ICU/PCU RN Educator - ICU Services - PT .6 DAYS

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs the functions of a clinical nurse educator while also providing direct patient care as a member of the ICU/PCU nursing team. Serves as a clinical expert, educator, mentor, and resource for staff while supporting safe, evidence-based patient care.

About the Role

Maintains regular bedside practice within ICU and PCU and functions as a fully competent staff nurse. Provides safe, patient and family-centered nursing care. Demonstrates and applies in-depth knowledge of critical care and progressive care nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintains clinical competency through ongoing bedside practice and continuing education.
• Serves as a clinical resource and mentor for nursing staff.
• Maintains unit staffing needs through scheduled direct patient care assignments.
• Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates educational programs for ICU and PCU staff.
• Coordinates onboarding and orientation programs for newly hired nurses and support staff.
• Facilitates annual competencies and competency validation activities.
• Identifies educational needs through observation, quality metrics, competency assessments, and leadership collaboration.
• Provides just-in-time education and coaching.
• Supports specialty certification preparation and professional development.
• Assists with implementation of new equipment, technology, workflows, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Promotes evidence-based nursing practice throughout ICU and PCU.
• Supports implementation of best practices and clinical standards.
• Affords staff in translating evidence into bedside practice.
• Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice.
• Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice.
• Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice.
• Participates in department quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists with monitoring unit quality indicators and outcome measures.
• Conducts audits and reviews as assigned.
• Assists with root cause analyses, debriefings, and action planning.
• Supports regulatory readiness and accreditation activities.
• Collaborates with leadership to identify opportunities for clinical improvement.

Requirements

Maintains regular bedside practice within ICU and PCU and functions as a fully competent staff nurse. Provides safe, patient and family-centered nursing care. Demonstrates and applies in-depth knowledge of critical care and progressive care nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum five years of recent ICU experience.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in critical care nursing.
• Previous experience serving as a preceptor, charge nurse, educator, or clinical resource nurse.
• Strong communication, organizational, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Ability to work varied hours and flexible schedules to support educational activities across shifts.
• Ability to balance direct patient care responsibilities with educational and professional development responsibilities.

Skills

Hands-on experience with advanced critical care therapies, including CRRT, hemodialysis, Impella®, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), mechanical ventilation, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$53.87 - $76.92

Schedule

N/A