Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Imagine a supportive employer, a job that\'s intellectually stimulating, and fantastic work-life balance. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. We empower our employees and work together to create an environment for everyone to succeed. Working with us is about making a difference every day. AHS seeks an experienced, results-oriented nurse educator to join our team. As the Instructor - Educator/Coordinator for the Perioperative specialty, you will advance the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of the province-wide Perioperative Education Program, educating newly hired RNs and LPNs. This includes the development, implementation and evaluation of a centralized training program for Peri anesthesia. You will report to the Director of Clinical Education Transition, within Health Professions Strategy and Practice (HPSP), and can be located anywhere in Alberta. You will support best practices in perioperative and peri anesthesia education. You will have oversight for the provincial delivery of the perioperative education program and the pilot peri anesthesia education program in close collaboration with our post-secondary partners and external vendor respectively. You will coordinate a standardized approach for education that results in quality outcomes for safe patient care; work closely with site-based/provincial educators and managers across the province and be responsible for leveraging available educational opportunities and efficiencies; create and refine learning resources in collaboration with our post secondary partners and external vendor; oversee comprehensive measures of education effectiveness, advance improvements in standardization; provide change management and communicate with key stakeholders.

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: Clinical Transition Education, Perianesthesia & Perioperative
• Primary Location: University Terrace Building
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 08-MAY-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 29-MAY-2023
• Temporary End Date: 29-NOV-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.91
• Maximum Salary: $57.57
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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). PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions. Additional Required Qualifications:

Registered Nurse status. Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) Certification in Perioperative. Master of Nursing or Education or equivalent. A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a Perioperative Instructor or Clinical Nurse Educator role. Minimum of (3) years\' experience working in the PACU environment. Wide scope of experience in clinical education including education development, delivery, and coordination, as well as mentorship of learners and other educators. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications. Preferred Qualifications:

Clinical Nurse Specialist experience. Strong knowledge of technology enabled education development and implementation. Practical experience of education program implementation in a health authority. Change management experience or expertise. Perioperative Certificate from an Alberta post-secondary institution. Operating Room Nurses Association of Alberta Canada (ORNAA/ORNAC) membership.

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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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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