Clinical Educator Nursing, Family Birthing Centre
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director, the Clinical Educator - Family Birthing Centre at St. Joseph's Health Centre, , serves as a role model and leader to support g 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 Family Birthing Centre
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 - Family Birthing Centre, 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(if posting is intended for St. Joseph's or Providence sites) /Clinical Leader Managers (if posting is intended for St. Michael's site) 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
Neonatal Intensive Care Certificate preferred.
Current BLS certification required.
Current Neonatal Resuscitation certificate required or obtained within 4 months of hire; NRP Instructor preferred.
Current PALS certificate required.
Breastfeeding certificate preferred
A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a formal adult education role related to neonatal and/or paediatric nursing.
Membership of clinically relevant professional organizations (ex. CANN, ANN, AWHONN, CAPHC) preferred or willingness to join.
Minimum of 3-5 of relevant clinical experience, preferred. Demonstrated expertise in contemporary neonatal intensive care and paediatric nursing Experience in a tertiary care setting preferred.
Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with nurses and interprofessional teams to improve patient care and outcomes, required.
Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based standards of practice for the care of healthy newborns and newborns requiring intensive care and the full spectrum of paediatric clients (newborn to 18 years).
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.
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.
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