RN Clinical Educator (Pediatrics / NICU)

About the role

This job serves as the teacher/facilitator/consultant who works collaboratively with nursing and organizational management to implement the educational goals for the company. Assesses the need for, plans, organizes, implements and evaluates education and training activities. Assists all personnel to acquire, maintain, or improve psychomotor, cognitive and effective learning that will provide continuously improving patient care outcomes and/or improve processes and management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, designs, presents and provides evaluation of educational program for clinical and non-clinical staff based on identified needs/competencies.
• Actively participates in groups and professional associations.
• Functions as a performance consultant.
• Coordinates training facilities and other resources.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

Requirements

• Required - Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Required - 3 years of nursing experience.
• Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
• Required - Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
• Preferred - Master's degree in nursing.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across organizational lines to meet objectives.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to routinely manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to work in stressful situations, remaining objective and professional at all times.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule (e.g. 24/7, weekend, holiday, on call availability).

Physical and Environmental Demands

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid. The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.