CV/ICU RN EDUCATOR (TR/PRN)

Overview

A Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Recovery Registered Nurse (RN) Educator plays a crucial role in providing specialized education and training to nurses and other healthcare staff within a cardiac intensive care and recovery setting.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical expertise and resources: Acting as a subject matter expert in cardiac care, providing guidance and support to CVICU staff.

• Sharing proper procedural techniques and updates: Ensuring staff are up-to-date on best practices, regulatory compliance, and patient safety standards within the CVICU.

• Managing onboarding and orientation: Welcoming and training new employees and students joining the unit with a focus on education for recovering the post-op cardiac surgery patient.

• Developing educational initiatives: Assessing staff learning needs and creating targeted educational programs to enhance their knowledge and skills.

• Fostering evidence-based practice: Promoting quality improvement and research initiatives to ensure care is based on the latest scientific knowledge.

• Serving as a mentor and consultant: Guiding staff in program development, clinical practice, and professional growth.

• Developing and delivering educational programs: Utilizing various formats (formal and informal) to teach staff, while also managing the learning environment and providing feedback.

• Facilitating changes in policies and procedures: Operating as a positive influence to promote staff understanding and compliance with new practices.

Requirements

• Licensure/Education: Current RN license in the state of Illinois, Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Basic Life Support (BLS).
• PREFERRED: BSN, or Master's degree in Nursing Education or a related field, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in CV/ICU, experience as an educator or preceptor is desirable.

Employee Health Requirements

• Exposure/Sensory Requirements: Exposure to chemicals, video display terminals, blood and body fluids, exposure to airborne pathogens, sensory requirements including speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch, and activity/lifting requirements.

Describe And Explain The Lifting And Carrying Requirements

Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays), carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency. Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity: Sit: 30 Twist: 15 Stand: 60 Crawl: 0 Walk: 10 Kneel: 0 Lift: 5 Drive: 0 Squat: 2 Climb: 1 Bend: 15 Reach above shoulders: 2 Repetitive use of hands (frequency indicated): Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight

Our Commitment To You

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes: Compensation Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training, Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call, Opportunity for annual increases based on performance, Benefits Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work.