Company Bio
Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) is an active, acute-care community hospital located in the heart of the City of Kawartha Lakes. Among our acute and continuing care services, our team cares for 45,000 patients per year in the 24/7/365 emergency department, provides orthopedics and ophthalmology, operates a dialysis unit, and is renowned for its mental health programs and restorative seniors care. The Ross family takes pride in providing compassionate, quality patient care.
Position Summary
This is a Temporary Full-Time Clinical Scholar position supporting inpatient acute and post-acute care areas.
Start date: August 17, 2026
Ending on or before: March 31, 2027
The Clinical Scholar Program (CSP) is a program that provides experienced nurses with leadership and mentorship opportunities in a Clinical Scholar role while working in a supernumerary position. Reporting to the Manager of Professional Practice and Education, the Clinical Scholars will mentor newly graduated nurses, nurse externs, internationally educated nurses (IENs), and nurses seeking to upskill, transition into the acute or post-acute clinical environment. The Clinical Scholar will support and supervise the integration of nurses into the acute or post-acute clinical care environment while promoting evidence-based practice, competency development, quality improvement, and patient safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deliver, and evaluate educational programs, incorporate adult learning principles while providing feedback, coaching and mentoring.
- Assess unit-level learning needs and support novice nurses to meet their goals.
- Provide comprehensive educational needs and evaluation to support newly hired nurses during orientation
- Provide direct and indirect supervision, mentorship and coaching to nursing staff
- Provide leadership in the delivery of evidence based nursing care and facilitate the integration of research into meeting established patient care standards/guidelines/protocols
- Contribute to the evaluation of educational goals and learner outcomes
- Foster positive staff interactions and a supportive learning culture
- Support unit initiatives, quality improvement activities, and practice changes
- Act as an expert resource and role model for the delivery of high-quality care.
- Ensure patient care complies with standards, legislation and regulations. Report non-compliance to program/unit manager.
Essential Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
- Minimum three (3) years recent frontline nursing experience in a hospital setting, including one or more of the following clinical areas: (1) acute care in medical or surgical (2) rehabilitation
• Previous experience teaching, precepting, mentoring, or working with clinical learners or IENs • Demonstrated leadership, change management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work with interprofessional teams.
- Excellent clinical, assessment, communication and organizational skills.
- Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills.
- Strong computer skills with Epic.
- Commitment to continuing education and professional development.
- Knowledge of and adherence to Ross Memorial Hospitals Core Values
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at RMH through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Recent satisfactory performance with demonstrated excellence in attendance required.
- Knowledge of and adherence to Occupational Health & Safety and infection control principles.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Nursing, Education, or a related field.
- Membership in RNAO and other related professional organizations
- Experience with developing and/or giving presentations (oral and/or visual) at conferences and/or workshops
- Experience leading quality improvement, patient safety or evidence-based practice initiatives.
Hours of Work
Must be able to work eight (8) and twelve (12) hour shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Shift hours may change according to departmental requirements and as per the ONA Collective Agreement.
Employment Equity
Ross Memorial Hospital is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities. Accommodation will be provided throughout the hiring process at the request of the applicant.
Employees must meet expectations for appropriate, respectful and professional conduct, as set out in the RMH Code of Conduct.
