We are currently looking for Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our team as a Clinical Scholar. Reporting to the Manager of Interprofessional Practice, Quality and Innovation, and in collaboration with the Clinical Educators, the ideal candidate will mentor and support nursing graduates, internationally educated nurses (IENs) and nurses looking to upskill.

The Clinical Scholar Program will focus exclusively on mentoring new and international nurses in their transition to Headwaters Health Care Centre and the clinical nursing workforce. The Clinical Scholar will not have a patient caseload but will support the nurses’ practice and integration into the clinical area and in accordance with organizational and professional standards, and in collaboration with clinical teams. In conjunction with the Clinical Educator, the Clinical Scholar will create, adapt, and deliver orientation and learning resources, using various delivery methods in accordance with organizational and unit policies/practices/guidelines 

The Clinical Scholar will provide an ongoing presence on the clinical unit(s) to support the ongoing development of the new graduates, as well as tracking and documentation of skillset achievement, and will provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the new graduate and current nursing staff to upskill, including the creation of learning goals and objectives.  

• Providing mentorship to new nurses including nursing graduates and IEN nurses
• Support new nurses and IEN nurses in their nursing practice and integration into clinical area in accordance with organizational and professional standards
• Provide education and practice skills to current nursing staff for upskills and to align with best practices recommendations
• Support unit leadership in competency evaluations and reporting concerns to unit leadership
• Ensure delivery of professional nursing care by utilizing evidence-based practice
• Demonstrate critical thinking in the nursing process while collecting and interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of nursing care
• Collaborate with the clinical interprofessional team and the Clinical Educators
• Has knowledge, skill, and judgement needed to guide competent, evidence-based nursing practice that complies with the College of Nurses of Ontario Standard of Practice 

• Current Certification of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as an RN or RPN (General Class); or nurses who have retired and are still registered with the CNO
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with frontline practice
• Demonstrated experience precepting students
• Demonstrated experience precepting new staff
• Current B.C.L.S. and commitment to ongoing renewal
• Current A.C.L.S and commitment to ongoing renewal
• Demonstrated leadership, change management and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated mentorship skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide quality care
• Demonstrated professional judgement, critical thinking and prioritization skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, team and customer service skills, with the ability to articulate clear expectations and work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to set priorities, solve problems with evidence-based decisionmaking practices and resolve conflicts in a timely and efficient manner
• Evidence of continuing education and commitment to ongoing professional development
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Adherence to all health and safety policies, procedures and provisions and the recognition and reporting of unsafe hazards and work practices