Nurse Educator- Behavioral Health Nursing Education

Schedule

Available Shifts: 7:00am- 3:30pm or 3:00pm- 11:30pm; FTE: 1.0, 40 hours per week; Monday‑Friday.

Pay

Rate: Starts at $36.90/hour with potential for higher pay based on relevant experience.

Benefits

Benefits eligible.

About the Role

Behavioral Health experience preferred. Expected to support all Behavioral Health nursing units as needed at the direction of leadership.

Responsibilities

Oversees a focused unit/group, often working directly with new staff and preceptors, and continually assessing the onboarding process. Delivers educational experiences to small groups for the assigned unit.

• Develops and manages new hire orientations for assigned unit.
• Assesses and develops unit‑specific education to meet needs, collaborating with leadership and system resources.
• Serves as educational resource to assigned unit; facilitates communication of policy changes and system educational opportunities impacting assigned unit.
• Provides classroom‑style education, huddles, or other methods of delivery of education targeting needs of assigned unit.
• Oversees competency assessments and skills training.

Requirements

• Education: BSN required; MSN or related field preferred.
• Licensure: RN, Ohio required.
• Certifications: Certification in Professional Development/Education, Leadership or Clinical Specialty preferred.

Skills

Competency in nursing clinical practice applicable to the clinical unit/area assigned.

Experience

Three years of experience as an RN required; pediatric experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Fume/Gases/Vapors, Lifting/Carrying: 0‑10 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 11‑20 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 21‑40 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing/Pulling: 0‑25 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 26‑40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel
• Frequently: Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Loud Noises, Standing, Walking
• Continuously: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting