University Health Network

University Health Network

Clinical Nurse Educator

Toronto, ON, Canada · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$57k-$70kDetected 4 days ago
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About the role

  • The primary role of the Clinical Nurse Educator is to facilitate a learning environment where evidence-based knowledge is translated via multi-modal education to staff with the aim of optimizing patients' outcomes and experiences.
  • Assess learning needs of individual nurses (both existing and new hires), unit/program nurses, and nursing staff across the Centre (for defined corporate initiatives)
  • Provide leadership in designing and delivering education arising from new or changing clinical practices

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Clinical Service Managers in interviewing, hiring and contributing to the evaluation of nursing staff when appropriate (e.g.) progress with orientation checklists
  • Support and participate in the implementation of evidence based practice (best practice guidelines and other forms of evidence) and quality improvement initiatives with Professional Practice, units/programs and corporately

Compensation

  • $57.08 - $70.33 per hour (start rate is non-negotiable and in accordance with collective agreement requirements)

Benefits

  • As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
  • UHN's vision is to build A Healthier World and it's only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
  • Develop education plans containing goals, objectives, resources and evaluation activities
  • Develop education plans for nursing staff that includes annual reviews, re-certifications, just-in-time education and required learning resulting from ongoing competency requirements and changes in nursing practice
  • Collaborate with Professional Practice teams across Rehab/CCC sites and Clinical Service Managers to identify opportunities for integration of learning assessments and education plans
  • Maintain learning attendance records and monitor the implementation of educational plans and related activities (e.g.) teach-back/return demonstrations
  • Provide timely and constructive feedback to nursing staff on their learning and application to their practice competence
  • Promote learner responsibility/accountability for their own learning and professional development
  • Develop Learning Plans for remediation activities for nursing staff
  • Supports, mentors and coaches nursing staff and nursing students (as appropriate), in achieving their learning goals and objectives

This listing is sourced directly from University Health Network's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.