RN Clinical Nurse Education Specialist - Peri-Op Services

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Join the dynamic Center for Nursing Excellence at UNC Hospitals as an Educator supporting perioperative services!

What You'll Do

• Work with leadership and committees to implement evidence-based practices
• Facilitate Nursing Orientation and mentor new staff
• Guide the development of standards, policies, and procedures while fostering professional growth and innovation
• Collaborate with perioperative educators and leaders dedicated to advancing the Division of Nursing
• Develop and deliver educational programs to enhance nursing competencies
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model, providing clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities
• Provide consultation to UNC Health Care system and UNC Hospitals, and nursing leadership for program development
• Participate in the identification of essential competencies for clinical areas/service lines
• Develop 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
• 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
• Evaluates the outcomes of all educational programs
• Assists in the development of Clinical Nurse III and Clinical Nurse IV educational skills to plan, develop, and present continuing education content/programs
• Develops and maintains relationships with faculty and students from nursing and other clinical disciplines
• Mentors graduate students

Responsibilities

• Provides consultation to UNC Health Care system and UNC Hospitals, and nursing leadership for program development
• Participates in the identification of essential competencies for clinical areas/service lines
• 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
• 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
• Evaluates the outcomes of all educational programs
• Assists in the development of Clinical Nurse III and Clinical Nurse IV educational skills to plan, develop, and present continuing education content/programs
• Develops and maintains relationships with faculty and students from nursing and other clinical disciplines
• Mentors graduate students

Summary

The Clinical Nurse Education Specialist is an advanced level of nursing practice that facilitates the professional development of licensed and unlicensed employees to enhance professional competency including (but not limited to) educational assessment, planning and outcome evaluation. Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in clinical education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments are characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service and/or across the hospital.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Two (2) years of clinical experience in clinical specialty

Education Requirements

• Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing
• Bachelor's degree and Master's degree of which one must be in Nursing

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Requires certification in area of specialization within twelve (12) months of hire

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Demonstrates responsibility for own professional growth and development
• Maintains current certification in clinical specialty or Nursing Professional Development
• Evaluates current research to maintain knowledge of practice trends
• Guides the development and revision of standards, policies and procedures for the Department of Nursing
• Facilitates the dissemination of practice changes through Nursing Standards Committee and the Shared Governance Councils
• Develops and maintains relationships with faculty and students from nursing and other clinical disciplines