Nurse Clinician-Educator

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. 

This Education Clinician position is assigned to support the pediatric ambulatory clinics at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre with cross coverage to pediatric medicine and surgery program, as needed. 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 of HHS. 

1. Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse.

2. Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, Master’s degree preferred.

3. Minimum 3 years recent and relevant experience in acute pediatric nursing in a tertiary care facility

4. Recent and relevant experience in adult education

5. Demonstrated experience as a preceptor of staff and/or students

6. Demonstrated proficiency in the mentoring and development of new staff

7. Recent demonstrated ability and experience as an educator in developing, implementing, and evaluating education programs in a variety of health care disciplines;

8. Experience in evaluation of learning activities specific to individual and organizational performance.

9. Demonstrated competencies in team building, organizational skills, leadership and presenting/managing change in a positive manner.

10. Ability to efficiently and effectively handle conflicting demands in a fast paced, complex environment with multiple stakeholders.

11. Current PALS certification.

12. Current BCLS certification.