Clinical Practice Educator; CPE), RN

Graduation from a recognized nursing program, advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area, three years' recent related experience in clinical area of expertise and two years' formal experience in adult teaching/learning, curriculum development, teaching, providing in service or staff development function or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid BC Driver's License.

Areas of Care:

Wound Care:
Enterostomal Therapists (CAET): tri-specialty of Wound, Ostomy and Continence or an equivalent combination of specialized wound care education and clinical experience required.

Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.

Current CPR certification.

• Leadership:
  Promotes staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness and risk-taking, creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of IH policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self and others.
• Management:
  Manages time and resources, implementing activities to promote cooperation among relevant others, supervising responsibilities of others, collaboration across disciplines and related activities.
• Knowledge Integration:
  Using factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence. Integrates best practice from nursing and health-related disciplines and the humanities, arts and sciences disciplines into professional practice.
• Human Caring and Relationship Centered Practice:
  Ability to promote client-focused care that demonstrates care for and with clients and significant others, sensitive to diverse cultures and preferences, client advocacy and social justice concerns.
• Communication:
  Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the clients, families, the public, medical staff and the members of the interdisciplinary team using verbal, written and computer communication means.
• Critical Thinking:
  Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively.
• Teaching:
  Ability to transmit information intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Assessment and Intervention:
  Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/ prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• Ability to operate related equipment including proven ability to utilize computer technology.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.