Perioperative Nurse Educator OR Part Time Days

About the role

Creates, plans, implements, and coordinates orientation for individuals new to the nursing unit/department using the ANPD standards of practice including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation with the NPD Practice model using inputs, throughputs, and outcomes to ensure a systematic approach to onboarding orientation.

Responsibilities

• Adjusts implementation strategies as needed based on the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language, and cultural preferences.
• Engages learners in planned educational activities through use of effective facilitation skills.
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation.
• Utilizes clinical problems to promote inquiry/investigation and improvement, follows through with competency assessment of new/changed skills and concepts.
• Creates the safest environment possible for conducting assessment and observation of practice.
• Collects data to evaluate and refine competency management activities.
• Role models competent practice and facilitates a positive learning environment.
• Performs needs assessment, gap analysis, environmental scanning and identifies high risk and problem prone related practices.
• Designs engaging, interactive, state of the art educational activities/plans rooted in adult learning principles; implements and coordinates activities related to clinical practice and lifelong career development.
• Integrates regulatory standards to meet the requirements for continuing education contact hours, when appropriate.
• Develops, incorporates, and implements evidence-based plans in collaboration with content experts, representatives of target audiences, and other stakeholders to support interprofessional/team coordination of care across the continuum.
• Aids in identifying learning needs, strengths, and opportunities for students and practicing nurses and develops learning activities to grow skill sets based on learning needs.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of educational activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Nursing [Required]
• Master's of Nursing [Preferred]
• Working knowledge of word processing, data management, email, and presentation applications.
• Effective professional communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of the American Nurses Association (ANA)/Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) scope and standards for Nursing Professional Development (Required).
• Self-directed, creative, and demonstrates initiative to fulfill the seven roles of the NPD practitioner: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for inquiry, advocate for the NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards (e.g., CMS, OSHA) for professional specialty served.

Skills

• Knowledge of the American Nurses Association (ANA)/Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) scope and standards for Nursing Professional Development (Required)
• Self-directed, creative, and demonstrates initiative to fulfill the seven roles of the NPD practitioner: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for inquiry, advocate for the NPD specialty and partner for practice transitions.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards (e.g., CMS, OSHA) for professional specialty served.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

$38.54 - $71.69

Schedule

Part time Shift Day (United States of America)