Clinical Scholar

Company Description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today

**Job Description**:
Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Practice and in collaboration with the program leadership team, the Clinical Scholar will support and mentor the transition of newly graduated nurses, internationally educated nurses (IENs) and nurses transitioning their practice to a new specialty area. Clinical Scholars will provide mentorship to support nursing practice in accordance with organizational policies and professional standards. To accomplish this, the Clinical Scholar will take an active role by working closely with these identified groups of nurses to provide coaching, training and support in their transition into the clinical setting. Clinical Scholars will possess excellent clinical skills and competencies in nursing, teaching and have mentorship experience. Clinical Scholars will excel in inter-professional collaboration and have demonstrated acumen in change management and problem solving. Clinical Scholars require excellent organizational skills and have the ability to prioritize workload. Clinical Scholars have excellent communication skills and demonstrate strong conflict resolution skills. A comprehensive understanding of professional practice standards and College of Nurses (CNO) standards of practice are required as well as a demonstrated commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence.

**Qualifications**:

- Current registration in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario required
- Nurses who are retired and remain registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- A minimum of 5 years recent experience in the Operating Room required
- Operating Room Certificate required
- Current Perioperative certification - CPN(c) preferred
- Knowledge of Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada of standards of practice required
- BCLS required
- Previous experience teaching, working with clinical learners, and/or precepting

Core competencies:

- Support newly graduated nurses, internationally trained nurses and nurses transitioning to a new specialty area to enable their integration into the clinical area in accordance with organizational and professional standards
- Provide clinical training and learning resources, using various delivery methods in accordance with organizational and unit policies/practices/guidelines
- Physical presence on the clinical unit(s) to support the education, training and development of mentees including tracking, auditing and documenting of skills and competencies
- Provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation of mentees
- Identify practice gaps and learning needs and formulate action plans to support improvement
- Serve as a liaison between unit leadership and Professional Practice

Additional Information

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