Nurse Educator, Long-Term Care

Reporting to the Resident Care Manager and Professional Practice Consultant the Nurse Educator serves as a key education resource for nursing and clinical staff in LongTerm Care integrating the core principles of patient and familycentred care including respect dignity information sharing participation and collaboration. The Nurse Educator is responsible for designing and delivering educational programs developing individualized and group learning plans and evaluating the effectiveness of both formal and informal training initiatives for nursing staff.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience in continuous quality improvement resolving clinical education challenges and coordinating progressive evidenceinformed educational and clinical practice programs that support excellence in resident care.

Education:

• Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant
• Three (3) years recent related nursing experience in the designated clinical area of specialty including one year of experience (or training) in areas such as teaching leadership mentoring and preceptoring facilitating group processes team building orientation/education program design development implementation and evaluation.
• Educator Pathway education is preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures appropriate for the area of service
• Ability to teach coach provide clinical guidance and serve as a role model for conflict resolution.
• Experience with identifying learning needs creating educational programs and developing resource and instructional materials grounded in adultlearning principles.
• Ability to lead groups effectively and collaborate within interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication analytical thinking independent prioritization and organized work habits.
• Ability to operate required equipment (including computers)

• A competitive Salary: $49.20-63.47 CAD
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Inclusive Culture: We respect the diversity dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including dental vision life insurance as well as pension.

Your Day to Day

• Evaluates individual and group educational requirements through observation discussion and analysis of competency data and quality indicators.
• Designs implements and evaluates formal and informal learning programs in collaboration with clinical leaders.
• Coaches and mentors staff and preceptors creates individualized growth plans and reports progress to leadership.
• Acts as a clinical resource applies diverse teaching strategies and adjusts learning plans based on staff progress.
• Maintains current peerreviewed bestpractice educational materials and collaborates with other educators to ensure quality and relevance.
• Participates in student clinical experiences and coordinates preceptor assignments with leadership.
• Assists teams in resolving ethical and conflict situations using advanced communication and educational strategies.
• Reviews and recommends updates to policies participates in research quality improvement and riskmanagement initiatives and integrates research findings into practice.
• Contributes to hospitalwide committees develops crossunit educational programs and teaches multidisciplinary team members.
• Documents educational activities maintains databases provides reports and advises on space equipment and staffing needs.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the xʷməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.