Nurse Educator - Operating Room

Summary

Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence based practice.
• Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups.
• Affords assistance in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units.
• Serves as resource to faculty. Mentors graduate students.
• Affords assistance to nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meeting competency expectations.
• Counsels and educates nursing staff on the use of evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff.
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty.