Clinical Educator, Mental Health and Substance Use

4 months ago


Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

**Clinical Educator, Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU)**

BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Vancouver BC

BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) portfolio provides specialized care, education and health promotion that supports women using substances. Through a wide range of services in the acute care setting as well as specialized projects and initiatives, the portfolio aims to enhance services delivered at BC Women’s Hospital. Services are designed to support individuals across the continuum of care using a trauma and violence informed, harm reduction, recovery oriented and women-centred approach while ensuring health care is provided in a culturally safe and sensitive way as determined by the individual.

The MHSU Clinical Educator will use evidence-based, best practice to align mental health and substance use principles and practices across our campus, working collaboratively with health care leaders and direct and indirect care providers. The MHSU Clinical Educator role will provide coaching, knowledge translation and training that aligns to the harm reduction, recovery oriented and trauma informed model of care across clinical programs and services at BC Women’s Hospital. The MHSU Clinical Educator will champion a harm reduction, recovery oriented and trauma informed model of care across the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre.

The Clinical Educator collaborates across programs, utilizes evidence-informed practice and education theory; promotes and models family centered care, Trauma Informed model of care, supports the development of quality education activities; and delivers formal group or individual educational activities to staff that will achieve the most effective outcomes. This position will be providing education on MH Act.

**What you’ll do**
- Responsible for education development for designated clinical programs utilizing educational/curriculum theory and knowledge of specialized clinical practice to design, develop, implement and evaluate clinical education programs for team members in collaboration with the Program Director or designate and interdisciplinary team members; education programs including orientation/training programs for new team members, educational support programs, continuing education sessions, cross program/site programs, and cross-cultural caring programs.
- Foster a climate of continual learning and facilitates learning by coaching and acting as a clinical resource and demonstrates expertise and leadership in nursing practice through methods such as reviewing literature and developments in trauma informed interventions, consulting with community experts, evaluating clinical practice systems/standards, identifying new theories/trends/education programs, incorporation new technology and equipment, developing new/revised standards and presenting educational sessions based upon specialized body of knowledge to enhance quality patient care.
- Identify, develop and implement customized learning plans, in collaboration with the Program Director or delegate (Clinical Resource Nurse, Clinical Nurse Coordinator) to meet individual learning needs of staff allowing a nurse to achieve the desired level of competency related to knowledge, skills, attitudes and clinical judgments.
- Provide direct clinical instruction to new and existing staff as required and facilitates learning by role modeling direct patient care skills and practices to staff in a classroom or at designated workstation, promoting skill development, observing staff while performing patient care, including documentation practices, and providing feedback to ensure care is provided according to program standards and clinical practice guidelines.
- Provide consultation to staff regarding professional development, clinical education and/or career planning by maintaining interpersonal contact and observation, providing verbal and written feedback for the individual to continue competency development, meeting with team members on a one-to-one basis and recommending educational programs/resources and facilitating development of learning and/or professional growth plans with new staff.

**What you bring**
- Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an RN or RPN with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).
- Three (3) years of recent related clinical experience in the designated clinical area, including one (1) year in an educational or leadership role, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

You have the ability to:

- Establish educational priorities to meet identified program, organization and learner needs.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate educational programs.
- Assess individual and group learning needs, develop and deliver teaching/learning modalities and education materials that promote best practice.
- Prioritize



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