Nurse Educator

As the only rehabilitation hospital in the Niagara Region, Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre provides specialized post-acute hospital care and exceptional clinical outcomes through inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and complex care programs. Our interprofessional team utilizes state of the art equipment to restore health, rebuild lives, and renew hope providing the highest quality of compassionate care to every patient. Hotel Dieu Shaver is where careers begin and flourish.

Position: Nurse Educator

Position Type: Temporary Full-Time

Requirements

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated teaching skills including needs assessment, education design, and definition of educational objectives, curriculum development, implementation, and outcome evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability in creating new education programs and developing ideas for program design.
• Demonstrated advanced patient assessment skills.
• Must have an excellent understanding of rehabilitation, complex care and geriatric patient populations and the application of admission criteria to these patient groups.
• Must have a strong knowledge of various teaching strategies, resources and evaluation tools.
• Must have a good knowledge and understanding of the principles of Adult Education and the application of these principles in the development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of the Standards of Practice as it relates to complex care, rehabilitation, and geriatric nursing.
• Must have facilitation skills sufficient to co-ordinate educational conferences with a team approach, as well as excellent leadership abilities and excellent problem solving capabilities sufficient to act as a resource to nursing and other health care professionals.
• Superior leadership, conflict resolution, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Must have excellent English language verbal and written communication skills sufficient to communicate detailed information effectively to patients, patients’ families, other health professionals, physicians, etc.
• Must possess human relations skills sufficient to project a caring, supportive, and empathetic image to provide support to patients and their families and to develop a trusting rapport with patients and their family members.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of evidence based practice as it relates to complex care, rehabilitation and geriatric nursing, health care delivery models as well as knowledge of development and implementation of clinical pathways.
• Demonstrated ability to promote evidence based practice in the clinical areas.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills, the ability to follow-up on information independently, and the ability to prioritize work in an environment with regular interruptions and changing priorities.
• Must have computer skills sufficient to input, edit, and retrieve information required for patient referrals as well as education development.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must possess a minimum of Bachelor of Science in Nursing combined with extensive knowledge and background in complex care, rehabilitation, and geriatric nursing. Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Must possess a current certificate of competence as a Registered Nurse from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Must possess current certification in BCLS and Advanced Nursing Skills. Must have advanced assessment skills as evidenced by completion of an assessment course or a combination of experience and education
• Must possess knowledge related to advanced nursing competencies
• Incumbent will be required to write and pass a medication competency test.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of three to five years clinical experience in complex care, rehabilitation and geriatric nursing
• Formal teaching experience and program development in both classroom and clinical areas.
• Good attendance and work record
• Experience in research methodology
  
  

Other

• May be scheduled other hours as required.
  
  

At HDS we believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes informed decisions, drives innovation, and delivers the best care for our patients. We are dedicated to fostering a positive culture where individuals of all backgrounds and identities feel empowered, respected and included. HDS values equity and an inclusive culture and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team where everyone is welcome.

If you are interested in serving our community in an environment of holistic and compassionate care and would like to join our team, we invite you to submit your resume and cover letter.

Email: [email protected]

Mail

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre

Human Resources Department

541 Glenridge Avenue

St. Catharines, ON L2T 4C2

Fax: (905) 687-3228

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request throughout the recruitment process.

We thank all applicants for their reply and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted by the Human Resources Department.