Clinical Educator Per Diem - SMRMC In-service Education

About the Organization

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. Saint Mary’s Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

As a long-standing community partner with a 116-year history, Saint Mary’s Health Network provides Northern Nevada with inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of services, including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program. The health system also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Educator’s primary responsibility is to oversee the success and growth of the new hire programs, standardize educational training, support preceptors, and play an active, engaged role in the hospital on units and with nursing leadership to forward and support educational and organizational goals.

• Provide continued educational support, training, and mentoring to new grad, novice, and experienced Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses (LVN/LPN).
• Ensure a smooth transition to practice by providing unit-based support and coordinating the needs and resources for each new nurse through follow-up during and after the orientation period.
• Serve as a clinical liaison between education and clinical Directors, Managers, and Coordinators to facilitate a timely release from orientation by assessing needs and performance in real time.
• Identify targeted knowledge and skill deficits and address them through the coordination of available resources to ensure role development success and enhance patient outcomes.
• Support the role of Preceptors to ensure both preceptors and new hires are successful.

Requirements

• Current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Minimum of 5 years acute care experience.
• Minimum of 2 years previous educational experience preferred.

Employment Details

Employment Status: Per Diem

Shift: Variable