Clinical Educator / Facilitator – Inpatient Surgery & Rehabilitation

Job title: Clinical Educator / Facilitator – Inpatient Surgery & Rehabilitation

Job description: Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to provide exceptional healthcare by exceptional people. Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.

Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at .

Job Description

Reporting to the Professional Practice Specialist, the Clinical Educator/Facilitator (CEF) for Inpatient Surgery and Rehabilitation will use adult learning principles to develop educational plans and programs in response to individual, unit or program learning needs. This position will also be responsible for clinical education support related to the pandemic to assist with onboarding, and ongoing support of our CMH staff.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: education, consultation, clinical leadership and research for the purposes of improving service care and delivery. The successful incumbent possesses outstanding communication and partnership skills and collaborates with managers to identify competencies relevant to job performance; and facilitates initiatives in alignment with organization, program and unit strategic priorities.

The CEF participates and collaborates with cross functional and multidisciplinary stakeholders in the development of standards, policies and procedures to drive exceptional patient care and service delivery by critically analyzing and advocating evidence-informed practices. The physical demands of the role may include but are not limited to prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing and pulling. This position contributes to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Posted hours do not constitute a guarantee that shifts will not be subject to change.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario (CNO) as a Registered Nurse in good standing required
• Diploma or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Surgical and/or Rehabilitation Nursing
• Master’s degree in Nursing is required
• Recent formal education and experience in adult education within the past 2 years required
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning related to surgical/rehabilitation nursing is required
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required
• Demonstrated advanced critical thinking, process improvement/redesign, and problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to engage teams
• Professional practice experience in program planning, curriculum design, learning technologies, and facilitation skills within the past 2 years required
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office and Meditech required
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required.

As per the O.N.A. Collective Agreement all O.N.A. members (full-time, part-time and casual) are eligible to apply for this position.

We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital is committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace. All reasonable accommodation will be made to support participation in the recruitment process. Where needed, accommodations for disabilities will be provided, on request, to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process.

Company: Cambridge Memorial Hospital

Expected salary:

Location: Waterloo, ON

Job date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 00:03:54 GMT