Clinical Nurse Educator - Community Hospital

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Lunenburg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health services provider in Nova Scotia seeks a Clinical Nurse Educator to enhance collaborative person-centered care. Responsibilities include assessment and implementation of clinical knowledge, educational program design, and evidence-based care initiatives. Candidates should have a Bachelor of Nursing degree, an active nursing license, and three years of clinical experience. This role offers a compelling compensation package and the chance to contribute to healthcare excellence in a beautiful region.

Benefits

Health and dental coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Long-term disability and life insurance

Qualifications

• Active practising license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nursing required.
• Minimum three years of full-time clinical experience within last five years in Emergency nursing required.
• CNA Certification/other specialty certification required or willing to complete.
• BLS-C (HCP) certification required.
• Recent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Nursing Instructor preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment, implementation, planning, evaluation of clinical knowledge.
• Provide advice and support to advance practice and to maintain evidence-based standards of care.
• Foster a culture of learning to build capacity and support professional practice.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Innovative problem solving

Facilitation of concept-based learning

Collaborative learning

Education

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Masters of Nursing, Health or Education

Adult Education Program

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Computer documentation systems

Job description

Req ID: 212903
Location: Western Zone, Fishermen's Memorial Hospital
Department: IPPL Clinical Nurse Educators SS and FMH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSNU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: Not to be posted

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today. Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work‑life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person‑centered care through evidence‑based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team‑based care, evidence‑informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Western Zone, the Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) is responsible (in collaboration with key stakeholders) for the assessment, implementation, planning, evaluation and supportive application of existing and new clinical knowledge to support the translation of knowledge to practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator demonstrates competency in practice, program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education, leadership and professional practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator exhibits the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that align with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework that supports collaborative person‑centered care within Nova Scotia Health (NSH). The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team uses a framework that is grounded in the theories of adult and concept‑based learning, practice development, fundamentals of care and collaborative learning and practice. Utilizing professional standards, current evidence, and best practice guidelines, the CNE fosters a culture of learning to build capacity and support the advancement of professional practice through the implementation of orientation and ongoing education programs that integrate a learner‑centered approach. The CNE provides advice, consultation, and support to advance practice, and to maintain and develop evidence‑based standards of care, to optimise patient outcomes within the interprofessional care team. Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. Access to reliable transportation is required.

About You

• Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Masters of Nursing, Health or Education preferred
• Active practising license in good standing with Nova Scotia College of Nursing required
• Minimum three years of full‑time clinical experience within last five years in Emergency nursing required
• CNA Certification/other specialty certification required or willing to complete
• BLS‑C (HCP) certification required
• Recent experience as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Nursing Instructor preferred
• Previous experience in education support, onboarding new staff, and transition to practice an asset
• Adult Education Program an asset or willing to complete
• Previous teaching experience which involves designing, implementing and evaluating traditional & non‑traditional methods of instruction preferred
• Recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in clinical practice & education
• Evidence of adult education theory & application and leadership development and/or experience in the last year
• Demonstrated initiative, effective interpersonal skills, communication skills & innovative problem solving
• Skilled in the facilitation of concept‑based learning, collaborative learning & practice development
• Computer skills including Microsoft Suite & computer documentation systems
• Physical demands – setting up rooms, walking and standing, movement of educational resources/tools with facilities & across sites

Hours

Permanent Full‑time; 75 hours Bi‑Weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$50.80 - $60.63 hourly
$99,059 - $118,220 annually
$62.74 hourly ($122,357 annually) with 25 years' nursing experience.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionised positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.