Clinical Educator - GB

The University of Kansas Health System•Great Bend, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Educator is a clinical nurse who collaborates with health care teams across the Great Bend campus to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and quality patient care. This role facilitates employee development through support of various nursing initiatives and ongoing communication and collaboration with leadership.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Nursing
2 or more years relevant nursing experience
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 90 days of employment.
Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree Nursing
Master Degree Nursing
Clinical education experience in an acute care setting

Responsibilities

Collaborates with health care teams across the Great Bend campus to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and quality patient care.
Assesses individual learning needs, considering generational and cultural differences.
Implements alternative and varied teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
Assures that processes are in place for documentation of orientation and other educational activities, and that employee files meet hospital and regulatory requirements.
Facilitates ongoing unit education and professionalism through the provision of in-services and CEU opportunities, promoting national certification, and providing resources and support for the development of professional portfolios.
Models evidence-based practice and participates in the development and review of policies and procedures.
Participates in new employee orientation to ensure competency of clinical staff.
Supports performance improvement initiatives and educates and facilitates performance improvement methodologies such as PDCA and small tests of change.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Other duties may be assigned as required.