Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Educator Specialist - Family Birth Center

Department

35009 Navicent Health Medical Center - Antepartum Unit

Full time

Yes

40

40 hours per week

$41.10 - $61.65

• Demonstrates instructional expertise in the role of an Educator.
• Assesses, develops, designs, coordinates, implements, and evaluates Educational Orientation and Training (EOT) programs and processes throughout AHN, providing clinicians’ perspectives and expertise as needed.
• Utilizes adult learning principles congruent with the strategic goals of the organization.
• Applies competency-based orientation system to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills, changes in practice, systems and structures, and acclimation of new employees to ensure cost-effective programs.
• Initiates and applies new clinical education modalities based on expert knowledge and/or technical expertise.
• Triages requests for educational offerings, provides additional information about upcoming offerings, informs clients of additional resources, and designs and implements educational programs to meet client needs.
• Participates in monitoring of quality and appropriateness of educational programs and incorporates findings into practice.
• Utilized varied educational methodologies and strategies to reduce the amount of time spent in a classroom setting.
• Demonstrates accountability for designated educational activities within the NEPD.
• Facilitates an empowering, professional environment that fosters learners’ participation in and ownership of educational activities.
• Coordinates educational activities in a timely and organized manner to promote the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Maintains awareness of hospital/divisional/departmental procedure/policy changes, which affect the provision and quality of patient care and educational services.

• Functions in the capacity of Clinician/Practitioner to support nursing staff development.
• Through collaboration with Clinical Lead educators, serves as a clinical education role model and resource for clinical practice throughout AHN.
• Provides expert clinical knowledge by consulting on challenging, complex patients and/or patient populations.
• Demonstrates a high degree of professional competence by applying scientific methods and advanced knowledge, skill, and expertise in nursing.
• Applies the nursing process in clinical settings and role models expert patient care.
• Assists nursing staff with goal attainment relative to maximizing patient health, including a focus on caring practices through educational activities and strategies.
• Integrates clinical expertise when working one-on-one with novice to competent RNs and Clinical Leads.
• Coordinates developments and revisions of clinical forms used for documentation.

• Demonstrates advanced leadership skills pertinent to the role.
• Demonstrates effective decision-making and is accountable to self and others.
• Acts as a mentor to Clinical Lead educators and other developing clinical staff.

• Functions as a Facilitator/Change Agent across clinical services.
• Chairs/Facilitates and/or participates in designated Committees/Task Forces/Councils – including, but not limited to, Clinical Education Council, Code Blue Committee, Nurse Research Council, other Magnet Councils, etc., by acting as an expert resource, innovator, or facilitator.
• Participates in at least 80% of council/departmental/designated meetings and is responsible for securing and reading minutes of meetings not attended.
• Utilizes the nursing process to identify and correct clinical or training deficiencies noted during the performance of the regular duties of a given position.
• Functions effectively as a clinical and educational consultant to coordinate and collaborate across the organization within the community.
• Provides internal consultation to organizational leaders and providers regarding state-of-the-art educational methodologies and approaches.
• Monitors and evaluates services provided and provides educational guidance as appropriate.
• Serves on hospital, unit-based &/or departmental or divisional committees/task forces/teams.