Instructor - Clinical Nurse Educator

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) supports excellence in nursing practice within Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) Operative Services by advancing staff knowledge, skills, critical thinking, and professional development. Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, DTC Surgical Suite, the CNE plans, coordinates, delivers, and evaluates educational programs for the Operating Room and Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU). The CNE contributes to the development and maintenance of provincial, corridor, and site-based educational programs, practice support resources, and competency-based learning initiatives. Using adult learning principles and evidence-informed practice, the CNE facilitates orientation, mandatory, and continuing education for professional and non-professional staff. In partnership with managers, the CNE monitors and evaluates the progress of peri-operative learners and staff, providing feedback and recommendations to support competency development. The CNE supports learners through observation, coaching, mentoring, and clinical demonstration, and collaborates in the development and implementation of individualized learning plans as needed. The CNE promotes clinical competence and practice excellence by supporting the implementation of new policies, procedures, protocols, technologies, and best practices. As a clinical leader and role model, the incumbent fosters a positive team culture, supports change management, and provides daily consultation and mentorship to multidisciplinary staff within the busy peri-operative environment. Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills are essential to ensure consistent standards, goals, and objectives are achieved across the interdisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be self-directed, adaptable, and committed to evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement.

As an Instructor, you will be an expert practitioner and key educator. You will take a leadership role in the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of education for nursing staff including orientation, compulsory and continuing education, and clinical development. You will collaborate with management and internal partners to promote standards of clinical, educational and evidence informed practice. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Bachelor of Nursing degree. Active registration or eligibility for registration and a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Completion of an accredited peri-operative and/or peri-anesthesia nursing program. Connect Care OpTime training and access. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint. Minimum five (5) years of recent peri-operative nursing experience in a tertiary surgical suite. Previous Clinical Nurse Educator experience in a peri-operative environment. Demonstrated knowledge of current peri-operative standards, policies, procedures, and protocols. Knowledge of restricted activities and full scope of nursing practice as defined by the regulatory college. Strong organizational and leadership skills, including decision-making, coaching, mentoring, and teaching abilities. Ability to maintain and demonstrate peri-operative clinical skills in a physically demanding surgical environment. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-acuity, and rapidly changing environment. Demonstrated ability to collaborate within interdisciplinary teams. Advanced critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical decision-making skills. Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Master's degree in Nursing or a related field. Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification in Perioperative Nursing and/or Peri-Anesthesia Nursing. Experience with a variety of educational delivery methods, including classroom instruction, experiential learning, consultation, distance learning, research, simulation, professional reading, and self-directed learning. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.