Clinical Nurse Educator - North

Government of Northwest Territories; Inuvik; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A Northern Health Authority is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator based in Inuvik. This position involves planning and delivering clinical education programs for nurses and health care aides. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and at least three years of experience in acute care, with a focus on instructor roles in various learning formats. This opportunity supports a vital role in enhancing patient care quality across the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu regions.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of three years work-related experience in an acute care health care setting.
• Minimum of two years experience providing clinical education.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate Clinical Education programs.
• Develop and deliver clinical courses for health care professionals.
• Conduct needs assessments for educational requirements.

Skills

Clinical education delivery

Patient care excellence

Needs assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Reporting to the Territorial Manager, Clinical Education and Client Experience (Manager), the Clinical Nurse Educator - North (CNE) of the NTHSSA is located in Inuvik and is responsible for planning, development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of the NTHSSA Clinical Education programs for nurses, practitioners and health care aides in the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu regions.

The CNE is responsible to develop and deliver clinical related courses for health care professionals that are required to provide excellence in patient care and to meet their ongoing educational requirements outlined by their regulatory bodies, the Accreditation Canada standards and the Workers and Safety Compensation Commission (WSCC) requirements.

These courses are mandatory and facilitate the ability of clinical staff to perform their duties and to meet standards. The courses offered by the CNE are based on needs assessments that are conducted on a regular basis and are based on legislated requirements. Each course is offered anywhere from 2 to 20 times a year to accommodate shift workers and operational requirements. Mandatory clinical education is delivered in a variety of formats including lectures, in-services, demonstrations with hands on participation, and on-line learning. Courses are delivered to health care professionals located Hospitals, Health Centres, Clinics and Health Cabins throughout the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu regions.

Qualification for this position must have a completion of a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and a minimum of three (3) years work-related experience in an acute care health care setting including a minimum of two (2) years' experience providing clinical education.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

• Health Recruitment
• Department of Finance
• Government of the Northwest Territories
• YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
• BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
• Tel [phone] Extension 14106
• Fax[phone]
• [e-mail]

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