RN Clinical Mentor - Internal Medicine

Fraser Health Authority; Port Moody; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking an experienced RN Clinical Mentor - Internal Medicine to support patient-centred care through expert clinical mentorship and leadership in Internal Medicine services.

The role focuses on elbow-to-elbow mentorship, rapid clinical guidance, and hands-on practice support for nursing staff, in collaboration with nurse educators. BC RN registration and acute care mentoring experience are required.

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three years of recent Acute Care nursing experience, preferably Internal Medicine or equivalent.
• Demonstrated mentoring experience and leadership training or equivalent.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and access to a personal vehicle may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, real-time clinical mentorship and practice support to nursing staff.
• Advise on nursing practice, standards, and clinical guidelines.
• Support staff learning and professional development through instruction, observation, coaching, and feedback.
• Lead mentoring to enhance clinical practice and skills development.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to establish learning priorities.

Skills

RN clinical mentor

Mentoring nursing staff

Leadership training

Clinical guidance

Education

Registered Nurse (BCCNM)

Three years acute care nursing

Job description

Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20 - $67.08 / hour

Job Summary

Fraser Health is seeking an experienced and dedicated RN Clinical Mentor - Internal Medicine to support high-quality, patient-centred care through expert clinical mentorship, leadership, and practice support. This role is ideal for an accomplished acute care nurse who is passionate about teaching, guiding others, and strengthening clinical excellence within internal medicine services.

About The Role

The Clinical Mentor functions as an experienced clinical mentor, resource, and champion in the delivery of excellent patient care to nurses and interprofessional team members. Working in close collaboration with nurse educators, the Clinical Mentor provides rapid, elbow-to-elbow clinical mentorship and hands-on practice support to nursing staff within Internal Medicine settings.

Utilizing advanced nursing experience and clinical expertise, the Clinical Mentor supports staff training and development, advises on nursing practice, and contributes to the advancement of clinical practice initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct, real-time clinical mentorship and practice support to nursing staff.
• Serve as a clinical resource, formally advising nurses on nursing practice, standards, and clinical guidelines.
• Support staff learning and professional development through clinical instruction, observation, coaching, and feedback.
• Take a leadership role in mentoring staff to support skills development and enhance clinical practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team leaders and nurse educators to establish learning priorities for individuals and teams.
• Assess learning needs through observation, discussion, competency assessments, practice changes, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Determine required resources and learning opportunities to support effective mentorship and education.
• Role model best practice nursing skills and related competencies in Internal Medicine care.
• Promote critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and problem-solving related to patient care.
• Observe clinical practice and intervene as needed to demonstrate appropriate care delivery.
• Provide timely feedback to ensure care aligns with program standards, standards of practice, and clinical practice guidelines.
• Support preceptors, preceptees, mentors, and mentees using adult learning and teaching principles.
• Contribute to clinical education initiatives by supporting skill development priorities for nursing staff.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years of recent Acute Care nursing experience, preferably in Internal Medicine, or an equivalent clinical area.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring nursing staff and supporting clinical practice.
• Leadership training or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• A valid BC Driver’s License and access to a personal vehicle may be required.

Why Join Fraser Health

Fraser Health is committed to delivering exceptional care through collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. As a Clinical Mentor, you will play a meaningful role in developing nursing practice, supporting teams, and improving patient outcomes across Internal Medicine services.

Detailed Overview

The Clinical Mentor role functions as an experienced clinical mentor, resource, and champion in the delivery of excellent client care to nurses and other team members. Working in conjunction with nurse educators, provides rapid elbow-to-elbow clinical mentorship and practice support for nursing staff. Utilizes experience and clinical skills to function as a clinical resource to formally advise other nursing staff in nursing practice, provides clinical instruction and supports staff training and development. Takes on a leadership role in performing functions such as mentoring staff to support skills development, and supporting clinical practice initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interprofessional team leaders to establish priorities for nurse and team learning. Priorities are based on assessments of individual and team learning needs through discussion with team members and in consultation with clinical educators by observing activities; determining required resources and learning opportunities; and analyzing information such as competency assessment, practice changes and quality improvement initiatives to determine and deliver effective learning and mentoring support.
• Facilitates staff learning and development by role modeling best practice nursing skills and related competencies. Promotes skill development and clinical decision making, answering questions related to client care and assisting with problem-solving. Observes staff as they are performing client care, intervening as necessary to demonstrate appropriate provision of care. Provides feedback to ensure care is provided according to program standards, standards of practice and clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides clinical guidance, support and on the job learning experiences for nurses in the application of nursing processes and practice standards; observes and evaluates clinical practice to identify training and development opportunities.
• Collaborates with and supports clinical education by contributing to the determination of skill development priorities for staff. Supports preceptors/preceptees and mentors/mentees using teaching and learning principles as required.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and experience, and provides continuous mentoring and coaching to facilitate performance improvement. Provides feedback and assists nursing staff with critical thinking when clients/patients experience variances to clinical guidelines/pathways. Discusses clients/patients problems and needs; plans and prioritizes nursing interventions, implements and evaluates interventions.
• Provides leadership in continuous quality improvement activities by utilizing evidence informed research to promote client/patient care based on the best practice.
• Ensures a safe and healthy workplace for clients/patients and staff through methods such as effective promotion of safe work practices and enforcement of health and safety requirements. Reports unsafe situations; investigates and takes corrective action and/or notifies appropriate personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Three (3) years of recent Acute, Community Health, or Long Term Care practice relevant to the designated clinical area, including experience mentoring nursing staff as well as leadership training or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle may be required.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical mentorship and clinical practice support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a client/family-centered model of care.
• Demonstrated ability to provide consultation, direction and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, demonstrate, facilitate, mentor and coach.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Knowledge of relevant clinical practice standards/guidelines and care pathways.
• Knowledge o other health care disciplines and their role in client/patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally on a one to one basis and/or group setting.
• Demonstrated ability to guide and/or deal with others in resolution of conflict issues.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking skills in the approach to patient/client/resident care.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and support staff through transition.
• Demonstrated skill in the application of techniques appropriate to the assessment and treatment of designated client population utilizing best available evidence for informed practice.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a supportive, creative learning environment and engage in continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a computerized client/patient care information system as well as applicable word processing, spreadsheet and database software applications.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.