Clinical Educator

**About Bethany**

Bethany Care Society (Bethany) is one of Western Canada’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit providers of care, housing, and community services for seniors and adults with disabilities. For 78 years, Bethany has provided high-quality, person-centred care focused on the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our residents and tenants. We create caring communities to help Albertans age well.

**Why Bethany?**

Bethany has won Alberta Top Employer for 15 years for the programs we invest in for our employees. We offer top-ups for maternal leaves, generous vacation and leave time, competitive salaries, benefits, and retirement savings programs. We are committed to employee well-being and giving back to our community. We invest in our people because they are the reason for our success.

For more information, check out this video about **Working at Bethany***

**What You Will Do**

With a passion for care towards residents, families and team members, the Clinical Educator is accountable for practicing outstanding care and support to residents, resident families, team members and volunteers to the full scope of professional nursing practice, and to ensure that their conduct meets the standards of the profession and of Bethany Care Society to deliver resident centered care planning, implementation and evaluation.

Individual responsibilities will fall under five main areas of focus:

- ** Resident-Centered Care**: Promotes service excellence through coordinating the assessment, planning, design, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of clinical education programs and policies to promote resident centered care
- ** Documentation**: Accurate, comprehensive, and timely documentation of education records, statistics, evaluations and reports
- ** Safety**: Contributes to a safe environment for residents, the team and self by understanding and adhering to safety guidelines and practices at all times
- ** Pro-active Learner**:Demonstrates the vision and values of Bethany and lives out the mission of Creating Caring Communities
- ** Team Work**: Cares for and actively participates and assists other employees to achieve and maintain a responsible atmosphere of resident centered care

**What You Bring**
- Graduated from an accredited Nursing School with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
- Active Registration and in good standing with CARNA
- 3-5 years nursing experience required
- At least 3 years experience in Clinical Education with Palliative Care Education as an asset
- Experience working in Long Term Care and Dementia preferred
- Degree or Certificate in Adult Education would be considered an asset
- Gerontology Nursing Experience would be considered an asset
- Ability to work effectively in a physically and mentally demanding environment
- Experience with technology and learning an asset
- Demonstrated ability to understand, speak, read and write effectively in English
- Current CPR certification required
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of RAI/MDS 2.0 tool, computer skills and electronic documentation is preferable

**Position Information**:

- Posting Number: 24-8450
- Position Number: CDR-CP32-009
- Location: Bethany Collegeside (Red Deer) & Sylvan Lake
- Classification: Clinical Educator
- FTE: 1.00
- Non-Union
- Department/Unit(s): 2533
- Position Type: Temporary FT till January 31, 2025
- Shift and Hours of Work: Days (0800-1615)
- Hours Per Shift: 7.75 hours
- Shift Per Cycle:10 shifts per 2 weeks cycle
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Position Start Date: October 28, 2024
- Posting End Date: until filled

**How to Apply**:
Like what you see and think you have what it takes to join our team?

**All applicants are thanked for their interest.** Only those selected to move forward will be contacted.**

Bethany Care Society is an equal opportunity employer.

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