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.”_ _View more comments from VHA clients and their family members_._

**We are seeking a**:
**Clinical Educator - (Nursing & PSW) - PFT**

**Hybrid Model**

**What will be your role?**

The role of the Clinical Educator (CE) - (Nursing & PSW is to provide clinical practice leadership and guidance to assist nurses, to develop, enhance and maintain their competencies to advance practice excellence and client-centeredness in care and service delivery. Grounded in adult learning principles, the CE will work in collaboration with the Professional Practice Specialists (PPS) to plan, develop and facilitate delivery of education and orientation programs, and will contribute to the evaluation of those programs. The CE will report to the Best Practice and Education (BP&E) team but work closely in partnership with the Integrated Client and Community Care (IC&CC) and Strategic Solutions and Partnerships (SS&P) program teams to facilitate and provide ongoing support to staff, to develop education programs to meet learning needs, and sustain clinical competencies. This position promotes foundational and advanced practice competencies of clinical staff through knowledge translation at the point-of-care, team-based learning, and competency validation processes. The CE acts 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.

The CE is responsible to review and contribute to performance evaluations of nurses as requested including participation in the disciplinary process where there are practice issues or concerns to support in development of learning plan (evaluating clinical competencies; re-training; and recommending ongoing support/monitoring activities).

The CE will liaise and collaborate with clinical leaders from VHA partners, including occasional working onsite with partners (i.e., hospital), to facilitate communication among teams and co-develop competency training for point-of-care nurses.

**What makes VHA’s compensation unique?**
- Benefits and pension plan for permanent eligible employees
- Compensation for education and professional development
- VHA is a leading learning organization so we can provide you with comprehensive orientation and training at the start and throughout your career
- Mentorship and peer support
- Career development opportunities
- Employee and family assistance program
- Wellness resources
- Perks & discounts
- Staff & service provider events

**Key skills, experience, and behaviours required for this position**:

- Current Registration and licensure with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
- 3-5 years progressive experience in nursing, with at least 2 years' experience in a home/community OR 2 years' experience in an acute care setting. Experienced with facilitating nurses’ clinical education / development (formal or informally) would be considered a strong asset.
- Ongoing membership with professional association (i.e., RNAO).
- Good understanding of the health care services and delivery processes in the community and home care sector.
- Demonstrated commitment to client and family centered care concepts and ability to incorporate into their teaching and learning curriculum.
- Demonstrated knowledge of online learning modalities and willingness to learn the development of online learning modules.
- Demonstrated ability or comfortable working in technology-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in education within a coaching/ mentoring context.
- Strong clinical practitioner with an ability to use knowledge-transfer techniques to put research-based knowledge into practice.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to plan, organize and prioritize in a continuously changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to create a culture of curiosity, inquiry and willingness to challenge the status quo.
- Superior interpersonal, verbal and wr