Clinical Nursing Educator

UR Medicine Thompson Health•Canandaigua, NY

About The Position

Thompson Health is seeking an innovative and creative educator to develop education programs and strategies that teach and support nursing and ancillary clinical staff. The role aligns professional practice and educational services with Thompson Health’s mission, vision, values, and priorities. It prepares nurses and patient care technicians for contemporary practice and supports the development of knowledge, skills, and judgment across the care continuum. The educator collaborates with fellow educators to support onboarding, nurse residency programs, and educational needs. The position promotes evidence-based practice, identifies clinical research opportunities, implements learning strategies that foster clinical judgment, and evaluates educational interventions and their effects on cost, quality, and satisfaction with health care. It also supports the implementation of new techniques for safe, high-quality patient care and maintains current knowledge of nursing and health care developments. This is a full-time salaried role with primarily day hours. Thompson Health describes a culture of empowerment, interdisciplinary collaboration, employee wellness, and staff recognition. The employer encourages individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Requirements

New York State license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Master of Science in Nursing or Nursing Education.
3–5 years of experience in adult acute care or intensive care nursing.
BLS certification.
Demonstrated ability to provide care for acute and chronic patients across the lifespan, with awareness of psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual implications.
High level of collaborative practice and excellent communication skills.
Ability to demonstrate leadership, including autonomous practice, clinical judgment, analysis, effective conflict resolution, and leadership of assigned projects.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to reprioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Align professional practice and educational services with Thompson Health’s mission, vision, values, and priorities.
Prepare nurses and patient care technicians for contemporary practice and support acquisition of knowledge, skills, and judgment across the care continuum.
Collaborate with fellow educators to provide high-quality associate experiences during onboarding and nurse residency programs, and address the educational needs of nurses and patient care technicians.
Promote evidence-based practice findings and identify clinical research opportunities in collaboration with nurses and patient care technicians.
Implement teaching and learning strategies based on age-appropriate learning theory and foster clinical judgment skills.
Evaluate clinical outcomes related to educational interventions, including effects on cost, quality, and satisfaction with health care.
Provide collaborative leadership, including autonomous practice, clinical judgment, analysis, conflict resolution, and leadership of assigned projects.
Model professional patient care and facilitate the implementation of new techniques for safe, high-quality care.
Maintain current knowledge of interventions, trends, health care, and professional nursing developments.
Adapt education to the audience and present information in a logical, sequential manner.
Protect confidential information concerning patients, staff, and the health system.
Use strong organizational skills to reprioritize tasks and meet deadlines.