Clinical Development Nurse II, Nurse Educator

About the role

Provides educational opportunities to nurses for their professional development by identifying individuals and/or groups who do not meet established competency expectations, conducting needs assessments to identify and bridge knowledge, skill, and/or practice gaps, and designing education programs to meet the learning and developmental needs of the clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers.
• Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers.
• Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations.
• Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes.
• Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies.
• Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results.
• Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines.
• Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Provides educational opportunities to nurses for their professional development by: identifying individuals and/or groups who do not meet established competency expectations and recommending longitudinal education plans; conducting needs assessments to identify and bridge knowledge, skill, and/or practice gaps; developing and implementing remediation plans in collaboration with key stakeholders and coaching to close gaps in competency expectations, knowledge, skill, and/or practice gaps; designing education programs to meet the learning and developmental needs of the clinical staff, including the creation of study protocols, timelines, and budgets, in alignment with company objectives and regulatory guidelines; creating content (e.g., course curricula, training aids, other supporting materials) in relation to orientation, competency validation, and/or core education for specific nursing care, ensuring curriculum accuracy and providing troubleshooting as needed; and collaborating with subject matter experts, nursing leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure the content and delivery of educational programs meet the needs of the target audience.

Requirements

• Minimum one (1) year of experience in clinical teaching or precepting, nursing professional development, delivering educational programs, curriculum design, process improvement, professional development/evaluation, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a health-related field AND minimum four (4) years of experience in an inpatient setting, clinic, and or skilled nursing department or a directly health-related field.
• Registered Nurse License (Colorado) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.

Skills

• Adult Learning Theory
• Applied Data Analysis
• Business Relationship Management
• Change Management
• Clinical Learning Solutions
• Competency Assessment
• Consulting
• Content Development
• Curriculum Development
• Employee Training
• Key Performance Indicators
• Knowledge Management
• Learning Measurement
• Model Creation and Interpretation
• Nursing Principles
• Presentation Skills
• Program Development
• Quality Improvement
• Relationship Building
• Written Communication

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing or a health-related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in nursing education, training programs, or a teaching/training environment.