Clinical Educator Nursing (RN/RPN) - Psychiatry

Job Summary

Come work as a Clinical Nurse Educator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Mental Health Substance Use Inpatient Units (Segal Building levels 5, 6, 7, 8) and Psychiatric Assessment Unit teams at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Clinical Nurse Educator at VCH, you will:

• 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.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or 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) years’ 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.

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20/Hr. - CAD $63.47/Hr.

Benefits

• 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 programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff