Clinical Educator - Operating Rooms (Job ID: 8852)
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Clinical Nurse Educator serves as a role model and leader to support nursing care that optimizes patient outcomes and experiences while enhancing the safety, efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of patientcare. The primary role of the Clinical Nurse Educator is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via education to optimize the patient's outcomes and experiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TheClinical 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 unit/program
- 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
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 Nurse Educators and works with other Clinical Nurse Educator colleagues
- Collaborates with the hospital's Student Centre and Clinical Leader Manager to facilitate nursing student placements
- Collaborates with Clinical Leader Manager in interviewing in interviewing, hiring and contributing to the evaluation of nursing staff
Research:
- Participates in research projects that contribute to nursing and/or interprofessional practice and education
- Participates in the implementation of evidence based practice and quality improvement initiatives including corporate initiatives
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Master's degree in nursing or education
- CNA certification in specialty area an asset
- Required Credentials or Certifications unique to each unit/program
- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant clinical experience
- Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification, require
- Experience with education or teaching Registered Nurses
- Experience in policy and procedure development
- Excellent knowledge in multi-modal monitoring
- Experience with mentoring nurses through quality improvement initiatives
- Flexibility with hours of work, including evenings and weekends (if required)
- Demonstrates ability to collaborate with colleagues, physicians and leadership team
- Conducts themselves in a positive and professional demeanor