UNIT EDUCATOR

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

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Department:
Surgical Specialty Unit (4-S)

FTE: 0.90
Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary:

Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of patients. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit.

Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

* LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols

* INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model

* PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit

* PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards

* CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care

* EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff

* ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care

* COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula

* MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved

* PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties

* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

* MEDICATION - Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings

* PATIENT CARE - Write treatment plans; coordinate patient drug and procedure activities; administer medication and treatment; provide and coordinate nursing care of assigned patients; may facilitate group therapy and/or education sessions

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