Registered Nurse - Trainer/Educator

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Healthcare, is seeking a Registered Nurse Trainer/Educator at Baylor Women's Correctional Institute in New Castle, Delaware.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Animal/Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K
• PTO

About the Role

The Nurse Educator supports and mentors preceptors to effectively orient new staff members. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to meet the educational needs of staff to promote quality patient outcomes. Demonstrates advanced clinical and communication skills.

A Registered Nurse (RN) delivers quality care consistent within the scope of practice as outlined by the local state nurse practice act for Registered Nurses. The RN works in accordance with local practice acts and regulations and delegates and ensures supervision of nursing activities and functions to other competent nursing personnel appropriate to their scope of practice. The RN assumes responsibility and accountability for the quality of care delivered; works to ensure a safe environment for themselves, the patient, and other staff members. The RN acts as a patient advocate to promote the quality of health care delivered in the facility and always serves as a leader to promote best practices within the profession of nursing.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Training experience (preferred)
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment
• Active CPR certification
• Knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice
• Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and have good judgment and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Orients, educates, mentors, and supports nursing staff
• Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records
• Administers medications to patients and monitors patients for reactions and side effects
• Records patients’ medical information and vital signs
• Monitors, records, and reports symptoms or changes in patients’ condition
• Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
• Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions
• Monitors all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
• Directs or supervises less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervises a particular unit
• Prepares patients for and assists with examinations or treatments
• Instructs individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and childbirth, and develops health improvement programs
• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition
• Performs additional duties as assigned by facility