Clinical Mentor

**Requisition ID**: 377032
**Position Number**: 119-71310-N225-T1
**Posting End Date**: March 13, 2025
**Employer**: Southern Health-Santé Sud
**Site**: Boundary Trails Health Centre
**Union**: MNU
**Department/Unit**: Emergency Department
**Work Location**: Boundary Trails Health Centre
**City**: Winkler
**Hiring Status**: Temporary
**FTE**: 0.7
**Employment arrangement**: In Person
**Daily hours worked**: 11.625
**Anticipated shift**: Days; Nights; Weekends
**Annual base hours**: 2015
**Anticipated Start Date - End Date**: 04/01/2025 - 03/31/2026
**Reason for Term**:
**Salary**: As per CUPE Collective Agreement
Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.
Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.
Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other - a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.
Position Overview
Under the direction of the Clinical Manager(s), and in collaboration with Clinical Educators and Clinical Resource Nurses, the primary function of the Clinical Mentor will be to act as a guide, role model, and advisor who facilitates debriefings, and shares practical, day to day, applied knowledge with other nurses. Clinical Mentors will primarily be responsible for providing rapid, just in time clinical mentorship on the unit, department, or program. They will also work in conjunction with nurse educators to provide on-going guidance to ensure competence in the area of practice.
The Clinical Mentor supports nurse(s) through a mentoring process that promotes the delivery of high-quality nursing care. The Clinical Mentor orientates, supports and promotes education and develops staff to ensure competence and ability to fulfill specified responsibilities. They support nurses to ensure a smooth transition into new areas or levels of practice and the work environment. The Clinical Mentor integrates knowledge, skills and experience to meet the clinical needs and social adjustment needs of all team members. They serve as a positive role model of excellence in professional practice, demonstrating a positive attitude and a commitment to the vision, values, and goals of the unit/facility/region, and promote an interprofessional, patient-centered approach to care based on best available research evidence. The incumbent fosters growth of the new or developing staff member within an effective mentoring relationship while supporting self-learning objectives.
The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.
Experience
A minimum three (3) years of recent applicable clinical nursing experience specific to the unit/program required.
For specialty areas, a minimum of five (5) years of recent applicable clinical nursing experience specific to the unit/program required.
Experience as a preceptor, facilitator or mentor within the last three (3) years preferred.
Demonstrated experience with effective collaboration within and between programs, agencies and services preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Graduate from an approved Registered Nursing Program or approved Registered Psychiatric Nursing program required.
Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing preferred.
Certification in Adult Education an asset.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Responsible to maintain and provide proof of active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM), or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM) and be a member in good standing.
Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
Qualifications and Skills
Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
Demonstrated clinical competence required.
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication skills required.
Demonstrates commitment to ongoing personal and professional growth.
Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or group of patients.
Demonstrates ability to respond to a va