Perioperative RN Educator (Pre-Op, Post-Op, Endoscopy, PAT)

Employment Type: Full time • Shift: Day Shift

Schedule

• 40 Hours per week
• Monday–Friday day shift
• Flexible shift start time

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with DAILYPAY
• Benefits effective Day One – no waiting periods
• Full benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes
• Unlimited career growth opportunities with one of the largest Catholic healthcare organizations in the country
• Tuition Reimbursement

About the Role

Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development (2010), under general supervision of the Clinical Service Director and in collaboration with the Clinical Service Leadership Team, you will advance and maintain clinical staff competence, enhance professional nursing practice, and support achievement of career goals. You will build on the educational and experiential base of nurses across the novice-to-expert continuum to ensure delivery of efficient, effective, ethical, safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.

You will cultivate an environment that promotes lifelong learning by supporting the development of effective, quality, innovative, and creative continuing education activities, implementing evidence-based practice innovations, and continuously evaluating further learning needs and/or practice changes. You will support a shared leadership philosophy and advance the professional practice model for patient care services while demonstrating core competency in key clinical service areas.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program
• BSN required; MSN or related Master’s Degree preferred
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Michigan
• Previous Operating Room Experience required
• CPR or BCLS Certified
• Certification in specialty completed or active plans to pursue preferred
• One year of teaching experience with validated opportunities to apply principles of adult education
• Ability to develop new and innovative education opportunities to meet the changing needs of the learner
• Demonstrated excellence in assuming the various roles of a nursing professional development educator: educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, researcher, and leader
• Demonstrated extensive theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in clinical specialty
• Two years of clinical nursing experience in identified or related specialty preferred

Responsibilities

• Collects data and information related to educational needs and other pertinent situations
• Analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data to determine the educational needs of individuals, organizations, and communities
• Identifies the target audience, general purpose, educational objectives, and desired outcomes for each learning activity
• Establishes plans that describe the strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes
• Ensures that the planned educational activities are implemented
• Conducts a comprehensive evaluation of each educational activity
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional development activities
• Coordinates educational initiatives and activities
• Employs strategies and techniques to promote positive learning and practice environments
• Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes