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Position Overview
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Clinical Engagement Specialist. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 2 years (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.
This position reports to the Operations Director of the Libin Cardiovascular Insitiute of Alberta.
This position requires clinical acumen, independent work, strategic leadership, decision making, time management and superior organizational skills. It is dynamic and has a broad scope that requires a diversity of skills and experience. The Clinical Engagement Specialist will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a highly complex initiative with a high volume of work, competing priorities, and interact with a diversity of stakeholders.
The Clinical Engagement Specialist will be the Libin liaison to the Department of Cardiac Sciences, and attend the clinical nurse educator meetings as well as the clinical executive council in that capacity. The successful candidate will identify and provide leadership to site based champions at each acute care site to extend the reach and depth of engagement with the LIbin clinical membership.
Position Description
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Serve as the Libin liaison to the Department of Cardiac Sciences, and attend the clinical nurse educator meetings as well as the clinical executive council in that capacity
- Identify and provide leadership to site based champions at each acute care site to extend the reach and depth of engagement with the LIbin clinical membership
- Lead the interdisciplinary collaboration and wellness program
- Ability to work with a diversity of stakeholders - clinicians, researchers, analysts, people with lived experience, and senior administrative leaders
- Actively facilitate connections between Libin clinical and research members
- Education & Training
- Lead the development of education initiatives for nurse members of the Institute
- Translate innovative ideas, programs, goals, objectives of a given program into logistics and arrangements with all stakeholders and stakeholder organizations
- Play an integral role in the design and analysis of needs assessments and environmental scans for new program development
- Play a key role in evaluation of learning and programs
- Program Management & Evaluation:
- Manage an academic medicine and strategic leadership mentoring program
- Implement the clinical-research integration program
- Track program budget and ensure that things are delivered on time, on scope, on budget
- Evaluate each program in a manner consistent with the overarching evaluation framework for the Institute
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelors Degree in nursing or medical related fields
- Minimum of 10 or more years experience working in a high pace, high stress medical environment like Cardiac Sciences in Alberta
- 5 years of demonstrated experience working with a diversity of stakeholders, ideally in a clinical or research setting is required
- Previous experience planning and delivering educational initiative is required
- Existing knowledge about clinical professional development requirements would be an asset
- A high level of flexibility and ability to adapt to changing workloads and priorities is required
- Must have the ability to interact consistently in a diplomatic, flexible and timely fashion with stakeholders
- Must maintain and respect the confidential nature of the work
- Able to learn quickly, and work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong time management, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
Application Deadline: July 19, 2020
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
Additional Information
This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase III.
To find out more about management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Management and Staff Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.
About the University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
The University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their professional success while they are here. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
