Clinical Nurse Educator - Per Diem

Position Summary

The Nurse Educator is responsible for providing education and evaluation to nursing and patient care staff on the different units throughout the hospital. In addition, this position may provide individualized direct patient care utilizing the skills and knowledge relevant to the care of patients. This position provides supervision to the Registered Nurses and ancillary personnel and reports directly to the Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development.

Job Duties & Essential Functions

• Absorbs responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing care to all assigned patients.
• Absorbs preceptor role in orientation of nursing personnel and students on the unit when needed.
• Provides written documentation to nursing leadership of achieved competencies by the orientee according to the standards of care for the unit/service.
• Develops, implements and evaluates clinical orientation and unit specific orientation for both experienced and inexperienced nursing staff.
• Collaborates with Patient Care Leadership to plan in-service programs, conferences and lectures, thereby encouraging the continued development of nursing staff.
• Collaborates with Patient Care Leadership to develop and educate nursing staff (including technical skills and use of equipment) utilizing verbalization and return demonstration to assure successful completion and achievement of competencies.
• Identifies and documents nursing staff’s learning needs assessment, learner objectives, and the context of programs, resources, and methods of evaluation used.
• Provides ongoing instruction of technical skills and equipment in accordance to the hospital policies and procedures to all nursing staff.
• Maintains monitoring of the quality of nursing care rendered and the documentation of the nursing process through direct interaction with nursing staff members and their assigned patients and families.
• Coordinates delivery of patient care by all health professionals by actively sharing knowledge and ideas with hospital leadership.
• Attends and participates in committees with physicians, administrators and nursing related to the clinical area.
• Represents and clarifies the needs of the nursing staff and the patient population.

Required Experience And Qualifications

• At least five years post-licensure acute care experience in nursing.
• Graduation from a National League of Nursing Accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in New York State.
• Current BLS provider certification from the American Heart Association.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years of experience in area of specialization.
• Masters degree.
• PALS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association.
• Unit specific specialty certification.