RN Clinical Educator
About the role
As a Clinical Educator and a nurse, you know the needs of your colleagues firsthand. You implement and support all unit-based educational activities such as onboarding new personnel and conducting in-service and continuing education programs for established nurses. You set the example for upholding nursing care standards and shaping and influencing nursing practices within the organization. While promoting excellence, you serve as a clinical resource for nurses and other members of the care team. You evaluate and re-evaluate standards of care and champion your colleagues' trust while enhancing clinical skills.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education.
- Serve as a resource to nursing staff, nursing students, and other healthcare personnel providing direction, priority-setting, clinical decision-making, and critical thinking.
- Collaborate with the Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development and unit department director/manager to oversee clinical training and patient safety initiatives.
- Utilize advanced concepts in the areas of assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of perceived, actual, or potential problems that occur in a variety of patient populations.
- Provide clinical expertise that supports clinical competency and new clinical practices, while reinforcing current practices and processes.
- Collaborate with clinical and healthcare teams to ensure clinician performance meets established evidence-based standards, patient safety, and quality standards.
- Demonstrate effective leadership: acting with vision and purpose, fostering teamwork, and communicating effectively and openly.
- Use and support evidence-based practices and research in all educational initiatives, research activities, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Act as a change agent by introducing and embracing new ideas and communicating the vision for the change.
- Demonstrate energy, excitement, and a passion for quality work.
Requirements
- Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
- Three years clinical experience.
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Schedule
Days (United States of America)
About LCMC Health
LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion, and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.