Instructor - Womens Health

Alberta Health Services • St. Albert, AB, CA • 1w ago

Your Opportunity:

As a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE), you will play a key leadership role in advancing clinical practice and supporting professional development for nursing staff within the Labour, Delivery, and Postpartum areas at the Sturgeon Community Hospital. The CNE plans, implements, and evaluates education, orientation, and competency programs that reflect current best practice and adult learning principles. Working collaboratively with unit leadership, interdisciplinary teams, and other educators across the site, zone, and province, the CNE promotes safe, high-quality, and evidence-informed care for obstetrical patients and their families. This position also contributes to quality improvement, patient safety, and policy development within the maternal-newborn program. In this role, you will be on your feet for extended periods and must be able to assist with transporting, lifting, and positioning patients and equipment. Coordinates and delivers comprehensive orientation programs for new staff. Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education initiatives to support staff competency and ongoing learning. Provides clinical support, mentorship, and consultation at the point of care as required. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice when required, based on unit acuity and staffing needs, ensuring patient safety and continuity of care. Participates in the development and review of policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines relevant to maternal-newborn care. Integrates evidence-based practices and provincial initiatives into clinical education and unit operations. Promotes the use of clinical technology, documentation standards, and organizational protocols. Serves as a resource for staff, physicians, and learners within the Obstetrical Program.

Description:

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.

Classification: Instructor EDM
Union: United Nurses of Alberta
Unit and Program: Inservice Education
Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2025
Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
Date Available: 17-NOV-2025
Temporary End Date: 21-MAY-2027
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 19
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $47.34
Maximum Salary: $64.79
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of five (5) years of recent clinical experience in Labour and Delivery and Postpartum. Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication abilities, along with a strong understanding of the nursing process, clinical judgment, and evidence-informed practice. Highly motivated, self-directed, and flexible in meeting the learning needs of staff. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team. Strong computer literacy and working knowledge of Connect Care required; Connect Care Superuser status preferred. Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and patient safety. Ability to assist with patient mobilization, turning, positioning, and transfer activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

MOREOB Care Team experience. NRP, FHS, H&S CPR Instructor certification. Postgraduate studies or certification in adult education, instructional design, or simulation-based learning preferred. Experience as an adult educator or instructor, including the development, delivery, and evaluation of education materials and programs in classroom, clinical and simulation settings. Experience leading or participating in quality improvement initiatives or practice standard implementation.