Etch
Registered Nurse (RN) Staff Educator, NICU, Part or Full Time, Days
Knoxville, TN · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 7 days ago
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About the role
- Coordinates unit specific educational initiatives with department leadership.
- Evaluates staff's ongoing competency and development needs.
- Coordinates and networks with centralized education department on hospital wide nursing education activities.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with unit leadership to determine and maintain clinical competence of staff per unit standards.
- Participates in self evaluation of his/her own practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines through activities such as peer review and solicitation of feedback from learners and colleagues.
- Maintains open communication using the appropriate chain of command regarding issues.
- Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
- Coaches and develops unit staff as preceptors and mentors.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years professional NICU nursing experience required and 1 year documented training-related experience such as content expert activities/precepting, etc.
- Light lifting, pushing and pulling is required for 10-20 lbs occasionally and frequent moving of objects of less than 10 lbs is required.
- Frequent sitting with some walking, standing, squatting, bending and reaching is required.
- Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.
- Degree: Degree in Nursing Required.
- License/Certification Required: Registered Professional Nurse currently licensed in Tennessee.
- Minimum Work Experience: Minimum 3 years professional NICU nursing experience required and 1 year documented training-related experience such as content expert activities/precepting, etc.
Nice to have
- Bachelors Degree required
- Masters Degree preferred.
- Degree in Nursing Required.
- Registered Professional Nurse currently licensed in Tennessee.
- BLS and PALS/NRP Provider status required.
- BLS instructor required within one year of hire.
- PALS/NRP instructor preferred.
- Certification in Nursing Staff Development desired
Skills
- Other important skills include mentoring and fostering empowerment.
- Educational experience/nursing experience to the specific nursing department/specialty needs.
Compensation
- Develops annual outcomes- focused educational strategic plan with input from nurse manager/nursing director and clinical education coordinator, based on organizational and unit specific needs: Implements plan and activities using principles of quality, project and systems management.
Benefits
- Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree required; Masters Degree preferred.
- Degree preferred in Nursing, Education, Organizational Management or related field.
- Educators should demonstrate knowledge of appropriate methods of delivery of information and the ability to develop and facilitate relevant and effective education for adult learners.
- Participates in preceptor educational programs and provides on-going support to preceptor.
- Performs assessments, analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data related to educational needs and other pertinent situations.
- Performs staff nurse duties, as necessary for education and training and to meet departmental/unit needs.
- Reports benefit activities, communicates benefit stories, calculates event detail and enters information into Lyon Software (CBISA) program.
- Integrates Patient & Family-Centered Care and Service Excellence expectations in the development of educational initiatives and activities.
- Maintains current knowledge and competency in professional development practice through participation in continuing education activities.
- Assures all necessary education is available and documented.
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