Clinical Nurse Educator (RN)

Elderwood•Town of Clay, NY

1d•$74,100 - $93,405•Onsite

About The Position

Elderwood at Liverpool is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to combine clinical education with active nursing practice. This role involves leading orientation, competency development, clinical education, and employee mentorship while also working scheduled shifts as a cart nurse to remain connected to resident care. The position emphasizes the belief that clinical connection strengthens nursing education, allowing the educator to understand workflows, identify learning needs, model best practices, and provide coaching grounded in real-time experiences. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with direct resident care responsibilities, including medication administration, assessment, documentation, and supporting the nursing team. This blended role allows the RN Educator to maintain bedside skills, understand unit challenges, identify education needs through direct observation, and build credibility with frontline staff. The role is situated in a skilled nursing community providing long-term care, memory care, and subacute rehabilitation, offering opportunities to develop practice-based education related to various clinical services. The RN Educator will partner with facility leadership and collaborate with regional clinical resources to strengthen clinical practice and ensure regulatory readiness. This position offers a pathway into broader clinical and nursing leadership, with potential for advanced development experiences like Widener University’s Director of Nursing Leadership Academy for high-performing individuals interested in future DON roles. The role is ideal for an experienced RN who enjoys teaching and developing others while valuing direct resident care and remaining clinically active.

Requirements

Current license and registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
At least one year of experience in a long-term healthcare facility
Experience providing in-service education or demonstrated skill in clinical teaching
Current clinical confidence in medication administration, treatments, assessment, documentation, and change-in-condition management
Willingness and ability to accept a resident assignment and work as a cart nurse when scheduled or operationally necessary
Ability to teach, coach, mentor, and communicate effectively with employees at different experience levels
Ability to work cooperatively with frontline employees, preceptors, managers, department leaders, and senior facility leadership
Strong verbal, written, organizational, and documentation skills
Ability to manage education, orientation, competency, compliance, and direct-care responsibilities
Ability to use electronic medical records, learning-management systems, and standard computer applications
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the level necessary for safe care and effective workplace communication

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or another relevant baccalaureate degree
Previous RN Educator, Staff Development Coordinator, Nurse Educator, preceptor, RN Supervisor, Unit Manager, or clinical-instructor experience
Skilled nursing, subacute rehabilitation, or geriatric nursing experience
Experience developing nursing competencies or supporting regulatory surveys
Experience with IV therapy, wound care, enteral feeding, post-acute care, or other complex nursing services
Experience supporting CNA training or Nursing Assistant Training Programs
Experience as an electronic-medical-record super user

Responsibilities

Lead new-hire orientation and onboarding, including general orientation and department-specific orientation for licensed nurses, CNAs, and Support Aides.
Provide education, coaching, and follow-up to help new nurses transition successfully into practice and evaluate orientation effectiveness.
Plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing education based on clinical needs, quality priorities, regulatory requirements, and identified competency gaps.
Coordinate annual and ongoing clinical-skills competency testing for licensed nurses and collaborate on employee development.
Schedule and lead IV-certification and BLS-certification programming.
Serve as a clinical resource for nurses needing guidance or reinforcement and develop education related to new clinical practices, procedures, and resident-care needs.
Reinforce strong assessment, change-in-condition response, documentation, infection prevention, medication safety, and interdisciplinary communication.
Coordinate CNA and Support Aide orientation programs and serve as a primary instructor for the Nursing Assistant Training Program when applicable.
Ensure Nursing Assistants receive required in-service education and support their development through practical education and coaching.
Accept cart-nurse assignments as scheduled or needed, managing nursing care, administering medications and treatments, assessing residents, and documenting care.
Communicate clinical changes to providers, nursing leaders, residents, and families, and direct/support CNAs during assigned shifts.
Model expected clinical, communication, documentation, and infection-prevention practices, using direct-care experiences to identify education opportunities.
Coordinate delivery of mandatory corporate and facility in-service education and maintain the monthly education calendar and required reports.
Track module completion, competency documentation, certification status, and required education hours, following up on incomplete requirements.
Serve as a clinical super user for the electronic medical record and assist employees with system usage.
Perform employee vaccinations, health screenings, and assigned medical testing.
Coordinate emergency-preparedness exercises, including fire, disaster, and Code Blue drills.
Support facility readiness for surveys, audits, emergencies, and clinical-quality reviews.