RN Clinical Educator - Ambulatory Care

About the role

The RN Educator promotes nursing and allied health professional development and clinical practice scope guidance and competency through a matrix of roles including: learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, educator, advocate, consultant, and researcher to support the organization in the protection of the public, provision of quality care and creation of a healthy work environment.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Clinical Practice and Professional Development team to ensure evidence-based education for clinical practice is maintained by providing education on quality initiatives, strategic initiative, and compliance needs.
• Partners with campus nurse leaders in caregiver education, which may include monitoring, mentoring, or facilitating education to align with the mission, vision, and values.
• Counsels and mentors caregivers in the development of professional skills and competencies.
• Conducts systematic and ongoing learning needs assessments of individuals and/or groups using a variety of techniques and sources.
• Identifies educational objectives based on assessment data, quality improvement and regulatory/accrediting bodies’ requirements.
• Develops educational programs for nurses and allied health caregivers at all stages of their career development that are culturally sensitive, age appropriate, and family centered after a complete review, validation and prioritization of needs and within available budget, staff and other resources.
• Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience.
• Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within informal settings with a focus upon improvement of skills and retention of knowledge using appropriate strategies, technologies and adult learning principles.
• Ensures that educational activities are implemented professionally and timely, adjusts content and teaching strategies appropriate to learner needs, and documents teaching/learning process and outcomes in accordance with standards.
• Conducts evaluations of assigned educational programs to determine if the purpose and objectives have been achieved and to identify areas for improvement in course design, content, and delivery.
• Serves as a change agent with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion for Daily Management Systems such as: seeking perfection, curiosity, humble inquiry, process at the source and standard work.
• Leads and coaches all levels of leadership on visual management and countermeasures.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Internal candidates may meet the Bachelor’s degree requirement with verification of a Bachelor’s degree in progress with an expected completion date within 24 months of the promotion date; progress will be reported periodically to the site CNO.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Nursing, or RN and Master’s degree in data analytics, public health or related field.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current Oregon RN license. AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification. Valid Oregon driver’s license and ability to meet SCHS driving requirements.
• Experience: Minimum three to five (3-5) years clinic nursing experience. Experience with various teaching methodologies. Experience with three (3) years as a clinical educator. Three (3) years of ambulatory nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.

Skills

• Evidence-based practices
• Research
• Adult learning principles
• Teaching methodologies
• Visual management
• Countermeasures

Benefits

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Pay

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