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Location

Hamilton, Ontario

Quick overview

The Education Clinician develops and implements education programs to enhance clinical proficiency and quality improvement within the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. They provide coaching, mentoring, and resource coordination to support the professional development of staff and clients.

Requirements summary

Requires a Bachelor's degree in nursing, CNO registration, and a Pediatric Critical Care Certificate with at least 3 years of recent pediatric critical care experience. Candidates must also have experience in adult education, simulation training, and current BLS and PALS certifications.

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Job description

  • As a member of the health care team, the Education Clinician, teaches, plans, develops, implements and evaluates education and development programs to enhance clinical proficiency, quality improvement and team skills.
  • Facilitates and expedites continuous learning and professional development through coaching and/or mentoring of staff and clients.
  • Facilitates appropriate coordination of resources to meet identified education and development needs.
  • The Education Clinician is assigned to support the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
  • The Education Clinician is a part of a corporate education resource team also supporting central education programs and must be able to work at all sites at HHS.
  • 1.
  • Baccalaureate degree in nursing, master’s preferred 2.
  • Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario 3.
  • Pediatric Critical Care Certificate or equivalent 4.
  • Minimum 3 years of recent (within the last 2 years) experience in pediatric critical care 5.
  • Minimum 1 year recent experience in adult education within the last 2 years 6.
  • Demonstrated experience as a preceptor of staff and/or students 7.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the mentoring and development of staff 8.
  • Demonstrated experience in evaluation of learning activities specific to individual, team and organizational performance 9.
  • Evidence of ability to develop, conduct and evaluate educational programs to learners from a variety of health care disciplines 10.
  • Demonstrated competencies in team building, organizational skills, leadership and presenting/managing change in a positive manner 11.
  • Recent (in the past 2 yrs.) demonstrated ability and experience as an educator in developing, implementing, coordinating, evaluating education programs; and managing/sustaining compliance for multiple large projects and initiatives 12.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal efficiently and effectively with conflicting demands in a fast paced, complex environment 13.
  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and problem solving skills 14.
  • Evidence of continuous commitment to ongoing education 15.
  • Formal Simulation training or certification from a recognized organization (e.g.
  • Simulation Canada) 16.
  • Demonstrated experience in development of simulation scenarios, debriefing techniques, and the use of simulation technology (e.g. patient simulators) 17.
  • Current BLS certification 18.
  • Current PALS certification, Instructor preferred 19.
  • Pediatric CRRT knowledge and expertise 20.
  • Canadian Nurses’ Association (CNA) certification pediatric critical care preferred