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Clinical Nurse Educator
Safehaven
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Über
For over 30 years, The Safehaven Project for Community Living has been providing exceptional care to children with developmental disabilities and complex care needs .
Our mission is to provide high-quality, family-centered, and community-based residential and respite care for individuals with complex care needs.
Safehaven serves individuals with disabilities and their families, through respite and residential programs at our Toronto, Etobicoke, North York, Woodbridge, and Aurora facilities, as well as client homes.
Our Future
At Safehaven, we are constantly striving to better serve our clients and communities that need us most. That's why we are currently exploring opportunities to expand our service offerings beyond children to include adults, developing programs and services to care for more medically complex individuals, and implementing innovative therapy and recreational programs for our existing and future clients.
In order for Safehaven to achieve our goals, we are looking for exceptional people with huge hearts who are motivated by positively impacting the lives of others and believe in our vision of creating a more inclusive world for people with complex care needs.
Role Summary
A Clinical Nurse Educator plays a crucial role in the academic and professional development of nurses and Residential Support Workers (RSW) as well as students. They are responsible for designing, implementing, evaluating, and revising educational programs tailored to help nurses and RSW's excel in their careers. Clinical Nurse Educators combine clinical expertise and educational theory to provide high-quality learning experiences. This position demands a fine balance of teaching skills, clinical experience, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
The Clinical Nurse Educator will provide direct support, consultation, and education to staff caring for clients with medical complexities and life-sustaining equipment within a community clinical setting. The Clinical Nurse Educator is a member of Safehaven's leadership team with a core focus on education for staff, professional development, and collaboration with external partners in the community. Reporting to the Manager, Quality , the Clinical Nurse Educator provides leadership and development of best practice guidelines, policies and procedures and clinical overview of client population.
Job Description
Leadership & Advocacy
Member of Safehaven's leadership team with a core focus on education for staff, professional development, and collaboration with external partners in the community.
Provides leadership, development and dissemination of clinical best practice guidelines, policies and procedures, and clinical overview of client population.
Works closely with interdisciplinary teams (internally and externally) to support the development of policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines related to nursing practice and new programs.
Demonstrates ability to build partnerships and collaborative relationships with external community partners to support ongoing program growth and development.
Active member of the internal Safehaven On-call team.
Supplement staffing at Safehaven locations when needed.
Works closely with interdisciplinary team members internally and externally in the clinical development and implementation of a transitional care program with community partners.
Teaching & Curriculum Development
In collaboration with other members of the Safehaven team, develop education material that meets the learning needs of staff and students.
Demonstrates the ability to prepare educational material and present to diverse audiences using various methods (in-person, virtually).
Creates a supportive learning environment that encourages constructive feedback to inspire growth and development to others.
Ensures provision of client and family-centered care to individuals with medical complexities, chronic conditions, and life-sustaining technology in a home-like setting.
In consultation with other health care professionals and organizations (Public Health, Infectious disease practitioner, epidemiologist), communicate education and action plans regarding infection prevention and control.
Provide direct care support (vaccinations, COVID-19 swabbing, rapid testing) and education (e.g., external controlled acts) to organizations and external stakeholders in the community.
Research & Scholarship
Engage in scholarly activities and research projects
Keeping current with pedagogical best practices and adult learning principles.
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of nursing research and clinical best practices, and applying these insights to enhance clinical practice at Safehaven.
Leading and developing innovative learning experiences for Safehaven staff and students such as leveraging simulation, blended learning models, competency-based education, and just-in-time training.
Seeking opportunities to showcase education innovations internal and external to Safehaven.
Coaching & Mentorship
Provides education and evaluation of staff on professional and performance issues.
Supervises clinical practice and provides feedback to staff and students.
Evaluates staff and student performance through assessments and examinations.
Provide guidance on best clinical practices and ethical issues.
Evaluation & Quality Improvement
Assess and evaluate nursing performance and professionalism through direct observation, competency assessments, and structured feedback mechanisms.
Developing and applying tools for evaluating clinical skills, professional behaviours, and adherence to best practice standards.
Conducts investigations and reviews into professional or conduct issues of staff and recommends appropriate responses including communication of findings to affected employees that may include formal discipline in conjunction with the Director.
Contributes to and participates with other clinical leadership in the conducting of performance reviews with staff.
Provide evaluation and audits of client health care records offering recommendations for quality improvement.
Assesses client's needs, collects and compiles data, identifies problems, develops, communicates, implements, and evaluates care plans.
Provide evaluation and audits of client health care records offering recommendations for quality improvement and education opportunities.
Contribute to Accreditation Canada and MCCSS Continuous Readiness.
Collaboration & Partnership
Works closely with interdisciplinary teams (internally and externally) to support the development of policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines related to nursing practice and new programs.
Demonstrates ability to build partnerships and collaborative relationships with external community partners to support ongoing program growth and development.
Works closely with interdisciplinary team members internally and externally in the clinical development and implementation of a transitional care program with community partners.
Qualifications & Experience
University Degree in Nursing (BScN); graduate level preparation, such as an MN, MScN, MEd. an asset.
Registered Nurse with current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing
CNA Certification in a relevant specialty such as CpedN(C), CRN(C), and CCHN(C) is an asset.
Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred; not an asset
Minimum five (5) years of recent and relevant experience
Previous Nursing experience in pediatrics; or working with chronic conditions, medical complexities and technologies is an asset
Completion of a Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S) program, Level II: Basic Rescuer certification
Theoretical and practical experience in adult education including educational program planning, development and evaluation
Demonstrates excellence in teaching, problem-solving and critical analysis
Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, interdisciplinary team members, clients and their families
Strong communication skills and an ability to quickly adapt to evolving workplace environments
Understands and delivers to meet the goals and strategic objectives of the organization and the ability to quickly adapt to evolving workplace environment
Strong computer skills, with excellent oral and written communication skills
Successful applicants must provide a recent satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal reference check and medical clearance certificate
Travel is required for this position, the successful candidate must have access to reliable transportation
Ability to perform delegated tasks independently or with minimal supervision
At any time, Safehaven may need to move staff to other locations based on operational needs.
We thank all interested candidates for applying. Successful candidates will be contacted to participate in the interview process.
Safehaven is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity or testing, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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