Clinical Educator Nursing Seniors Health & Amb Care

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, Seniors Health and Ambulatory Care, the Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) Clinical Educator serves as a role model and leader to support nursing care that optimizes patient outcomes and experiences while enhancing the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness and accessibility of patient care. Together with the 6G Transitional Care Educator, the RCC Clinical Educator will positively impact patient care by:

• Planning, implementing and evaluating education for nursing and the inter-professional team
• Being change agents and role 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 RCC Clinical Educator 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 RCC Clinical Educator has 3 main areas of responsibility.

Education:

Consultation/Collaboration:

Quality Improvement:

• Education and staff development
• Staff orientation, onboarding and continued support as they acclimate to the department
• Assess learning needs and styles of all 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
• Provides timely feedback to nursing staff on their learning and application to their practice competence
• Demonstrates Professional Standards and guidelines
• This position will work closely with the 6G Transitional Care Educator to identify common educational needs and opportunities and to develop shared programs and content.
• Further collaborates and participates with Professional Practice to identify and support Corporate nursing initiatives
• Participates in the hospital's network of Clinical Educators and works with other Clinical Educator 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 research projects that contribute to nursing and/or interprofessional practice and education pertaining to their unit/program and the Corporation
• Supports the Transitional Care Quality Improvement Council
• Supports and participates in the implementation of evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives on units and programs, including Corporate initiatives

Qualifications:

• Registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Master's degree in nursing or education required or currently enrolled with anticipated completion in two (2) years. (Candidates that do not meet this requirement may be considered for this temporary position).
• Minimum of 3-5 years' acute care hospital experience
• Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
• Demonstrated leadership in education, quality improvement, and knowledge translation initiatives.
• Past experience in the design, delivery and/or evaluation of staff education
• Past experience in mentorship and staff orientation
• Demonstrated expertise in adult education
• Strong ability to use evidence-based research and recognized standards to guide practice changes.
• Able to develop a system to ensure that practice changes are measured, sustained and remain relevant
• Strong commitment to life-long learning and professional development.
• Strong leadership and diverse communication skills (writing, active listening, conflict resolution, ability to inspire others, delegation, mentoring, coaching, goal setting etc.)
• Proven strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage challenging situations objectively and effectively
• Demonstrated commitment to individual and team development
• Strong commitment to being a role model in providing and receiving feedback
• Proficient with Microsoft Office computer software applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of Unity Health Toronto
• Satisfactory attendance record

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.