RN-Educator : Perioperative Services; VIR

Overview

Department/Unit: Perioperative PRN

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $70,068.00 - $

RN Educator is a nurse who, through clinical experience, study and supervise practice in patient care and has gained expertise in a specific specialty area of patient care services.

• Demonstrates the advanced knowledge and skills required for specialty nursing in peri-procedural nursing care, conscious sedation, PACU nursing, and critical care.
• Responsible and accountable for the development and application of specialty practice standards, staff development, regulatory compliance and research to enhance the quality of care to the patient and the patient’s family.
• The RN Educator is essential to the management of complex patient and systems related issues.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for decisions. Utilizes problem-solving and decision-making skills. Coaches and mentors staff. Researches and develops specialty specific practice standards and communicates them to other staff in their area of specialty.
• Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to improve job performance through continuing education.

• Master degree in Nursing preferred. Must hold current New York State Registered Nurse registration and certification or eligible for licensure in New York State.
• Demonstrated clinical competence and in depth knowledge in specialty area.
• Creates a collegial and collaborative environment among all members of the healthcare team. Demonstrated effective leadership, teaching, research and communication skills.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

• Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
• Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
• Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.