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Role
Reporting to the Senior Clinical Program Director Oncology and Endoscopy Program, the Clinical Educator - Nursing for Inpatient Oncology/Medicine Unit and Outpatient Chemotherapy Clinic/Treatment area 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
Responsibilities
The primary role of the Clinical Educator - Nursing is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via education to optimize the patients’ 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
Ensure staff complete training required for OHCCO standards e.g. chemotherapy certification
Education and staff development, particularly in relation to nurses and their support staff
Support of all staff on the unit for education, quality initiatives and professional development
Assess learning needs of unit staff (Both units)
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
Supports development of Quality Improvement Initiatives.
Consultation/Collaboration
Collaborates and participates with Professional Practice to identify and support Corporate nursing ractice 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 and works with other Clinical Educator colleagues
Collaborates with the hospital’s Student Centre, Patient Care Managers/Clinical Leader Managers to facilitate nursing and other student placements
Collaborates with Patient Care Managers in interviewing, hiring and contributing to the evaluation of unit 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 in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the General Class
Master’s degree in nursing or education, required or currently enrolled with anticipated completion in two (2) years.
CNA certification in a related specialty area an asset
Minimum 3 to 5 years of recent clinical experience in Oncology and Medicine, including demonstrated knowledge of…
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