Job Description

Your Opportunity:Come join our Amazing Surgical Services Team as an Educator in the Medical Device Reprocessing Department at Red Deer Regional Hospital. This is a team player in the Surgical Services Portfolio and reports directly to the Manager of MDR.Description:The incumbent will provide leadership in planning, coordination and evaluating of education and training activities for MDR staff. Process and develops educational programs to meet requirements based on MDR standards and guidelines including, Alberta Health (AH), Infection Prevention &Control (IPC), Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and other relevant standards, designs, develops and oversees orientation processes for new staff. Designs, develops and oversees training education to support MDR procedures, equipment, and device inventory, including new procedures and changes to existing procedures. Complex devices i.e. Flexible endoscopes, disassembly of multicomponent and complex devices, new equipment and devices. Remedial training for incorrect practice, incidents, and accidents. Designs, develops and oversees staff competencies, training and assessment. Addresses and responds to quality control issues. Maintains staff data base for all site and based education and training activities and events. Able to support educational requests of rural areas. Extensive experience and strong proficiency in utilizing SPM for staff training, follow-up, and data collection. Possesses the ability to work with MDR Supervisor in recruiting practices and assigning unionized staff. The position helps to foster an environment that promotes staff motivation and development, open communication and leading best practice in support of a shared vision. As well as, helping lead special or ongoing projects or incitive. Working closely with O.R nursing educator and or nurse clinicians.

• Classification: Educator
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Medical Device Reprocessing
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 06-SEP-2024
• Date Available: 16-SEP-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 1
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $22.55
• Maximum Salary: $37.60
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Minimum 5-7 years of experience in an active acute care facility with complex surgical procedures. Must be a Graduate of a recognized and accredited sterile processing educational program and able to provide course completion certificate. The candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as have the ability to engage employees in learning and development the required skills. Extensive knowledge of all types of instrumentation is also a requirement of this position. Previous teaching experience.
Additional Required Qualifications:Ability to communicate effectively. Must have experience with Microsoft Software suite, Connect Care, SPM, RLS, and ESP.
Preferred Qualifications:As Required.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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