Jenna Duncan

Clinical Educator and Emergency Registered Nurse with 10+ years of experience across emergency department care, urgent care, rural acute care, specialty education, orientation, competency validation, simulation, continuing education, and clinical instruction.

Current Registered

Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario, with proven ability to promote excellence in emergency nursing practice, patient safety, quality improvement, and team development in high-acuity environments. Skilled in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs that enhance clinical proficiency and support exemplary clinical practice. Brings expertise in CTAS-guided triage, critically ill adult and child populations, monitoring equipment, arrhythmia recognition, adult education principles, evidence-based practice, coaching, mentoring, clinical consultation, policy and procedure support, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Clinical Nurse Educator – Specialty Education - Northern Health - British Columbia

(2026-05)

• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate specialty education programs, orientation, skills certification, continuing education, and professional development that enhance clinical proficiency and patient safety.
• Deliver education grounded in adult education principles, simulation, competency assessment, evidence-based practice, and current standards of care to support safe emergency nursing practice.
• Coach, mentor, and consult with nurses and interdisciplinary team members on nursing practice issues, clinical reasoning, skill development, and practice readiness.
• Collaborate with clinical leaders and interdisciplinary partners to identify practice gaps, interpret quality-improvement needs, and develop targeted education strategies.
• Support clinical initiatives, practice standard alignment, and educational planning that promote exemplary clinical practice and quality of care.

Clinical Instructor / Nursing Education Experience - University of Northern British Columbia, College of New Caledonia, Durham College

(2019-04)

• Facilitate clinical, laboratory, and acute-care learning experiences for nursing students, promoting safe practice, clinical reasoning, professionalism, and evidence-informed decision-making.
• Evaluate student performance using competency-based standards and provide timely coaching, feedback, and remediation to support learner success.
• Collaborate with faculty, clinical partners, and healthcare teams to align clinical learning experiences with curriculum outcomes and practice expectations.
• Contributed to curriculum and learning-resource development for internationally educated nurses transitioning into Canadian nursing practice.

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department / Rural Communities Travel Nurse - British Columbia & Saskatchewan (Travel Nurse) - British Columbia & Saskatchewan

(2021-10 - 2026-05)

• Delivered emergency department nursing care across high-acuity, rural, and resource-variable settings requiring rapid assessment, independent prioritization, clinical judgment, escalation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Performed rapid triage, comprehensive assessment, and clinical prioritization using CTAS guidelines and emergency nursing standards.
• Stabilized and managed critically ill adult and child patients presenting with trauma, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, sepsis, and other urgent or emergent conditions.
• Used monitoring equipment, arrhythmia recognition, emergency medication administration, IV therapy, procedural support, and escalation pathways to support safe emergency care.
• Served as Charge Nurse, coordinating patient flow, team priorities, safe transitions, emergency escalation, and urgent care needs across Emergency, Acute Care, and Long-Term Care services.

Associate Director of Care - Caressant Care

(2022-05 - 2022-06)

Registered Practical Nurse - Lakeridge Health

(2015-05 - 2021-11)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Toronto Metropolitan University (2021-04)