Clinical Field Specialist - Jobs in Harbour Centre

Job Description

Let us welcome you home.Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.Our Vision: For every person to feel at home. This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honour to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavours. The Clinical Field Specialist provides leadership and expertise to effectively support and advance evidence-based best practice within a seniors environment; facilitating the creation of a collaborative practice environment through leadership, role modelling and coordination of practice activities; identifying the learning needs of nursing staff related to nursing practice issues and collaborating to design overall learning strategies and interventions; advising on and providing leadership to initiatives related to nursing practice, including inter-professional collaboration and communication, education and research quality improvement, professional standards and regulatory requirement; and encouraging the professional development of nursing staff members to maintain and enhance their professional growth.*Please note this position is a 4day/week role, preferred location of candidate would be in the Vancouver, Okanagan or Vancouver Island regions. Key Responsibilities

• Applies the organization’s mission, vision, and values and resident’s rights.
• Supports clinical in the homes with the implementation of improvements or changes in practice.
• Supports the homes to enforce and support policies and procedures, regulations and standards.
• Promotes a holistic approach to ensure that factors impacting resident care are addressed.
• Supports research-based practice.
• Familiar with legislation (BC and Alberta).
• Provide clinical support to clinical teams in home (follow up, clinical oversight, education for new team members).
• Provide remote and hands on clinical support (day to day operations, nurse PCC orientation).
• Assist in providing education sessions as needed (PCC, policy updates, and any other clinical updates).
• Support to ensure clinical policies and procedures are followed.
• Support nursing team in ensuring appropriate follow through is completed.
• Support clinical with the implementation of improvements or changes in practice.
• Supports the home to enforce and support policies and procedures, regulations and standards.
• Supports the home to promote a holistic approach to ensure that factors impacting resident care are addressed.
• Supports research-based practice.
• Provides leadership, support, guidance and mentorship to the nursing clinical team in the homes.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the care team and other processional and support services.
• Works in collaboration with the MDS coordinator to ensure all clinical processes are followed.
• Supports home in absence of Clinical leadership

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in Long Term Care, experience with MDS an asset
• Currently registered and a member in good standing with the provincial nursing college
• Previous experience in long-term care preferred including demonstrated commitment to working with seniors
• Strong analytical and assessment skills
• Ability to travel to sites
• Ability to lead training and education with adult learners
• Experience with SURGE Learning is an asset
• Knowledge of: InterRAI suite of tools, MDS/RUG III patient classification systems
• Working Knowledge of: Project Management Principles, Industry Knowledge, Principles of Adult Education, Facilitation, Problem Solving, Continuous Quality Improvement Principles, Data Analysis, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively
• Valid driver’s license and travel will be required

Benefits

• Dental care
• Employee assistant program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• LTD
• RRSP match
• Vision care

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