Year 3 Coordinator - Psychiatric Nursing

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Equity Statement

Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.

Work Arrangements

The Faculty of Health Sciences is seeking a Year 2 Coordinator for the department of Psychiatric Nursing. This position takes effect August 26, 2024 for an initial one year term with the possibility of an extension(s) up to a maximum of three years. This role has 2 sections of time release available for the 2024-2025 academic year.

What Douglas Offers

DO what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best colleges even better.

The Role

The faculty member in this position is responsible for providing leadership and department

administration that is related to semester functions. The faculty member in this position has:

• the responsibility to seek collegial decisions
• the authority to act on emergency issues requiring a decision, pending collegial
  
  

resolution of the issue

• the responsibility to implement collegial decisions
  
  

Responsibilities

Organizes and facilitates Year 3 meetings with students and faculty and follows up on

action items.

• Organizes and Chairs Year 3 semester team meetings and follows up on action items.
• Liaises with Staffing and Student Coordinator related to Year 2 student admission and
  
  

progression.

• Coordinates and provides orientation for Year 3 students in conjunction with faculty
  
  

team members.

• Provides support to Year 3 students and refers as necessary to appropriated Douglas
  
  

College resources.

• Supports Year 3 students with accessing educational resources.
• Creates and sustains a learning community using a variety of communication resources
  
  

(face to face: online) communication for Semester 3 and 4 students

• Facilitates transitions for students into the Psychiatric Nursing program and to the
  
  

Psychiatric Nursing Role

• Assists faculty with the interpretation and implementation of DOPN
  
  

Requirements/Protocols and College Policies.

• Provides orientation and coordinates mentorship for new faculty to semester/team
  
  

responsibilities and provides ongoing faculty support throughout the semester.

• Acts as a support to faculty concerning teaching responsibilities and student issues.
• Mentors faculty concerning student achievement, assessment processes, clinical
  
  

evaluations and learning contracts.

• Assists in the resolution of student issues at the team level consistent with the DOPN
  
  

Communication and resolution process guidelines.

• Coordinates, organizes, and participates in team operations. Communicates and
  
  

collaborates with the Coordinating Committee and provides input regarding semester

operational and curriculum issues.

• Provides input to the Student Progression Committee as necessary.
• Coordinates projects that may arise.
  
  

Operational Functions

• Coordinate the distribution and signing of any required program documents for Year 3
  
  

students.

• Coordinates the team app for Year 3 and ensures all working documents are available
  
  

and up to date.

• Coordinates the student evaluation grid for Year 3. Complete the student absence
  
  

tracking information at the end of each semester and communicate with the Year 4

Coordinator.

• Coordinate/Chair Clinical Handover Meetings when needed for Year 3. Ensures the
  
  

demographic sheet is maintained.

• Ensure coverage for midterm/final exams invigilation.
• Liaise and coordinate course evaluations for Year 3.
• Mentor and support faculty related to the Program Evaluation process.
  
  

FINAL Year 2 Revised May 2022

• Develop and collect classroom group lists for all Year 2 classes and distribute them to
  
  

the faculty team and students.

• Collaborates with the team to develop clinical lists and distribute the clinical lists to
  
  

faculty and Practice Placement Coordinator and Clinical Placement Officer.

• Monitors and follows up regarding currency of student clinical requirements.
• Liaises with Staffing Coordinator re: instructor coverage/changes and follow up as
  
  

necessary.

Collaborates with Practice Placement Coordinator regarding changes or concerns to the

clinical area.

• Participates in the draft of the departmental meeting schedule including times and
  
  

locations.

• Collects and reviews midterm and final clinical evaluations before filing.
  
  

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

Current RPN /RN registration with BCCNM .

• Master’s Degree required; Doctorate/PhD preferred.
• A minimum of 2 to 3 years recent post-secondary (or equivalent) teaching
  
  

experience in psychiatric nursing including both classroom and clinical practice

areas.

• A minimum of 2 to 3 years of clinical experience with a preference for experience
  
  

in a variety of nursing practice areas.

• Demonstrated leadership competence.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Demonstrated effective positive interpersonal and networking skills, including
  
  

teamwork and conflict resolution skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural safety and humility in the
  
  

context of education and psychiatric nursing practice.

• Knowledge of Year 3 of the BSPN program, informed by instructional
  
  

assignments in one or more Year 3 courses.

• Knowledge of all streams of Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing
  
  

Programs.

• Demonstrated self-direction, motivation, initiative, and creativity.
• Represent the values, goals, and philosophy of the Psychiatric Nursing
  
  

Department, Health Sciences, and Douglas College.

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