Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Educator Specialist - Family Birth Center

About the role

Major Responsibilities:

• Educates clinicians on the role of an Educator.
• Affirms the importance of adult learning principles and competency-based orientation systems.
• Designs, coordinates, implements, and evaluates educational programs and processes.
• Collaborates with Clinical Lead educators to serve as a clinical education role model and resource.
• Provides expert clinical knowledge and assists nursing staff with goal attainment.
• Maintains awareness of hospital procedures and policy changes affecting patient care and educational services.

Clinician/Practitioner Functions:

• Serves as a clinical education role model and resource for clinical practice.
• Consults on challenging, complex patients and/or patient populations.
• Applies the nursing process in clinical settings and role models expert patient care.
• Coordinates developments and revisions of clinical forms used for documentation.

Leader Functions:

• Demonstrates advanced leadership skills pertinent to the role.
• Acts as a mentor to Clinical Lead educators and other developing clinical staff.

Consultant/Change Agent Functions:

• Facilitates and/or participates in designated Committees/Task Forces/Councils.
• Utilizes the nursing process to identify and correct clinical or training deficiencies.
• Functions effectively as a clinical and educational consultant to coordinate and collaborate across the organization.
• Provides internal consultation to organizational leaders and providers regarding state-of-the-art educational methodologies and approaches.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia.
• Professional certification in clinical or education specialty.
• BLS required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred.
• Master’s degree in nursing.
• Four years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care institution.
• Knowledge of current educational principles, teaching modalities, performance consultation, risk management, facilitation, and group dynamics.
• Understanding of competency-based education, licensure, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and environments.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including:

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program