Clinical Educator - Toronto, Canada - St Michael's hospital

St Michael's hospital

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, Medicine Program, the Clinical Educator - Nursing 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 patient care by:
Planning, implementing and evaluating education for nursing and the inter-professional team
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 - Nursing 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 Educator - Nursing 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
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
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, Clinical Leader Managers to facilitate nursing student placements
Collaborates with Clinical Leader 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 in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the General Class.
Master's degree in nursing or education, required or currently enrolled with anticipated completion in two (2) years.
Minimum of 3-5 years' recent experience in Stroke/Medicine unit.
Stroke, Neurology, and General Medicine experience including demonstrated knowledge of current best practices is an asset.
Completion of Coronary Care certificate is an asset.
Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.)

program, Level II:
Basic Rescuer certification, required. ACLS certification preferred.
Specialty certificate in at least one area of expertise (ex. Coronary Care Certificate, CNA certification in related field) is an asset.
Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with nurses and interprofessional teams to improve patient care and outcomes, required.
Demonstrated leadership in committee work, education, quality improvement, and knowledge translation initiatives.
Demonstrated competence in the design, delivery and evaluation of innovative educational programs for staff in a health care environment.
Demonstrated competence in adult education.
A track record of ensuring evidence based research, and evolving recognized standards are used to guide practice changes.

Demonstrated ability to develop a system to validate learning, and ensure that practice changes are measured, sustained and improve outcomes.

Strong commitment to life-long learning and professional development.
Strong leadership and communication skills (writing, active listening, conflict resolution, ability to inspire others, delegation,