Medical Surgical​/Nurse Educator​/RN

Overview

Are you looking to enhance your nursing career by gaining experience in an Acute Care setting? Working in Complex Medicine on an Acute Care floor will give you the opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and competencies by working with insulin and heparin drips, tracheostomies, blood products, IV antibiotics, intravascular and central line management, and surgical drain devices.

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family‑focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs…and more!

Job Summary:

Regarded as a clinical expert and role model in the application of the nursing process and evidence‑based practice to manage the complex care needs of specific patient populations. Serves as a resource person to physicians, nurses, patients, and family members. Applies principles of adult learning to plan and conduct educational sessions to promote staff development, student competence, and positive patient/family outcomes.

Role models expert communication skills to colleagues through example.

• Plan, facilitate, and evaluate educational sessions for staff development and student competence.
• Serve as a preceptor and mentor to new and existing staff, providing guidance on clinical practice, communication, and critical thinking.
• Coordinate unit‑based clinical orientation programs for new staff, students, and preceptors.
• Assist the CNS and Unit Director in conducting annual educational needs assessments and developing competency checklists.
• Ensure compliance with unit policies, procedures, and regulations; maintain knowledge of innovative clinical trends and evidence‑based practice.
• Integrate patient/family education into staff development programs; collaborate with the patient/family advisory council to develop standardized teaching materials.
• Model effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families and incorporate cultural beliefs and values into care plans.
• Contribute to resource evaluation, cost‑containment activities, and overall unit performance improvement.
• Meet all Clinical Nurse I Employee Commitments and maintain required education, training, and certification.

Minimum required:

• Graduate of an accredited pre‑licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• 2 years of recent nursing experience and a minimum of 2 years in the area of concentration.
• Valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
• BLS certification required; ACLS may be required for certain departments post‑hire; additional certifications may be required based on department and specialty.
• Complete UNE criteria requirements within nine (9) months of promotion or hire, including completion of the Enhancing your Communication HLC#6488.
• For virtual care activities that may involve multi‑state practice, an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire.

Preferred qualifications:

• MSN or DNP degree.
• Nursing certification.

• Mediate lifting: 20–50 lbs occasionally (0–33 % of workday), 11–25 lbs frequently (34–66 % of workday), and 0–10 lbs constantly (67–100 % of workday).
• Maximum lift of 50 lbs and carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Occasional to frequent standing, walking, sitting, and close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing).

• Blood‑borne pathogen exposure; bio‑hazardous waste; chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors.
• Communicable diseases; electrical shock; floor surfaces; hot/cold temperatures; indoor/outdoor conditions.
• Latex exposure, lighting variations, patient‑care handling injuries, radiation exposure.
• Shift work and possible travel; use of personal protective equipment, including respirators.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

For further information or to request accommodations, please contact Human Resources at careers.