Clinical Nursing Educator

UR Medicine Thompson Health•Canandaigua, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Thompson Health is seeking an innovative and creative Clinical Nursing Educator to develop education programs and strategies to teach and support nursing and ancillary clinical staff. This role aligns professional practice and educational services with the organization's mission, vision, and values, preparing staff for contemporary practice and supporting the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and judgment across the care continuum. The educator will promote evidence-based practice, implement teaching strategies, and evaluate clinical outcomes related to educational interventions.

Requirements

NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse required
MSN in Nursing or Nursing Education required
3 – 5 years of experience in adult acute care or intensive care nursing required
BLS certification required

Nice To Haves

BLS Instructor preferred
ACLS certification preferred
ACLS Instructor preferred
Experience in education and program planning preferred
Previous or current faculty experience including adjunct preferred

Responsibilities

Aligns professional practice and educational services with Thompson Health’s mission, vision, values, and priorities.
Prepares nurses and patient care technicians for contemporary practice and supports acquisition of knowledge, skills, and judgement across the care continuum.
Collaborates with fellow educators to provide high-quality associate experiences during onboarding, nurse residency programs, and educational needs of nurses and patient care technicians.
Promotes evidence-based practice findings and identifies clinical research opportunities in collaboration with nurses and patient care technicians.
Implements teaching and learning strategies and interventions based on age-appropriate learning theory and fostering clinical judgment skills among nurses and patient care technicians.
Evaluates clinical outcomes related to educational interventions including the impact on cost, quality, and satisfaction with health care.
Demonstrates a high level of collaborative practice and excellent communication skills.
Displays characteristics of leadership to include autonomous practice, clinical judgement, analysis, effective conflict resolution and the ability to provide leadership to assigned projects.
Displays a professional demeanor that always exemplifies a positive role model for professional patient care.
Functions as a facilitator and innovator for state-of-the-art patient care with direct involvement in the implementation of new techniques for safety and quality care.
Maintains own knowledge base to keep current on interventions, trends, healthcare and professional nursing developments.
Adapts education to the audience and articulates information in a logical and sequential manner.
Actively guards the confidentiality of sensitive information including but not limited to patients, staff and the health system.
Demonstrates exceptional organizational skills and the ability to quickly reprioritize tasks and meet deadlines.