Nursing Extern and Learner Coordinator

This is a Temporary Full Time position for 12 Months

Sinai Health is seeking a respected and experienced nurse to coordinate our Nursing Clinical Extern and Learner Program under the direction of Nursing Education at Mount Sinai Hospital.

The Nursing Student Extern Mentor/Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the Nursing Clinical Externs and learner'spractice and integration into clinical areas in accordance with organizational and professional standards, and in collaboration with clinical teams. This role will foster an environment that promotes quality, excellence, collaboration and shared leadership.

About our nursing team

At Mount Sinai Hospital, we have over 1,400 frontline nurses who lead innovative initiatives to support high-quality, safe and compassionate care. We are the only hospital in Canada to have Magnet designation, a program that serves as the gold standard for nursing excellence and provides the ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of care. We believe today's academic health science environments must focus on advancing nursing within the domains of practice, education, research and leadership. Our nurses empower and teach the next generation of nurses and conduct research to improve patient care. Their work elevates the importance and impact of the role of nursing and how it shapes the future of health care at the bedside, in the community and for Sinai Health.

In this role you will:

• Support training, mentorship and integration of externs and learners at the organizational and unit level
• Establish a clear onboarding and education pathway for externs and learners
• Contribute to extern and learners onboarding, ongoing education and development within their defined scope
• Create, adapt and deliver orientation, learning and professional development resources
• Assist externs and learners to learn about and understand their role and scope of practice
• Provide ongoing support and mentorship to clinical teams in understanding roles and responsibilities for nurses working with externs and learners
• Support extern scheduling and departmental assignment
• Implement organizational guidelines for the extern and learners scope of practice, and delegations to support practice where required
• Support development and implementation of standardized extern assignment and supervision structures and tools in clinical areas where Externs practice
• Collaborate with clinical programs to optimize extern utilization and nursing learner volumes to provide required patient care
• Coordinate and deliver preceptor/mentor training for nurses working with clinical externs, learners and new hires
• Maintain regular unit presence to support ongoing education needs and tracking of required skills attainment
• Evaluate and evolve the structure for ongoing extern and learner practice area support (e.g., debriefs, check-ins, ongoing laddered education, issue resolution).
• Provide ongoing monitoring and evaluations of externs and the overall program
• Collaborate with PCMs on performance evaluation and remediation
• Support monitoring and tracking of budget and human resource allocation
• Promote Clinical Extern staff wellness and team well-being
• Serve as a liaison and conduit between the unit leadership, Professional Practice and Clinical Operations
• Support transition to practice for externs and learners transitioning as new graduates into RN/RPN roles at Sinai Health
• Contribute to the onboarding and orientation, training and education of new employees including participants in the Nursing Graduate Guarantee
• Support the development and implementation of academic practice education and training initiatives in collaboration with Professional Practice and Quality
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in good standing
• 3 years of nursing experience
• Previous experience teaching, working with learners and/or preceptoring

Preferred

• Nursing experience in an acute care OR rehabilitation/complex continuing care environment
• Previous experience as a clinical instructor or placement supervisor
• Preceptor/mentor training and experience with nursing learners

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrated excellent clinical skills and competencies
• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing competencies and standards of practice with an ability to evaluate learning needs and implement practice/performance improvement strategies
• Commitment to collaborative academic practice; experience in advancing best practice/evidence-informed initiatives
• Understanding of principles of risk management, emergency procedures and infection prevent and control preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, change management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; professional, diplomatic and confident with a proven ability to work with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the proven ability to prioritize competing demands
• Strong computer skills (e.g. proficient use of Microsoft Office and web-based interfaces, etc.)
• Proven demonstration of workplace excellence shown by commitment to strong job performance and attendance

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within nursing, apply now and let us know why you'd be a great addition to our team.