Nurse Educator - MSICU/PCU

Job Overview

This position is a registered nurse with demonstrated clinical and instructional expertise who has responsibility for nursing staff development. This position assesses, develops, delivers, coordinates and evaluates learning activities for nursing staff to meet orientation, regulatory training, and continuing education needs. This position collaborates with the nursing leadership team to support quality patient care and strategic initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides support for the competency-based orientation and evaluation of nursing staff.
• Collaborates in the development of unit specific orientation plans.
• Evaluates the outcomes of unit-based orientation plans and recommends appropriate improvements.
• Serves as an educational resource, mentor, and subject-matter expert.
• Provides and promotes educational services in area of specialty.
• Prioritizes needs in collaboration with management team and plans appropriate learning activities to meet prioritized needs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates team educational materials and programs, and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in developing educational activities.
• Applies advanced level educational principles and skills to improve patient and family outcomes.
• Contributes to the development, maintenance, and change of the health care delivery system.
• Facilitates the application of research findings from the literature into practice.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of unit, department, and institutional goals.
• Participates in a variety of educational activities in order to maintain and increase competence including continuing education, specialty certification, professional organization membership/leadership, formal education and participation in hospital-based or industry based learning.
• Serves as an advocate for nurses and as a mentor to members of the health care team.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care for patients and family.
• Participates in clinical quality improvement activities in the health care setting, promoting excellence.
• Participates in the evaluations of nursing care and patient outcomes.
• Participates in review of current literature/research and CMS regulatory changes.
• Identifies, recommends, and facilitates implementation of clinical best practice.
• Maintains accurate, legible, and confidential records.
• Collaborates with management in the identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of process and clinical quality activities.
• Initiates or participates in nursing research and evidence-based practice in order to improve staff education and/or patient care.
• Defines goals and pursues opportunities for professional growth.
• Identifies knowledge and skill needs through self-assessment, peer review, and customer feedback and provides peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice.

Job Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or Masters in a related field with BSN (Required)
• 3 - 4 years of clinical nursing experience in acute care or a related specialty area (Required)
• 2 - 3 years of professional nursing experience with formal staff educator or staff development responsibilities (Required)
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in a specialty area.
• Membership in related professional organization preferred.