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Nurse Educator - Professional Practice Office at CAMH

Nurse Educator - Professional Practice Office

CAMH · CA

3 days ago

Nurse Educator - Professional Practice Office

CAMH · CA

3 days ago
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About the Role

The Nurse Educator will contribute to quality client care through the education of point-of-care staff, professional practice development, and the development of high-performing interprofessional clinical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Educate point-of-care staff and support practice development.
  • Advance professional practice within clinical areas.
  • Contribute to the development of high-performing interprofessional clinical teams.
  • Assess and develop clinical and leadership skills of point-of-care staff.
  • Focus educational efforts on scope of practice issues, interprofessional care planning, application of best practices, and clinician/team development.
  • Support clinical staff in implementing education initiatives, patient safety initiatives, clinical policies and procedures, use of I-CARE, and new employee orientation.
  • Contribute to recruitment and staff development activities.
  • Monitor clinical quality improvement measures.
  • Participate in program planning, research/evaluation, and other academic activities.
  • Support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with professional and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

  • Registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
  • Current BCLS (CPR) certificate.
  • Five (5) years of experience within the mental health field.
  • Experience with clients with severe mental health and addiction issues and/or forensic histories is an asset.
  • A BN/BScN degree.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Previous teaching experience.
  • CNA certification in psychiatric/mental health nursing is an asset.
  • Demonstrated ability to intervene effectively in challenging clinical situations requiring the management of disturbed behaviour.
  • Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills.
  • Highly organized.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to foster and create a learning environment.
  • Ability to motivate and challenge others.
  • Ability to work with diverse populations.
  • Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language is an asset.

Skills

  • Teaching and learning for clinical staff
  • Education development and delivery
  • Care of adults with acute and complex mental illnesses and concurrent medical and/or addiction disorders
  • Interprofessional care planning
  • Application of best practices at the point of care
  • Individual clinician and clinical team development
  • Patient safety initiatives
  • Implementation of clinical policies and procedures
  • Use of I-CARE
  • Recruitment
  • Staff development
  • Clinical quality improvement measures
  • Program planning
  • Program research/evaluation
  • Academic activities
  • Collaboration
  • Multidisciplinary team environment
  • Problem-solving
  • Decision-making

Location

  • 1001 Queen Street West

Work Type

  • Part-time
  • Temporary
  • One-year contract
  • 0.6 FTE
  • Monday-to-Friday schedule
  • Some evening and weekend shifts may be required

Experience Level

  • Five (5) years of experience within the mental health field

Education Level

  • BN/BScN degree
  • MN/MScN or other relevant master's degree is preferred

Salary/Compensations

  • $44.57 – $63.85 per hour

About the Company

  • CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto.
  • As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.
  • CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.
  • CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.
  • We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
  • Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change.
  • CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause.
  • CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness.
  • They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
  • To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca.
  • To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

Equal Opportunity

  • CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.
  • CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.
  • We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
  • If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.