MCHS Educator

Conway Medical Center•Conway, SC

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About The Position

The Maternal Child Health Services (MCHS) Educator enhances professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence-based educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff. The role supports onboarding, orientation, competency development, evidence-based practice, research, and quality improvement across Labor and Delivery, Post Partum, Nursery, and Pediatrics. The educator collaborates with the Director of MCHS to evaluate and adjust onboarding programs, identifies educational needs and practice gaps, and develops engaging learning activities to improve knowledge, skills, and practice. The position also oversees unit preceptor competencies and activities and promotes lifelong learning, professional development, and safe, quality-based care.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or another clinical field.
At least 3 years of experience in an acute care MCHS setting.
At least 5 years of demonstrated specialty-specific nursing experience.
Evidence of hospital-based nursing leadership and/or specific leadership experience.
Current South Carolina RN licensure (SCLLR) in good standing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, or ability to acquire it within 3 months of hire.
Specialized life support certifications for the specialty (such as NRP or PALS), or ability to acquire them within 3 months of hire.
Certification as defined by the American Board of Nursing Specialties at hire or completed within one year.
Demonstrate professionalism and engage colleagues in high standards of practice and safe, quality-based care.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of experience in clinical education.

Responsibilities

Participate in developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
Provide orientation and onboarding programs that promote employee retention.
Collaborate with the Director of MCHS to adjust programs based on evaluation results.
Participate in developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating nursing competency in Labor and Delivery, Post Partum, Nursery, and Pediatrics.
Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel, aligned with clinical education requests and development processes.
Develop activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill, and practice.
Plan educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.
Promote and integrate evidence-based practice to continuously improve practice.
Conduct, encourage, facilitate, and/or participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement in patient care settings.
Identify and develop strategies that facilitate continuous maturation through lifelong learning.
Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
Identify and provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
Oversee and administer all preceptor competencies and activities for the unit.
Demonstrate professionalism through positive interactions with peers and work colleagues.
Engage peers and clinicians in high standards of practice, adherence to policies and procedures, and delivery of efficient, safe, quality-based care.
Perform other duties as assigned by Department Leadership.