Business Assurance Special Pathogen Nurse Educator

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The REPSTC Nurse Educator will be involved in the training of Corewell Health team members around the care and treatment of patients on the Special Pathogens Unit at Butterworth Hospital/HDVCH. The Nurse Educator will also train hospital and EMS staff around HHS Region 5 around Identify, Isolate and Inform principles of special pathogen care. This position will require frequent overnight travel for training reimbursed by the grant program. This position is 100% grant funded. As a hybrid role team member trainings are held in person in Grand Rapids.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 5 years of relevant experience clinical experience related to area of focus
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days Or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Nursing Education or Adult Education
• Education and program development

Responsibilities

• Oversees orientation, as part of the onboarding process, to ensure that new hire/transfer employees have the knowledge and skill to safely practice independently in their role.
• The educator develops, coordinates, manages, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Develops, coordinates, manages, facilitates, conducts and evaluates competency programs.
• The educator collaborates with operational leaders to address deficits in employee’s knowledge and skills.
• Designs and develops educational opportunities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skills and practice. This may include obtaining continuing education approval.
• Fosters interprofessional learning and enables effective collaboration to improve practice outcomes for the nurse and other health care personnel.
• Functions as a mentor, coach, and resource in the development of nursing and other clinical support roles as the employee transitions throughout their career life cycle.
• Applies research, evidenced based practice and quality improvement principles in education, professional role development, orientation, and competency.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level