Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking a permanent full‑time Regional Educator to join our team, based in Kelowna. In this role, you will support Internationally Educated Nurses, help prepare units to welcome new hires, and assess clinical competencies, including observing practice directly on the units. The ideal candidate is confident and highly skilled in medical‑surgical nursing and passionate about fostering clinical excellence across the region.
Shift Times: Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00
What we offer:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP
What will you work on?
The Regional Educator, in consultation with their clinical Program, Professional Practice Office (PPO) and Operational Leaders, works with Clinical Practice Educators (CPE) and Clinical Mentors in the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of education, training and related knowledge services within the assigned practice area(s) for Interior Health (IH).
The Regional Educator provides knowledge services, leadership and promotes consistent development, application, delivery and integration of evidence-informed knowledge services within the assigned practice area(s) by methods such as: utilizing adult teaching/learning techniques, continuous and culturally safe quality education, and incorporating change management principles. This position acts as a resource to staff and others by providing evidence, guidance, and support in relation to education/knowledge transfer methods, technologies, evidence-informed practices and initiatives.
Come join our team and see why we’re one of BC’s Top Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Apply Today!
A first in Canada: minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios (mNPRs) are starting in B.C.! Interior Health, alongside B.C.'s other health authorities, is implementing mNPRs as a transformative staffing initiative that aims to improve the working environment of nurses in order to provide better quality care to our patients.
Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience
• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ recent, related experience in the assigned practice area(s) and two (2) years’ recent, formal experience in adult teaching/learning, curriculum development, teaching, providing in services or staff development function; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current valid BC driver’s license.
Comments
Interior Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating an environment free from discrimination. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience, and knowledge to enable us to provide high quality, accessible and culturally safe health services to everyone in the Interior Health region. We are committed to addressing existing inequities and barriers to achieving a diverse workforce, one that is representative of the communities we serve. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups.