Nurse Educator

Why Join FCS

At Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, we believe our people are our strength and we invest in them. In addition to having a positive impact on the people and communities we serve, associates benefit from significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages. Offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages to include tuition reimbursement, 401-K match, pet and legal insurance.

About the Role

The Nurse Educator develops, maintains, and presents education materials and courses to clinical staff under the appropriate guidelines, such as chemotherapy biotherapy courses, oncology courses, and other developmental opportunities. They plan, direct, and evaluate the overall needs for clinical education, providing programs that conform to accepted practice standards i.e., Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), etc.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities

• Works in partnership with nursing leadership and other nurse educators to assess the clinical nurse and medical assistant onboarding program for effectiveness, to ensure strong oncology foundation and standardization of training across all clinics
• Initiates skills development programs utilizing various media platforms within the parameters of established care models; monitors trends and implements educational strategies to ensure compliance with quality standards and parameters
• Contributes to the achievement of clinical staff’s annual competency evaluations and skills checkoffs within their demographic area
• Acts as a general clinical resource for existing personnel
• Formally meets with the new hires and their preceptor at specific intervals throughout the entire orientation phase of the new hire to ensure success of independent practice
• Collaborates with nurse managers and other leadership to conduct clinic site visits to perform competency evaluation, re-education of quality concerns and trended safety events, and assess for protocol and process standardization of workflow as needed within the clinic
• Develops work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives
• Maintains a positive working relationship with preceptors; meeting and mentoring the preceptors in their designated area and developing supportive preceptor education programs
• Attends FCS Town Halls, Monthly Department Meetings, Monthly Pharmacy/Touchbase meeting, other ad-hoc nursing/quality/safety meetings as needed, and national conferences as allowed, to maintain current practice with organizational strategies, policies, and evidence-based nursing practice
• Facilitate and participate in pilot programs and in-service new product education as needed
• Maintains a positive working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working environment that will be conducive to facilitate educational goals, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness
• Provides direct patient care a minimum of one day per month to remain current with nursing practice and FCS workflow

Education/Certifications & Licenses

• Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Florida
• OCN national certification or acquire within 12 months of hire
• BSN degree preferred
• Current BLS certification

Experience

• Minimum five years’ experience with hematology/oncology patients
• Minimum one year experience facilitating educational programs

Core Competencies, Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Analysis & Critical Thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills to include effective verbal and written communication
• Solid time management with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to collaborate across various levels of management, departments, and teams
• Comfortable negotiating problems and exploring solutions with multiple disciplines throughout the organization
• Values Patient First – Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do
• Accountability – Taking responsibility for our actions
• Commitment & Care – Upholding FCS vision through every action
• Team – Working together, one team, one mission

Expectations for All Employees

Every FCS employee is expected to regularly conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner, to comply with all labor laws, workplace policy and workplace practices. Employees are expected to bring issues of any forms of workplace harassment, discrimination or other potential improprieties to the attention of their management or the human resources department.

Schedule

Full-Time
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Travel

YES – this is a 100% traveling role, traveling to clinics in or near Crestview, FL.

Remote

NO