Clinical Educator – Women and Children’s Health – Full Time

Reporting to the Manager of Collaborative Practice with matrix reporting to the Manager Women’s and Children’s Health (W&CH), the Clinical Educator will be an integral part of both teams. The Educator is responsible for developing and delivering program based orientation and clinical education, in accordance with Best Practices, to ensure a high level of clinical understanding and quality care in W&CH services. The Educator will work with the program’s leadership team to establish/develop/consult on standards of work, policies, procedures, and provide the on-going education around these workflows, including, approved Medical Directives.

Duties

• Participates and collaborates with the Inter-professional health care team, to ensure the provision of patient care is consistent and collaborative across sectors of SAH, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary care models.
• Compliant with legislation, organizational and departmental policies, standards, and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of Best Practices for the delivery of W&CH services, implementing improvements/changes as appropriate.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement for patient safety and satisfaction, as well as legislative and accreditation standards.
• Ensures teaching, resourcing and coaching specific to the assessed learning needs of the inter-professional team within SAH.
• Plan, implement and evaluate clinical orientation for new hires.
• Provides assistance with mentorship planning for new orientating staff, in collaboration with the assigned Unit Nurse.
• Attends and actively participates in all unit huddles and staff meetings for all areas of matrix reporting.
• Support staff in achieving continuing education including higher learning and specialty certifications.
• Utilize a variety of teaching/learning/communication strategies to meet the education needs of the staff.
• Participate in development of health teaching materials for delivery strategies to patients and families.
• Maintain education records as required by hospital policy and standards.
• Innovative with transforming current practices to digital workflow.
• Cover and support the education needs of other areas as needed.
• Collaborate with leaders on results of randomized audits to assist in analyzing the needs of the department from an educational perspective to help ensure College of Nurses of Ontario standards are met.
• Participates and collaborates with other healthcare providers in provision of patient care
• Effectively uses the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process in accessing, planning implementing, and evaluating the care of the patient
• Provides support for health teaching to patients and family.
• Provides assistance in planning corrective actions from an educational lens to ensure safety for patients and staff. Is compliant with legislation, standards and procedures related to occupational health and safety.
• Other work and duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current NRP certification.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 3 years recent (within 2 years) W&CH experience, including labour and delivery, post-partum, paediatrics and NICU.
• Knowledge and skill in scrubbing, circulating in the OR Theatre with pre-operative and recovery care of obstetrical patients.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in providing clinical education to interdisciplinary staff.
  
  

Skills & Ability

• Critical thinking and organizational skills.
• PALS and Fetal Health Surveillance certification are an asset.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office software and Meditech PCS including Specialty Care and AMB Modules.
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the management of care of patients in W&CH.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing education within the past two (2) years with emphasis placed on courses/conferences related to W&CH.
• Knowledge of Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Standards, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) and Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS).
• Ability to maintain successful working relationships; ability to meet and interact with people in a pleasant, professional, responsible and reassuring manner, both in person and on the telephone; tact, courtesy and alertness in public contacts.
• Comfortable with change and coaching others through the process of change.
• Behaviour consistent with Hospital Mission, Values and Standards of Performance.
• Excellent presentation skills.
  
  

Note: Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may be assigned and qualifications may be adjusted from time to time. Only those selected for testing/interview will be contacted.