What are the responsibilities and job description for the Practice Application Specialist, School of Health & Life Sciences position at Conestoga College School of Business?
Position Summary
Support Staff Full-time Appendix D Contract Position (January 2025 – February 23, 2025, with possibility of extension)
The Practice Application Specialist (PAS) is a key member of the teaching/learning team. They play an important role in supporting the integration of theoretical knowledge into practice by demonstrating, supervising, mentoring, coaching and assessing nursing skills for students enrolled in programs in the School of Health & Life Sciences programs.
The PAS will assist in preparing students to apply the required skills that must be demonstrated within the laboratory/clinical environment. The incumbent is also responsible for facilitating student activities and resources in the Open Access Lab environment. The incumbent supervises students and acts as a resource to students, faculty and community practicum staff and promotes their program to stakeholders in the placement community.
Successful candidates will be required to conduct work within Ontario and must be available to work on campus as required. It is anticipated that this position will meet the needs of the department by working on-site at the Doon campus located at 299 Doon Valley Dr, Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4.
Responsibilities
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Support Staff Full-time Appendix D Contract Position (January 2025 – February 23, 2025, with possibility of extension)
The Practice Application Specialist (PAS) is a key member of the teaching/learning team. They play an important role in supporting the integration of theoretical knowledge into practice by demonstrating, supervising, mentoring, coaching and assessing nursing skills for students enrolled in programs in the School of Health & Life Sciences programs.
The PAS will assist in preparing students to apply the required skills that must be demonstrated within the laboratory/clinical environment. The incumbent is also responsible for facilitating student activities and resources in the Open Access Lab environment. The incumbent supervises students and acts as a resource to students, faculty and community practicum staff and promotes their program to stakeholders in the placement community.
Successful candidates will be required to conduct work within Ontario and must be available to work on campus as required. It is anticipated that this position will meet the needs of the department by working on-site at the Doon campus located at 299 Doon Valley Dr, Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4.
Responsibilities
- Organizes for effective delivery of skills demonstration, using the pre-determined criteria available in the programs using a variety of resources
- Modifies experiential learning activities as required to observe students’ ability to demonstrate practice capability and decision making, in accordance with program outcomes and the associated Professional Regulatory bodies
- Schedules individual and group activities (including remedial work appointments)
- Models and demonstrates professional practices and conducts assessment of skills via return demonstrations, for individuals or groups of students
- Records the progress of students’ skill mastery using pre-determined assessment tools
- Consults with members of the teaching/learning team faculty regarding the student’s progress, especially those having difficulty
- Maintains student files for use by the teaching/learning team
- Maintains cleanliness of the lab environment daily and ensures lab equipment is in good working order
- Supervises students in practicum settings which includes on-going contact with field placement location, liaising with agency staff to promote student learning, observing students in placement setting, meeting with preceptor and/or student, providing verbal and written feedback to students, reviewing mid-term and final preceptor evaluations, providing input to teaching/learning team faculty regarding final grades based on pre-established criteria, and referring students requiring additional support to teaching/learning team
- Maintains professional development by accessing current evidence-based research and best practices, remaining aware of changing clinical practice, attending continuing education courses, and consulting with agency staff
- Attends pre-semester orientation and planning meetings, frequent teaching/learning team meetings throughout the semester and Program Level meetings as required per semester
- Proctors examinations written by students as required at specific times during the academic year
- Two-year diploma and current Certificate of Competence as a Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse in the Province of Ontario in good standing is required; candidates with a four-year Nursing degree are also encouraged to apply
- A minimum of five years of recent nursing experience in long-term care, complex continuing care, medicine, or surgery in an active healthcare environment is required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in working with faculty teams, students, and others
- High level organizational skills for implementation of activities for students
- Self-motivated and creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to work independently
- Access to reliable transportation and ability to travel to multiple locations is required
- Strong computer skills and willingness to remain current with advancing computer technology
- Maintain College of Nurses of Ontario Professional Standards of Nursing Practice, updating skills as required
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