Nursing Instructor I/II - Perioperative Nursing Program

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

3d•CA$44 - CA$57•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Reporting to the Manager, The Learning Institute, the Nursing Instructor I/II is responsible through assigned teaching responsibilities, for assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institute’s educational framework and provincial mandate. This position promotes the advancement of professional practice within the Nova Scotia health care community. The Nursing Instructor I/II has the primary responsibility for facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum and works collaboratively with the Nurse Educator and Nursing Instructor IV to provide educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face, simulated and online delivery methods, as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting. The Nursing Instructor I/II practices according to the Registered Nurses Act, Nova Scotia College of Nursing, and Standards of Practice of Registered Nurses. This position will support the Perioperative Nursing Program with a particular focus on blended learning. Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.

Requirements

Active practicing license in good standing with Nova Scotia Nursing and Midwifery Regulator (NSNMR) required
Certificate course or CNA certification in Perioperative nursing required
Minimum two (2) years' recent and continuous clinical experience in Perioperative nursing required
BLS for Health Care Providers certification required
Demonstrated recent professional development relevant to maintaining currency in practice and education
Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional groups of learners/employees in a variety of educational settings (e.g. classroom, online, lab, practice setting)
Proficiency with computer skills and applications including Complete Microsoft Suite; internet browsers; Learning Management Systems; Web-based classroom and discussion boards

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Science of Nursing an asset
Certificate course in adult education (or equivalency) preferred
Current experience with classroom, on-line and skill/simulation teaching, including low to high fidelity simulation preferred
Current experience with coordinating and implementing skill and simulated based teaching and assessment methods preferred
Previous preceptor experience required
Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

Responsibilities

Assisting with the implementation of entry-level and specialty level educational programming in accordance with the Learning Institute’s educational framework and provincial mandate.
Facilitating learning according to the prescribed curriculum.
Providing educational programming for nursing and interprofessional programs using face-to-face, simulated and online delivery methods, as well as at point of care education as a clinical instructor in the practice setting.
Supporting the Perioperative Nursing Program with a particular focus on blended learning.