2.3 Fanshawe PSW Clinical Instructor Role
Fanshawe PSW Clinical Instructor Role
A Fanshawe College PSW Faculty member assigned to a group of PSW students to deliver, facilitate, support, teach, and evaluate the PSW students’ Professional Practice Clinical Placement experience. This role will bridge the gap for students between theoretical knowledge and application to a healthcare setting. Clinical Instructors will facilitate students’ progress and prepare them to meet Professional Practice Competencies and skills as Personal Support Workers. The Clinical Instructor will oversee students in a Long-Term Care Setting (HLTH 3054, first student placement).
Clinical Instructor Expectations
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✓ Attend PSW team meetings led by the PSW Program Coordinator.
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✓ Become familiar with the Professional Practice setting by initiating introductions and requesting a tour of the Professional Practice Placement setting (prior to the course start).
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✓ Attend agency orientation with students.
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✓ Attend the student Clinical Orientation on campus at the beginning of Level 2.
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✓ Connect with PSW students throughout the shift and communicate expectations for the Clinical Professional Practice Placement.
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✓ Seek out professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge of the PSW role and strengthen understanding of teaching and learning.
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✓ Facilitate and engage students in the Fanshawe College OER: Personal Support Worker Clinical Professional Practice Course Resource hub, additional learning, and resources.
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✓ Guide students in becoming confident in completing the Domains of Practice Competencies evaluations in the PSW Professional Practice Placement Curriculum.
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✓ Communicate expectations for the PSW Professional Practice Placement.
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✓ Be available to answer questions and teach/guide the PSW students in practice and skills.
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✓ Review, evaluate, and grade all Clinical Professional Practice requirements in partnership with the PSW agency mentors/preceptors.
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✓ Review the PSW Clinical Professional Practice curriculum (found in the course content section in the FanshaweOnline Learning Management System).
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✓ Review and apply Fanshawe College and Agency policies, procedures, and PSW skills in the clinical setting.
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✓ Demonstrate clinical and instructional knowledge in providing client care, expectations of clinical practice and the role of the PSW.
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✓ Exhibit an approachable and receptive demeanour to students’ learning needs, and provide continuous support.
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✓ Be a positive role model displaying enthusiasm, positivity, caring attributes, and portraying a passion for the profession of Personal Support Workers.
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✓ Collaborate with students, agency mentors, agency staff, agency administrators and coordinators, Fanshawe College Placement Coordinator, and the PSW Program Coordinator.
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✓ Follow proper procedures when ill, there is an agency outbreak, or inclement weather, and be responsible for creating a student contact plan.
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✓ Support student success by initiating a Collaborative Success Plan (Appendix D) and notifying the PSW Program Coordinator of students who do not meet the Professional Practice Domains and Competencies.
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✓ Enter final grades in the Fanshawe College Learning Management System and WebAdvisor.
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✓ Maintain up-to-date registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
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✓ Maintain up-to-date mask fit testing, immunizations, and CPR/First-Aid certifications.
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✓ Complete learning modules required by Fanshawe College (e-learning) and the Professional Practice agency.
