Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Enhancing community care options for Albertans continues to be a key priority for AHS. Our goal is to provide high-quality diverse community, home, and individual well-being as well as support the long-term mental health and wellness of patients and their families. To support this goal, the North Zone AMH department has an exciting opportunity for Clinical Educator, supporting inpatient psychiatry, and other crisis based AMH services within acute and community settings. In this role, you will promote staff clinical competence by developing, coordinating and delivering education for the North Zone AMH Portfolio. You will take a lead role in the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of evidence informed educational activities. You will collaborate and advise with other educators, health care professionals, management and staff to develop and implement educational initiatives, continuing education programming, and changes in policy, procedure, protocols, and technology. Using an evidence-based approach, you will evaluate and suggest improvements to instructional programs and clinical practice, supporting programming that is under development. You will conduct training courses/workshops and participate on special projects, task groups, and working committees. This role is focused on community where you will participate in grand rounds meetings. Provide support within the program and network with colleagues and teams across the north zone as needs present. The majority of this role will be performed in Fort McMurray and St Paul, preference to be located in these communities. The Alberta Health Services North Zone offers a huge natural playground for all your favorite outdoor activities. Alberta's northern communities also enjoy thriving arts and cultural scenes, sports teams, and a range of social opportunities to suit a variety of interests.

Description:

As an Instructor, you will be an expert practitioner and key educator in support of both nursing staff and the multi-disciplinary clinical team. You will take a leadership role in the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of education for nursing staff including orientation, compulsory and continuing education, and clinical development. You will collaborate with management and internal partners to promote standards of clinical, educational and evidence informed practice. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Classification: Instructor
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Mental Health Community Clinic
• Primary Location: St. Paul Mental Health
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 07-OCT-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 17-OCT-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.55
• Maximum Salary: $55.74
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 years experience working in addiction and mental health in a clinical role, including experience working in inpatient psychiatry. Demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles and development of adult learning programs. Experience in various risk assessments and delivery of related training. Over time, this position may evolve to include other program areas and geographic responsibilities, and/or other duties as required. Some travel will be required. A valid driver's license is required in supporting the work that will take place across the North Zone. This position will require travel within the North Zone. Preferred Qualifications:

Degree/psyc. Nursing/Nursing. Masters' degree. Exp. as clinical nurse educator or assistant head nurse. Familiarity with Harm Reduction Principles, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Patient/Family Centered Care, Recovery Oriented practice, ability to engage with difficult-to-serve populations. Experience: working with clients experiencing severe potential mental illness, using software for development and delivery of virtual facilitation, web based communication strategies. Rural experience.

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.

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