstrated knowledge and evidence of the ability to integrate the principles of family centred care principles into practice.
- Demonstrated ability to apply adult education principles, develop, implement and evaluate education programs, including but not limited to competency based orientation of staff with varying levels of previous experience.
- Demonstrated skills in the use of research in the practice setting, clinical education planning, consultation and facilitation.
- Strong leadership and communication skills (writing, active listening, conflict resolution, ability to inspire others, delegation, mentoring, coaching, goal setting etc.), required.
- Demonstrated leadership in committee work, education, quality improvement, and knowledge translation initiatives.
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of Unity Health Toronto.
- Must have an excellent attendance record.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based education for nursing and interprofessional staff in the Emergency Care program, supporting clinical competence and improved patient outcomes. Collaborate with hospital teams on staff development, student placements, research, quality improvement, and corporate education initiatives.
Requirements
Requires registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, a master's degree in nursing or education, current ACLS and PALS certifications, and BCLS Level II certification. Candidates need recent formal adult education experience and relevant clinical experience, along with demonstrated collaboration, leadership, communication, and ability to develop and evaluate education programs.
Skills
- Nursing Education
- Emergency Nursing
- Adult Education
- Clinical Education Planning
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Staff Development
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Curriculum Design
- Program Evaluation
- Family-Centered Care
- Research Translation
- Quality Improvement
- Leadership
- Communication
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Conflict Resolution
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Education
- Management & Leadership
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Master's Degree in Nursing
- Master's Degree in Education
- ACLS
- PALS
- BCLS Level II
- TNCC
- Emergency Care
- Emergency Nursing
- Adult Education
- Acute Care
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Best Practice Guidelines
- Interprofessional Practice
- Family-Centered Care
- Competency-Based Orientation
- Clinical Education
- Staff Development
- Learning Needs Assessment
- Education Program Evaluation
- Knowledge Translation
- Quality Improvement
- Nursing Research
- Clinical Facilitation
- Student Placements
- Professional Practice
- Patient Outcomes
- Committee Leadership