Nursing Education Specialist – Inpatient Pediatrics, General Care & Specialty Services

The Nurse Educator is responsible for onboarding, orientation, competency validation, and professional development for nursing staff across pediatric general care and specialty inpatient areas.

• Lead onboarding, orientation, competency validation, and ongoing professional development for nursing staff across pediatric general care and specialty inpatient areas.
• Support nurses caring for diverse pediatric populations including hematology/oncology, bone marrow transplant, immunology, neuroscience, ENT, plastics, medical/surgical, behavioral health, trauma, and transplant patients.
• Partner with clinical leaders and interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs that promote safe, evidence-based pediatric care.
• Support innovative pediatric programs and unit growth, including a specialized pediatric hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplant population and a new pediatric short-stay unit expansion.
• Serve as a clinical education resource for nurses caring for both short-stay and complex pediatric patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, and psychosocial needs.
• Collaborate with fellow nurse educators, CNSs, managers, and program leaders to advance nursing excellence, support system-wide initiatives, and foster a culture of learning across American Family Children’s Hospital.
• Serve as an expert for the areas of support.

• Master’s Degree in Nursing – Required
• Master’s Degree in Nursing Education – Preferred
• 3 years of relevant clinical nursing experience – Required
• 3 years of relevant clinical nursing experience with position‑specific patient population – Preferred
• 3 years of experience providing orientation and education for nursing staff in a clinical setting – Preferred
• Relevant experience in primary and specialty clinic settings for NES candidates working in ambulatory areas – Preferred
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact – Upon Hire Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification – Upon Hire Required
• National certification in relevant specialty – Preferred
• Three (3) years of pediatric inpatient nursing experience, with experience in pediatric hematology/oncology, medical‑surgical, and specialty pediatric populations – Strongly Preferred