RN Clinician Educator​/Nightshift

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Job Summary:

The RN Clinician Educator is an experienced registered nurse who serves as a unit-based education resource, supporting the professional development and clinical competency of clinical staff under the guidance of the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioner. This role is designed as a formal development opportunity for clinically experienced nurses seeking to grow their expertise in staff education and NPD practice. The RN Clinician Educator applies foundational knowledge of adult learning principles and evidence-based practice to assist with onboarding, competency management, education delivery, and quality improvement activities.

This role functions within the career pathway of RN Clinician Educator to NPD Practitioner to NPD Specialist.

• Assist with the orientation and onboarding of newly hired clinical staff and new graduate nurses at the unit level.
• Support coordination, delivery and documentation of unit-specific onboarding activities in collaboration with the NPD Practitioner.
• Serve as a resource and coach to preceptors and mentors, supporting effective onboarding experiences for new staff.
• Participate in transition-to-practice programs, providing guidance and support to new graduate nurses throughout their onboarding experience.
• May serve as a preceptor for newly hired clinical staff.

• Assist with competency validation and tracking for clinical staff, ensuring compliance with required timelines.
• Participate in identifying learning needs and performance gaps in collaboration with unit leadership.
• Support the development and implementation of competency assessment tools under the direction of the NPD Practitioner.
• Assist in coordinating required annual competency activities and mandatory training completion for unit staff.

• Assist in the delivery of continuing education, just-in-time training, and in-service programs using evidence-based methods.
• Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of unit-based education programs under NPD Practitioner guidance.
• Utilize multiple delivery platforms including in-person instruction, e‑learning, and simulation-based learning.
• Maintain accurate staff education records within the learning management system (LMS).
• Apply adult learning principles when designing and facilitating educational activities for clinical staff.

• Provide direct patient care, maintaining clinical competency and serving as a role model for evidence-based, patient-centered nursing practice.
• Apply current clinical expertise to inform and contextualize educational activities, ensuring relevance to bedside practice.
• Demonstrate professional nursing practice consistent with Emory Healthcare standards, policies, and regulatory requirements during all patient care activities.
• Serve as a visible clinical leader, modeling professional behavior, effective communication, and commitment to quality and safety.

• Serve as a mentor and resource for the career ladder program, encouraging professional development and career advancement.
• Pursue professional growth through continuing education and specialty certification.
• Demonstrate growing application of the ANPD Practice Model framework under the mentorship of the NPD Practitioner.
• Promote specialty certification within the unit.

• Collaborate with unit leadership, charge nurses, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate and support educational activities.
• Act as a liaison between bedside staff and the NPD Practitioner, communicating identified learning needs and educational gaps.
• Participate in unit-based or system shared governance councils, education committees, or NPD-related initiatives as assigned.
• Adapt communication and teaching approaches to meet the diverse learning needs of clinical staff.

• Promote evidence-based practice through staff education and support translation of current evidence into bedside care.
• Support unit and system-level quality improvement initiatives through targeted education interventions.
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