RN Clinical Nurse Education Specialist - Critical Care

Responsibilities

• Serves as a clinical resource and role model, providing clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Participates in the identification of essential competencies for clinical areas/service lines and develops educational programs to maintain or develop the identified competencies.
• Works with and through preceptors and nursing unit leadership to develop knowledge and skills of nursing staff.
• Provides consultation to UNC Health Care system and UNC Hospitals, and nursing leadership for program development.
• PARTNERED WITH COMMITTEES, COUNCILS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TRAINING FOR NEW PRODUCTS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT.
• Independently plans and delivers an array of educational programs to hospital employees in clinical, department or hospital wide groups with a primary focus on nursing staff.
• Develops, coordinates, administers, facilitates, conducts and evaluates Nursing Orientation programs including skill based residency programs and the Nurse Residency Program.
• Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same.
• Develops educational programs designed to augment the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nursing staff.
• Aids in the development of Clinical Nurse III and Clinical Nurse IV educational skills to plan, develop, and present continuing education content/programs.
• Evaluates the outcomes of all educational programs.
• Participates in point of care research.
• Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units.
• Serves as resource to faculty and mentors graduate students.

Qualifications

• Nursing professional development experience.
• Recent critical care or intermediate care direct patient care experience (Required).

Skills

• Ability to identify and develop competencies for clinical areas/service lines.
• Experience in educational consultation and program development.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical pathways.
• Ability to facilitate and evaluate educational programs.
• Experience in mentoring and orienting nursing students.