Advanced Practice Nurse Educator

at  Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 9,000 families annually. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.
Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.
The Advanced Practice Nurse Educator (APNE) – Clinical Nurse Specialist provides strength-based leadership, clinical consultation, coaching/mentoring, role modeling and educational activities to enhance knowledge translation and staff development at an individual, team, program, and organizational level. The successful candidate will develop, deliver and evaluate education for inpatient and ambulatory services. The APNE plays a key role in supporting the strategic plan and academic mandate and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders.
The inpatient Rehabilitation and Complex Continuing Care team consists of three specialized teams, the Brain Injury Rehab, Specialized Orthopedic and Developmental Rehab, and Complex Care and Rehab Transitional Care Teams. Ambulatory services include a variety of specialized clinics and a day program.

EDUCATION

• Plans/conducts and evaluates orientation sessions for new nursing and other staff using best practices in education methodology
• Plans and coordinates education initiatives that enables people and teams to continue to provide knowledgeable, compassionate, and safe, high quality client and family centred care.
• Plans/conducts and evaluates educational opportunities that helps employees with ongoing growth and development to their full potential
• Provides education leadership to inpatient, ambulatory and dental nursing staff to achieve excellence with new clinical skills and competencies
• Responsible for supporting student and faculty learning by: fostering learning relationships with external academic partners, partnering with clinical instructors and students, working collaboratively with the Student Coordinator in the Teaching and Learning Institute and championing the Teaching and Learning across the organization.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Master degree in nursing or in a related health care field – education leadership stream preferred
• Valid registration and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Canadian Nurses Association Certification in a related care specialty preferred
• Minimum three years experience in paediatric and/or rehabilitation nursing preferred
• Minimum one year experience in an education role preferred
• Experience in adult learning and education, program development and evaluation, practice development improvements, quality improvement and research
• Eligibility for cross appointment with an academic institution
• Knowledge and understanding of the healthcare system and health professions education and academic system

SKILLS:

• Superior verbal and written English language communication skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving, presentation/teaching and organizational skills
• Ability to operate independently and in collaboration with inter-professional colleagues
• Strong facilitation skills to manage within an evolving environment
• Ability to integrate new practice approaches to meet the needs of changing client populations
• Demonstrated competence in consulting/collaborating with other internal/external stakeholders
• Continued evidence of an active pursuit of knowledge, skills and expertise in best practice patterns, and the ability to integrate them into the clinical setting