Clinical Nurse Educator-Stepdown Unit; Christian Hospital

Clinical Nurse Educator-Stepdown Unit (Christian Hospital) at BJC summary:
The Clinical Nurse Educator at Christian Hospital oversees onboarding and ongoing education for clinical and non-clinical staff to optimize patient outcomes. This role involves assessing educational needs, developing and implementing professional development programs, and collaborating with leadership and external organizations. The position requires a nursing degree, critical care experience, and promotes continuous learning, safety, and regulatory compliance within the hospital setting.
Additional Information About the Role

• onboarding and educating staff at Christian Hospital
Additional Preferred Requirements

• 2+ years of critical care experience
Overview
Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!
The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.
Northwest Health Care, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.
The Education Department provides state of the art, comprehensive, continuing education for all employees. To facilitate innovative, progressive, lifelong opportunities for all employees and the community we serve. The Education Department promotes a culture of continuous learning through the sharing of information to promote opportunities for personal and professional growth for all employees within the organization.

Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Creates and implement staff education and professional development activities and programs that optimize patient outcomes.
Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates ongoing educational and professional development activities and programs for clinical and non-clinical areas.

• Collaborates with staff and representatives of other organizations to develop, present and or evaluate clinically focused training, continuing education and or professional development opportunities.

• Participates in activities that promote safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

• Collaborates with leadership to assess the educational needs of the staff and develops appropriate education plan.

• Participates in professional development and life long learning.

Minimum Requirements
Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Healthcare related

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Healthcare related
Experience

• 2-5 years
Supervisor Experience

• No Experience
Licenses & Certifications

• RN
Preferred Requirements
Education

• Master's Degree - Nursing
Experience

• 5-10 years
Licenses & Certifications

• Basic Cardiovascular Life Sup
Benefits and Legal Statement
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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

• Disability insurance
* paid for by BJC

• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

• 401(k) plan with BJC match

• Tuition Assistance available on first day

• BJC Institute for Learning and Development

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

• Adoption assistance
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* Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords:
clinical nurse educator, staff education, professional development, critical care nursing, patient outcomes, hospital onboarding, continuing education, healthcare training, nursing, regulatory compliance