Clinical Educator Nursing Oncology&Endoscopy; Oncology Hematology Medicine and Outpatient Chemo

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

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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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…