Clinical Educator - Nursing Emergency Department

Clinical Educator - Nursing Emergency Department (Job ID: 7432)

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care at St. Joseph's Health Centre, serves as a role model and leader to support care that optimizes patient outcomes and experiences while enhancing the safety, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of patient care by:

• Planning, implementing and evaluating education for nursing and the inter-professional team working in the Emergency Care
• Being change agents and roles models that advocate for and create learning/education environments that enhance clinical and professional practice and life-long learning
• Working with other nurse leaders to support the development of nursing staff including participation in nursing and corporate education and other initiatives
• Collaborating with inter-professional teams and external partners to influence and advance best practices in education and evidence based nursing practice

Responsibilities:

The primary role of the Clinical Educator - Emergency Care, is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via education to optimize the patient's outcomes and experiences. This includes developing educational plans and activities aimed at improving nursing/clinical knowledge, skills and competencies and in collaboration with others, supporting the ongoing professional development of unit/program staff.

The Clinical Nurse Educator has 3 main areas of responsibility:

Education:

• Education and staff development, particularly in relation to nurses
• Assess learning needs and styles of nursing staff
• Design and deliver education that is tailored to specific needs of units/program
• Incorporates evidence, best practices, and relevant research findings
• Incorporates inter-professional core competencies where applicable
• Incorporates best practices in education
• Evaluates the effectiveness of education, revises education and learning activities to support changes
• Provides timely feedback to nursing staff on their learning and application to their practice competence
• Demonstrates Professional Standards and guidelines

Consultation/Collaboration:

• Collaborates and participates with Professional Practice to identify and support Corporate nursing initiatives
• Engages members of the intra and interdisciplinary team, management team, Professional Practice and across hospital departments in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating Corporate and other educational initiatives
• Participates in the hospital's network of Clinical Educators - Nursing and works with other Clinical Educator - Nursing colleagues
• Collaborates with the hospital's Student Centre, Patient Care Managers/Clinical Leader Managers to facilitate nursing student placements
• Collaborates with Patient Care Managers in interviewing, hiring and contributing to the evaluation of nursing staff
• Participates in hospital and corporate committees and other groups to represent the Educator perspective and serves as a bridge to the unit/program and Clinical Educator - Nursing Network by disseminating committee information and decisions

Research and Quality Improvement:

• Participates in research projects that contribute to nursing and/or interprofessional practice and education pertaining to their unit/program and the Corporation
• Supports and participates in the implementation of evidence based practice (best practice guidelines and other forms of evidence) and quality improvement initiatives on unit/in programs including Corporate initiatives

Qualifications:

• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the General Class
• Master's degree in nursing or education, required
• Current ACLS and PALS certification required, TNCC preferred
• Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification
• A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a formal adult education role related to acute care, medical surgical or emergency nursing.
• Minimum of 3-5 of relevant clinical experience, preferred
• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with nurses and interprofessional teams to improve patient care and outcomes, required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and evidence of the ability to integrate the principles of family centred care principles into practice.
• Demonstrated ability to apply adult education principles, develop, implement and evaluate education programs, including but not limited to competency based orientation of staff with varying levels of previous experience.
• Demonstrated skills in the use of research in the practice setting, clinical education planning, consultation and facilitation.
• Strong leadership and communication skills (writing, active listening, conflict resolution, ability to inspire others, delegation, mentoring, coaching, goal setting etc.), required.
• Demonstrated leadership in committee work, education, quality improvement, and knowledge translation initiatives.
• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of Unity Health Toronto.
• Must have an excellent attendance record.