Nurse Educator - Level II

About the Role

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, America’s oldest public hospital established in 1736, is a major academic medical institution affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine. With 844 beds and 6,000 employees, including highly skilled interdisciplinary clinical staff, Bellevue serves as a referral center for complex cases, handling over 110,000 emergency room visits and 700,000 outpatient visits annually. The hospital is internationally renowned for innovations in public health, medical science, and education, and operates as a Level I Trauma Center with specialized services in cardiology, neurology, toxicology, neonatology, and more. Clinical centers of excellence include Emergency Medicine, Trauma Care, Cardiovascular Services, Perinatal and Neonatal ICU, Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program, and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, the mission is to deliver high-quality care without exception, guided by the ICARE values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Implement, monitor, evaluate, and develop nursing educational programs, including orientation and developmental activities in an assigned health care setting.
• Conduct training and ongoing competency assessments to align educational opportunities with health care goals, operational standards, and priorities.
• Coordinate nursing educational programs and provide continuous education and training to nursing staff; assess educational needs.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate in-service nursing orientation; maintain records of orientation, staff development, and educational activities; monitor and submit regulatory reports.
• Identify and collect information on learning needs; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing education and training programs; serve as a resource for educational inquiries.
• Conduct program evaluations to measure learning impact and outcomes against strategic goals, enhancing clinical care and employee performance.
• Assess learners’ progress and adjust orientation, competencies, lesson plans, and teaching techniques as needed.
• Contribute to competency assessments by monitoring staff knowledge and compliance with national Patient Safety Goals; participate in competency validation for new staff.
• Serve on nursing and health care committees; develop and direct continuous quality improvement programs to achieve patient care outcomes.
• Instruct and provide in-service education on new products, equipment, and procedural updates.
• Identify and implement evidence-based nursing methodologies and best practices; develop programs based on American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards.
• Develop teaching and learning strategies to promote participant engagement.

Requirements

• A valid New York State license and current registration as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Valid and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA), obtained through facility orientation if not already held.
• A Master’s Degree in Nursing or a related nursing/education field from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of experience as a registered nurse in specialty area(s), including one year providing nursing education and training in specialty area(s); or a valid and current certification as a Nurse Educator.

Preferences

• Knowledge of the Emergency Department.
• For Nurse Educator Level II: Assignment to a highly specialized area (e.g., critical care, emergency services, perioperative care) or a group of specialty areas.