RN Clinical Mentor

Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20 - $67.08 / hour

Job Summary

We are hiring a Relief FullTime RN Clinical Mentor to join our team in Delta, B.C.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Detailed Overview

The Clinical Mentor role functions as an experienced clinical mentor, resource, and champion in the delivery of excellent client care to nurses and other team members. Working in conjunction with nurse educators, provides rapid elbow-to-elbow clinical mentorship and practice support for nursing staff.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with interprofessional team leaders to establish priorities for nurse and team learning.
2. Facilitates staff learning and development by role modeling best practice nursing skills and related competencies.
3. Provides clinical guidance, support and on the job learning experiences for nurses in the application of nursing processes and practice standards.
4. Collaborates with and supports clinical education by contributing to the determination of skill development priorities for staff.
5. Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and experience, and provides continuous mentoring and coaching to facilitate performance improvement.
6. Provides leadership in continuous quality improvement activities by utilizing evidence informed research to promote client/patient care based on the best practice.
7. Ensures a safe and healthy workplace for clients/patients and staff through methods such as effective promotion of safe work practices and enforcement of health and safety requirements.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Three (3) years of recent Acute, Community Health, or Long Term Care practice relevant to the designated clinical area, including experience mentoring nursing staff as well as leadership training or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities

- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical mentorship and clinical practice support.
- Demonstrated knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family-centered model of care.
- Demonstrated ability to provide consultation, direction and leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to teach, demonstrate, facilitate, mentor and coach.
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
- Knowledge of relevant clinical practice standards/guidelines and care pathways.
- Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client/patient care.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and prioritize work.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally on a one to one basis and/or group setting.
- Demonstrated ability to guide and/or deal with others in resolution of conflict issues.
- Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
- Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking skills in the approach to patient/client/resident care.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and support staff through transition.
- Demonstrated skill in the application of techniques appropriate to the assessment and treatment of designated client population utilizing best available evidence for informed practice.
- Demonstrated ability to promote a supportive, creative learning environment and engage in continuous quality improvement.
- Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to operate a computerized client/patient care information system as well as applicable word processing, spreadsheet and database software applications.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is committed to planetary health and values diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.

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