Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Best Practice Coordinator - Immunization & Communicable Disease Control supports public health staff who administer immunizations in well-child, adult, schools, influenza and mass immunization clinics. In this role, you will integrate patient and family-centred care principles, demonstrate skills in performance development and incorporate best practices for immunization and school program delivery. In coordination with clinical educators, you will support the learning needs of staff and teams virtually and in person. You will participate in the process for staff competency evaluations across the zone and provide input to the manager and feedback to the employee. Reporting to the Manager, responsibilities include assessment, planning, developing, organizing, delivering, and evaluation of zone immunization processes while supporting the achievement of business unit goals. You will ensure zone resources related to CDC and clinical practice standards are in alignment with current Provincial immunization policy and standards. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to work collaboratively with interprofessional teams as you represent the Central Zone on provincial and local committees. As a liaison between zone and provincial CDC teams, you will provide front-line employees with processes related to Notifiable Diseases and outbreaks. Working with other internal teams, you will provide operational support for the administration of biologicals. Responding to challenges in delivering health services in a variety of settings, you will demonstrate critical thinking, conflict resolution, change management, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ongoing quality improvement is an expectation, bringing forward ideas to managers, public health staff and stakeholders. Site location is negotiable within the Central zone.

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: S7, Public Health
• Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Community Health Ct
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 11-DEC-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-FEB-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings & Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $42.91
• Maximum Salary: $57.57
• 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). 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:

A minimum of 8 years in public health working with immunizations, the CDC notifiable disease program, outbreak management, Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) team and the Alberta Tuberculosis program. Previous experience in the zone and provincial committee work demonstrated proficiency in developing operational practice support guidelines. Demonstrated computer literacy, use of Alberta Vaccine Inventory System, Meditech, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; Microsoft Teams, SharePoint channels and use of One Note. Previous experience in providing input into the development of guidelines and policies in public health. Demonstrates excellent organizational, change management/support and communication skills (written and oral) including well-developed presentation skills. Experience in working independently with minimal supervision. Experience in supporting orientation of employees, preceptorship of students and direct supervision of public health employees in a charge nurse or assistant head nurse role. Previous experience providing education sessions to adult learners online and in person. Demonstrated competency in setting priorities, analytical critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. Use of personal vehicle for work-related travel. Must be available to provide education and evaluation across the zone in a variety of in-person and virtual platforms. Preferred Qualifications:

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. Cross-cultural competence and experience working with complex, vulnerable populations. Experience in collating data to inform zone and provincial leadership. Previous experience with Connect Care.

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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