Nurse Educator - Surgery Services; 30 hours per week

Education Nurse

Shift: Days, Mon-Fri, 30 hours/week

Work Arrangement:
On-Site Department: MOI Surgery Administration

Facility:
Keene Street Medical Center, 404 N Keene St, Columbia, MO. Compensation:
Base Pay Range, $36.19 - $52.67/hour based on experience

About the Job

MU Health Care is looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Education Nurse who thrives on inspiring others and driving excellence in nursing practice. The ideal candidate is a natural collaborator, energized by teamwork and committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. If you're someone who leads with empathy, communicates with clarity, and brings creativity to education and training, we want you on our team.

At MU Health Care, we value innovation, compassion, and the courage to challenge the status quo in pursuit of better patient care. Join us in shaping the future of nursing through impactful mentorship and dynamic educational experiences. Your leadership could be the spark that empowers our nurses to reach their full potential.

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions.

We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

Detailed Job Description

Coordinates new hire orientation, assesses individual learning needs, coordinates the orientee's schedule with the preceptor's schedule, evaluates performance of the orientee and preceptor, monitors progress toward achieving competency, and evaluates and shares performance with leadership.

Ensures documentation of performance during orientation and acts as a resource and coach as needed.

Plans for ongoing staff education using program planning processes, including needs assessment, goal setting, objective development, teaching strategies, evaluation of learning, and assessment of implementation in nursing practice.

Plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates the implementation of new nursing processes and practices.

Promotes and achieves satisfaction of external and internal customers. Effectively intercedes with families and patients and resolves concerns related to the delivery of healthcare services.

Provides patient care as required using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care to an assigned group of patients.

Provides patient care by maintaining standards of care utilizing the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses as the foundation for nursing practice and meeting the standards for regulatory requirements for state and federal agencies.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

One (1) year of operating room or surgery RN experience.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.