Clinical Educator, Nursing (Psychiatry) - Registered Nurse (RN)/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)

Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care organization in Vancouver is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Educator to join its 1 West Psychiatry Unit and SALUS House Program. The role involves providing clinical educational services, planning training programs, and collaborating with various healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have a current registration as a Registered Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse with BCCNM and at least three years of relevant nursing experience. Join a team committed to delivering exceptional care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits package

Employer-paid training and development

Wellness supports, including counselling

Recognition programmes for staff

Discount offers for VCH staff

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with BCCNM.
• Three years of recent related nursing experience, including client education.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical educational services, including training and staff development.
• Consult and collaborate with other educators and clinical teams.
• Ensure team goals are achieved through planning and organization.
• Measure performance and address learning needs.

Skills

Ability to teach

Effective communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Knowledge of mental health services

CPR techniques

Education

Current registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse

Three years relevant nursing experience

Job description

Salary Details: The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20/Hr. – CAD $63.47/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Clinical Nurse Educator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the 1 West Psychiatry Unit and SALUS House Program at UBC Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Provide complete clinical educational services including training/staff development decisions, and planning, implementing and evaluating clinical educational programs using advanced theory and knowledge of content area and adult education principles.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other Clinical Educators, Nursing, Patient Services Managers, interdisciplinary team members and other care/clinical groups as appropriate, in resolution of clinical education and hospital-wide psychiatric educational issues, and in coordinating activities required for each education assignment.
• Ensure that team goals and mission relative to clinical education for area are achieved by planning, setting priorities, organizing, consulting and coordinating with others.
• Measure performance and take corrective action with respect to individual and group learning needs.

About the SALUS House Program at Detwiller Pavilion

This inpatient psychiatry program is located at UBC Hospital 1 East in the Detwiller Pavilion. It is a 15‑bed unit supporting patients ages 17 and older from across the region. SALUS House serves a sub‑acute patient population, with an expected stay of four weeks. Services include short‑term assessment, crisis counselling, medication adjustments, and stabilization.

About UBC Hospital

Join our caring community at UBC Hospital, located on the beautiful University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Surrounded by lush forest on three sides and ocean on the fourth, UBCH is located in a growing community. It is within walking distance to many beaches and Pacific Spirit Park which offers a network of trails contained in more than 750 hectares of forest. With its ideal location on the west side of the city, the population on this vibrant campus is growing exponentially. As its own mini‑city within itself, UBC has its fair share of local restaurants and cafes, grocery stores, recreation sites, new real estate developments, three new schools (elementary and high school) being built and even its own Fire and RCMP departments. Many people and families call this unique location home.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practising registration as a Registered Nurse or a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ recent, related nursing experience in an acute psychiatric environment, including one (1) year’s experience in client education and/or group facilitation, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of nursing science theory, and practice within a patient‑centred care model.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the BCCNM standards of practice for Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health nursing theory and practice, and the standards of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses.
• Broad knowledge of community mental health services, resources, and referral procedures.
• Knowledge of hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care. Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in patient care.
• Ability to teach, demonstrate, facilitate and coach.
• Ability to develop educational programs and material.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co‑workers, physicians, other health care staff and patients and their families, either one‑on‑one and in groups.
• Ability to function as a team member, leader, and facilitator.
• Ability to provide leadership to customers.
• Ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
• Ability to provide effective consultation.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Ability to operate related equipment such as personal computers and database/statistical software.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Physical ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Skill in the use of equipment, and in techniques appropriate to Psychiatry.

Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly‑funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world‑class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and ’going first’ when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award‑winning recognition programmes to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2025. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity‑deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialised groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.