Clinical Educator - Nursing - Nursing Practice ...

Position SummaryReporting to the Manager, Nursing Practice and Education, 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

• 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
• Provides timely feedback to nursing staff on their learning and application to their practice competence
• Demonstrates Professional Standards and guidelines

• 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 Educator - Nursing and works with other Clinical Educators - 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/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

• 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

• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the General Class
• Master's degree in nursing or education, required
• CNA certification in a specialty area an asset
• Required credentials or certifications unique to each unit/program
• Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification, required
• Minimum of 3-5 years of acute care experience, required
• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional practice experience, preferred
• Experience with stroke/neurology patients preferred
• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with nurses and inter-professional teams to improve patient care and outcomes, required
• 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
• Occasional hours outside of business hours may be required