ICU/IMCU Clinical Educator

Bay Area Hospital•Fort Bridger, WY

1d•$47 - $67

About The Position

Provides clinical education, staff development, competency validation, orientation, and operational coordination within the ICU/IMCU. Serves as a clinical resource and mentor for nurses and support staff while partnering with the Program Manager, unit leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to promote evidence-based practice, regulatory readiness, patient safety, and compassionate patient- and family-centered care. The role supports ICU/IMCU nurses and interdisciplinary team members through education, coaching, competency development, orientation, and clinical coordination. It also contributes to quality and safety initiatives, improvement efforts, emergency preparedness, and effective patient and family communication. Clinical coordination and patient care support may be provided as assigned, consistent with the role and RN licensure. The position works primarily in a hospital ICU/IMCU environment and may require prolonged standing, walking, bedside work, and responding to clinical emergencies. Weekend, holiday, or varied hours may be needed to support unit education and clinical operations.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Oregon.
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) card required, or must be obtained by the last day of the month after the six-month grace period.
Critical care/ICU nursing experience required.
Experience providing staff education, precepting, mentoring, or clinical leadership required.
Demonstrated clinical competence in critical care nursing and care of critically ill patients.
Ability to assess learning needs, deliver clinical education, and develop and validate competencies.
Strong communication, organization, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to mentor staff, support preceptors, and provide constructive coaching and feedback.
Ability to collaborate effectively with nurses, providers, ancillary departments, patients, and families.
Ability to interpret quality data, support evidence-based practice, and coordinate priorities in a high-acuity environment.

Nice To Haves

National certification in critical care nursing (CCRN or equivalent).
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Nursing, Education, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
Recent acute care hospital experience within the past five years.
Acute care hospital experience in the past two years or intermediate/progressive care experience.
Experience with quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and development and maintenance of clinical competencies.
Experience as an ICU charge nurse, clinical coordinator, preceptor, or in a similar leadership role.

Responsibilities

Serve as a clinical expert, educator, and professional role model for ICU/IMCU nursing staff and interdisciplinary team members.
Assess learning needs using clinical observation, chart reviews, quality data, staff feedback, patient outcomes, and changes in practice.
Develop and deliver unit-specific education through bedside teaching, classroom instruction, simulation, skills validation, and just-in-time training.
Coordinate orientation for new and transferring staff, establish individualized learning plans with leadership and preceptors, and evaluate orientee progress.
Communicate orientation concerns and recommendations to leadership and promote consistency throughout the orientation process.
Develop and support preceptors, mentor staff, and support specialty certification and professional development.
Develop, maintain, and evaluate ICU/IMCU competencies aligned with evidence-based practice, organizational policies, regulatory standards, and unit needs.
Coordinate annual and ongoing competency validation, including high-risk and high-acuity clinical skills, and maintain accurate education and competency records.
Identify learning and competency gaps and coordinate individualized education, remediation, and follow-up with unit leadership.
Support staff in applying clinical guidelines, protocols, policies, and procedures and developing sound clinical judgment in complex patient care situations.
Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and other disciplines to coordinate care and standardize evidence-based practices.
Participate in evaluating and implementing new equipment, technology, medications, procedures, and clinical practices, and provide related staff education.
Partner with unit leadership and Quality/Risk Management to monitor patient safety and quality indicators, identify trends, and support improvement initiatives.
Support education and improvement efforts related to infection prevention, falls, pressure injuries, medication safety, deterioration, sepsis, and ventilator-associated complications.
Participate in root cause analyses and improvement action plans as requested; evaluate educational effectiveness through outcomes, audits, competency results, and staff performance.
Provide clinical coordination and patient care support as assigned, consistent with role and RN licensure; assist during high census, acuity, staffing challenges, and clinical emergencies.
Collaborate with charge nurses and unit leaders to address workflow and patient care barriers and support appropriate staffing resources and skill mix when requested.
Coordinate or participate in mock codes, simulations, and emergency drills; reinforce rapid response, code response, airway management, sepsis recognition, and emergency equipment readiness.
Promote effective interdisciplinary and patient/family communication, including difficult conversations, end-of-life care, and ethical considerations.
Support patient experience improvements, rounds, committees, policy review, and communication of clinical priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Support the organization’s mission, vision, and values; comply with applicable laws and regulations and adhere to the Bay Area Hospital Code of Conduct and Compliance Program.