Clinical Educator Cardiology

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Wake Forest, NC

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Educator Cardiology is responsible for teaching and demonstrating proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care, and nursing skills. This role reinforces policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines with nursing staff. The educator coordinates nursing-centered rounds and bedside reporting, and provides service line-specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and the Nursing Practice Development Specialist (NPDS). They ensure the quality of professional services by maintaining competency and continuing professional growth, communicating effectively and professionally, and collaborating with leadership to design, implement, and evaluate the nursing unit's orientation and annual needs assessment education plan. The role also involves creating and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment, supporting age/developmentally appropriate patient care, and teaching interpretation of nurse-sensitive indicators and performance improvement strategies.

Requirements

Proficient in use of Microsoft Office
Ability to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality
Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Ability to critically think, exercise judgment and discretion for problem solving and decision-making.
Ability to prioritize work independently and meet deadlines
Positive negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Knowledge of policies and procedures
Ability to synthesize and prioritize knowledge
Ability to tailor teaching to different learning styles
Understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design

Responsibilities

Teaches and demonstrates proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care and nursing skills (i.e. mobility, respiratory care, nutrition, pain management, oral care, preventing infection, lift equipment, vital sign monitoring equipment).
Reinforces policies and procedures, protocols and guidelines with nursing staff.
Coordinates nursing centered rounds and bedside reporting in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Case Manager with an ability to phase in multidisciplinary rounds?
Provides service line specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and Nursing Practice Development Specialist (NPDS) in class settings, informal on-site settings. Monitors compliance and attendance rosters.
Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth.
Communicates in an effective, positive, and professional manner role modeling behaviors associated with Wake Forest Baptist Health Behavioral expectations.
Collaborates with nurse manager, assistant nurse manager, preceptors and NPDS to design, implement, and evaluate the nursing unit’s orientation and annual needs assessment education plan.
Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility including assisting in teaching interpretation of and developing strategies to address nurse sensitive indicators and performance improvement.
Supports provision of age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program