Clinical Supervisor

**COVID-19 Update**:
To ensure the health and safety of the Seneca community, all employees, students, and visitors must comply with Seneca’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. Employees will be required to provide proof of vaccination at the time of hire.
- Posting Date:
- Closing Date:
**Posted Until Filled**
- Pay Range:
**Payband L - $45.88 - $53.16 (Start rate: $45.88)**
- Hours:
**12 hour shifts 07:00-1900 x 3 per week, weekends may be required. 40-44 hours per week.**
- Work Type:
**On-site**
- Type:
**Temporary Assignment (Appendix D)**
- Shift:
- Start Date:
- End Date:
**8/30/24**

**Position Summary**:
**The role of the Clinical Supervisor - Nursing Programs, is to provide students with appropriate learning experiences in a clinical setting that requires the use of critical thinking skills and accurate judgements within an environment that is physically and intellectually demanding in addition to assisting students in these programs to meet the course learning outcomes in their clinical experiences.**:
This position includes varying shifts and may include weekends.

Travel is required to assigned clinical agencies.

**Responsibilities**:
**Provides Students with Appropriate Learning Experiences**
- Selects clients for student care according to the level and ability of the student.
- Reviews and clarifies the nursing practice course expectations.
- Maintains an effective and harmonious relationship with members of the health care team, the students, clients and their families, and medical staff.

**Supervises and Monitors Ongoing Client Care Provided by Students**:

- Utilizes set educational guidelines, policies and procedures of the clinical agency and educational institution, and Guidelines for Professional Standards.
- Prepares to intervene when client condition suddenly changes and the student is unprepared to handle the situation, the student is not at the required level to deal with a complex medical crisis, or when the student acts in an unsafe manner.
- Makes changes to clinical assignments and organizational plans in order to accommodate unanticipated events (e.g., client’s surgery time moved ahead one hour with only 15 minutes notice, IV pump alarm requires immediate “trouble shooting”, etc.).
- Works collaboratively with faculty and other clinical supervisors to determine and implement an effective learning environment.

**Assesses Students’ Performance**:

- Adheres to the learning outcome criteria and uses established forms and evaluation tools as written and prepared by the course professor.
- Makes accurate assessments and judgements with regard to students’ ability to perform the steps of the nursing process as taught in nursing theory classes.
- Records observations on student clinical performance and shares the written notes with students; provides verbal clarification if necessary.
- Seeks input from clinical agency nursing staff especially when there is an incident or area of concern regarding a student’s performance.
- Determines if students’ clinical performance has met the course learning outcomes in relevant Practical Nursing or BScN courses, in consultation with the clinical coordinator/professor.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**
- A completed four (4) year degree in Nursing is required.
- Must be a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario and hold a Certificate of Competence.
- Valid Basic Cardiac Life Support certification is required.

**Experience**
- Minimum five (5) years of recent practical experience in Nursing with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in an acute care setting.

**Skills**
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgement, to communicate with tact/diplomacy with external clinical agencies, students, staff and faculty.
- Excellent time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Well-developed human relations and communication skills (verbal and written) to interact effectively with multi-cultural/racial/able staff and the public are required.

**Note**: A skills assessment test will be administered during the recruitment process.

A combination of relevant experience and education may be considered as equivalent to the above requirements in the event that there are no internal applicants that meet the qualifications as posted. Equivalency will be assessed by the talent acquisition team.

**Note**: Seneca requires copies of educational credentials at the time of an interview. Confirmation of educational credentials in the form of an official Canadian transcript or an official evaluation of international credentials which determines Canadian equivalency will be required upon hire.

**We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.