Clinical Resource Nurse

Position #: 9001437

Expected Start Date: January 20, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Maternal Services

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.79

Shift Information: Days, Nights

Hours of Work: 10 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Clinical Resource Nurse, is primarily responsible as a resource person for all nursing staff. The Clinical Resource Nurse will be highly visible and responsive to the needs of staff for on the spot support such as advanced problem-solving in clinical situations, mentorship, trouble-shooting of equipment and overall support of the unit. The Clinical Resource Nurse assists staff in providing quality care and related quality assurance requirements by providing information based on theory/ best practice, assessing clinical/technical skills and participating in direct patient care as appropriate, in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures. The Clinical Resource Nurse will utilize the competency by design framework and tools to support and mentor the nursing staff as they advance their skills. The Clinical Resource Nurse will work in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Educators to understand the support and mentorship requirements for individual nursing staff that are advancing their skills and working on competency checklists. The Clinical Resource Nurse will provide a consistently high level of mentoring to ensure clinical practice standards are understood, implemented, and adhered to. The Clinical Resource Nurse will provide high quality operational support to teams, and support the staff to feel empowered, educated, included, and valued. To influence how care is delivered to optimize the use of resources, improve the quality of care, optimize patient experience, address inequity, and maximize flexibility in service delivery. This position will support the competency by design framework and competency checklist which is required to utilize as nursing staff advance their competencies and skills

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 5 years recent exp in L&D nursing with 1 year in an educational/leadership role

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

• Current CPR certification
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certificate (NRP)

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Mediation skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work in a busy, fast-paced environment required.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop others
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
• Ability to work collaboratively with other health care professionals
• Competent critical thinking/judgement/autonomous decision-making capabilities
• Demonstrated skill in teaching
• Knowledge in principles of adult education
• Knowledge in computer systems integration in a clinical environment
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, independent judgment & organizational skills
• Ability to lead/encourage/advise/collaborate with colleagues to achieve goals
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• High degree of technical & documenting accuracy, for effective learning exp.
• Plan & implement learning experiences based on the unit/individual needs
• Demonstrates self-direction, decision making & attention to detail
• Works within established policies and procedures
• Makes judgments and interprets information from medical records
• Requires sound knowledge of nursing process
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to plan, organize & prioritize work in collaboration with others
• Proven conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated relationship building
• Knowledge of current practice approaches/standards in Perinatal nursing
• Demonstrated expertise of care for Perinatal population and families
• Function as a role model

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

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