Clinical Educator

VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is one of the largest not-for-profit home care providers in Ontario. Our team is made up of close to 3,000 caring and committed professionals who love what they do. Our providers tell us: “Home care is where I can truly make a difference. There is such a sense of accomplishment from helping people live independently at home.” Our teams work together to provide high quality, client-centred care to those who need it most in their homes, schools, retirement homes and other community settings. Many of our team members manage their own schedules in the community and they say, “The freedom and flexibility can’t be beat.” Providers form meaningful bonds with the clients and families they serve over time and are supported by a diverse regional team and beneficial home office programs. Team members tell us “I love the inclusive culture. I feel welcome and at home.”

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**Pay Range**

Commensurate with experience

The Clinical Educator plays a pivotal role in the healthcare team by elevating a focus on safety, practice and quality through a culture of continuous learning. The Educator facilitates the translation of knowledge to the delivery of client care. The role is essential to ensure Nurses and Personal Support Workers (PSW), both new and experienced, are equipped with the knowledge, skill and competence to work autonomously providing high quality and evidenced informed care. Clinical Educators impact client care by enabling Nurses and PSW’s to work to the fullest scope of their role by advancing standards of care; fostering and evaluating required competence; and professional practice.
The Clinical Educator is an integral member of a team aligned with Clinical Leads and Supervisors and other key stakeholders to
support in identifying trends, specific and unique competencies required to meet a diverse and evolving client population.

**Key Areas of Accountability**

The Clinical Educator is required to do the following tasks, but not limited to:
**_ Staff Development_**
- Act as a role model; provides peer-support - virtually, or at the point of care, sets evidenced based practice standards for performance; and provides innovative and flexible learning opportunities to promote a strong evidenced-based, continuous professional development.
- Utilize relevant and current educational methodology to ensure knowledge translation that connects to practice (i.e. simulation, concept mapping, creating
productive struggle).
- Ensure the appropriate onboarding for nursing that is aligned with VHA policies Community Health Nurses of Canada (Standards and Competencies), and College of Nurses of Ontario practice standards and guidelines.
- Ensure PSWs receive the appropriate onboarding and ongoing professional development.
- Analyze learning needs of staff to determine appropriate knowledge translation methods and knowledge acquisition.
- Supports and contributes to fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Build capacity through education for staff in their professional growth and development.
- Provide clinical education and input to enhance organizational efficiency and client outcomes related to practice initiatives (examples include Quality Improvement Plans, digital health informatics, etc).

**_ Clinical Practice Leadership_**
- Develop, monitor and evaluate education plans that address staff needs (learning plans) in collaboration with Clinical Leads and operational leadership (Supervisors/Managers).
- Collaborate with other Clinical Educators in program development (i.e. onboarding, professional development and responding to the evolving knowledge and skill requirements).
- Responsible to ensure staff have the appropriate knowledge, skills
(competencies) in the provision of quality and evidenced based care for clients on an ongoing basis.
- Collaborate with Supervisors in understanding and addressing any learning needs of the staff within the region.

**_ Scholarship and Research_**

**Required Qualifications**
- Current Registration and licensure with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
- Master’s degree (focus in Nursing or Education preferred; others considered based on relevance to the role) required OR in-progress
on track to completing within two years of hire date.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in nursing.
- Minimum of 1 year clinical/practice-based education.

with CCHN(C) certification.
- Ability to promote and influence staff engagement.
- Strong clinical practitioner with an ability to use knowledge-transfer techniques to put evidence-based knowledge into practice.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and appropriately escalate issues as required.
- Strong understanding of the College of Nurses of Ontario Scope of Practice, Regulated Health Professions Act, and other regulatory
practice standards as it relates to Nursing and working with unregulated care providers (UCPs).
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