Clinical Nurse Educator | Per Diem/PRN - Philadelphia, PA

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies and collects information related to learning needs and collaborates with members of multiple disciplines in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of effective nursing education and training programs.
• Serves as a resource for all nursing educational inquiries and issues.
• Assumes accountability for delivery of clinical education services and practices that create a patient-centered organization, driven by customer feedback and data.
• Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs.
• Contributes and works collaboratively with nurse management team in support of hospital-wide improvement in meeting core measures, patient safety, and service excellence goals through clinical education.
• Conducts program evaluations that measure learning impact and outcomes against strategic goals and objectives of the healthcare setting to enhance the effectiveness of clinical care and employee performance.
• Captures and coordinates orientation of new staff to the organization.
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation.
• Affirms learners' progress, and interprets appropriate information necessary to revise and/or adjust orientation, competencies, lesson plans, educational activities and teaching techniques, as needed.
• Contributes to competency assessment by monitoring nursing staff's knowledge and compliance, to ensure that national Patient Safety Goals are maintained, and by participating in competency validation of newly-appointed staff.
• Maintains a system of records of in-service orientation, staff development, and educational activities; and monitors and submits all other mandatory work and regulatory reports.
• Promotes cost effectiveness through implementation of efficient orientation/onboarding practices.
• Incorporates organizational values/culture in educational programs, ensuring alignment with organization's policies/procedures and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design.
• Utilizes current best evidence.
• Identifies resources for problem solving.
• Provides staff with resources and education to implement changes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• PA License
• 5 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience
• Advanced knowledge of adult learning principles
• Displays effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrates competency in teaching/learning process, organizational skills, and computer literacy

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
• Current ACLS Instructor and BLS Instructor
• Operating Room circulating experience
• National certifications in Nursing Professional Development desirable; eligible staff will achieve certification within two years of being hired into the department