Nurse Education Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process, critical thinking skills, professional judgment, and the attributes of Careful Nursing to provide care for an assigned population of patients.
• Affirms patient needs to determine care requirements.
• Plans care and delegates tasks to ancillary personnel based on patient assessment.
• Evaluates patient response to care provided and makes changes in plan for care as needed.
• Promotes patient/family independence through provision of education related to patient's condition, treatment, medications and on-going self-care requirements.
• Plans and conducts a variety of in-service orientation and educational programs to meet the needs of Patient Care Services staff at all levels.
• Evaluates and revises centralized programs and orientation programs as required to maintain current content and congruency with the patient care model.
• Discusses patient progress, problems, and needs with physician and multidisciplinary team members regularly to ensure that goals for discharge are met.
• Affirms educational needs of staff throughout Patient Care Services and develops plans for learning experiences appropriate for meeting recognized needs.
• Plans and prepares curriculum content and course outlines in conformance with program objectives and accreditation standards.
• Functions independently within established protocols, policies and procedures.
• Sets up and maintains a safe and effective work environment.
• Demonstrates basic unit specific competencies.
• Maintains productivity and quality standards for unit; able to care for an average workload.
• Plans and demonstrates appropriate delegation of duties and follow-up.
• Participates and documents client specific teaching and discharge planning.
• Gives clear, concise report (shift, transfer, discharge etc.).
• Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
• Verbalizes an understanding of the committee structure and function in the Department of Nursing and at the unit level.
• Regularly scrubs into surgical cases to mentor staff and support complex procedures.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in training techniques, methods and programs for possible application in nursing education programs.
• Serves on hospital-wide committees as educational consultant as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Job Type: Full-time
• Associate degree from a professional nursing program (required)
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Current RN License in the State of Illinois required
• Mastery of AORN Guidelines, aseptic technique, and sterile processing standards
• Demonstrated ability to perform as a Scrub Nurse in multiple surgical specialties
• CPR certification required
• ACLS certification required within first year of hire
• CNOR (Certified Perioperative Nurse) certification highly preferred
• Ability to stand in a sterile gown and gloves for extended periods during surgical procedures
• Ability to quickly recognize changes in patient condition under anesthesia
• Knowledge of patient positioning and skin integrity risks
• 4+ years of nursing experience (OR/Surgical Services)