Job Description

Clinical Nurse Educator-MedicineThe Clinical Nurse Educator leads and supports quality care outcomes through educational program planning, collaboration with members of the interprofessional team, implementation, and evaluation processes to enhance knowledge, skills, and professionalism of clinical staff. The mission, vision, and values of the Professional Practice Program are achieved through education, clinical practice, and research processes.As a Clinical Nurse Educator, you will engage in:Professional DevelopmentCustomer Development:

• Act as a clinical decision making guide in individual and group education.
• Lead and facilitate clinical questioning, decision making, and critical thinking among staff.
• Role model positive attitudes and RVH values.
• Advocate that College Legislation, regulations, standards, and guidelines are met, and report to management (in-program and within professional practice), individuals who are not in compliance
• Facilitate staff professional development by providing educational initiatives which promote the overall profession and medicine inpatient unit educational advancement.
• Encourage, promote, and facilitate continuous learning to constantly improve clinical practice.
• Create an environment that enables professional development while incorporating a novice to expert approach.
• Ensure the education required to maintain privacy and confidentiality is updated on all staff.

Personal Development:

• Demonstrate responsibility and self-direction for own professional development through ongoing continuing education.
• Support ongoing development of professional and educational institution skills through reflective practice.
• Liaise with external professional organizations as necessary.
• Promote a positive environment for learning and professional development.

Education:

• Provide ongoing educational opportunities on clinical practice and skills for staff.
• Act as an education consultant for clinical staff.
• Address unit/department specific education issues and provide educational needs assessment and analysis.
• Incorporate adult learning principles in the planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs using multiple methodologies.
• Research and prepare education materials using a variety of different media.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to the practice setting.
• Provide information and support to members of the interprofessional health care team.
• Act as a mentor and facilitate staff involvement in unit presentations, research projects, etc.
• Provide leadership in facilitating clinical practice changes at the unit and program level, as well as hospital wide initiatives, in collaboration with members of the interprofessional team.
• Develop, disseminate, and sustain nursing specific and interprofessional standards of care, medical directives, policies and procedures, department protocols and pre-printed orders.
• Liaise with community agencies regarding clinical practices.
• Conduct annual learning needs assessment for the profession and development strategies for both profession specific and interprofessional learning.
• Promote and facilitate professional development and ongoing learning and education both within and across professions.

Corporate ContributionImpact of Change:

• Consult with clinical staff and interprofessional teams on complex education or patient care needs.
• Consult with managers regarding practice issues and education needs of clinical staff.
• Consult and participate on a variety of interprofessional hospital committees.
• Consult and participate in corporate initiatives.

Research and Evidence Based Practice:

• Foster an environment that cultivates evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement, scientific inquiry, and research within the discipline and across patient care teams
• Promote and integrate evidence-based clinical research into practice.
• Promote, facilitate, and take a leadership role in supporting the development of policy and procedure based on research or standards of practice, in collaboration with others.
• Promote and participate in research activities and evidence-based practice.
• Participate in and cultivate opportunities for clinically based research, professional presentations, and publications

Please Note: Portfolios among Clinical Nurse Educators may change at any time to meet program needs. However, current requirement is for a Clinical Nurse Educator within the Medical Program.QualificationsEducation:

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience:

• GPA required
• Minimum of five years recent full time clinical practice experience with demonstrated clinical excellence in Acute Care Medicine and/or Critical Care required.
• Telemetry experience an asset.
• CVAD experience an asset.
• Adult Education certificate and Program Development experience required.
• Previous Clinical Nurse Educator experience is preferred.
• Previous Professional Practice experience is preferred.

Competencies:

• Registered Nurses of Ontario Membership (RNAO) required.
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification preferred. Must maintain CNA Certification.
• Current BCLS is required.
• Current ACLS is preferred.
• Geriatric education, training and credentials preferred.
• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing is required.
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification preferred.

Other:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change and to foster an environment which promotes professional development.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects at one time.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals and objectives within a specified time frame.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Familiarity with pertinent legislation related to institutional health care and health care providers.
• Demonstrated ability to energize, coach, mentor, encourage, and support

Equity & Inclusion
RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace.We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Mxc3xa9tis, or Inuk person.To learn about how RVH is taking steps to create and sustain an equitable, inclusive, accessible and culturally-safe environment, please visit:Accommodations
RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant's needs are different.We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment atIf you are interested in this position, please apply online before 11:00 p.m. EST on the Requisition Close Date. If there is no close date listed above, the requisition will remain open until filled.

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre