Nurse Educator Emergency Services

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Partnership with the Emergency Services Nurse Educator team to facilitate onboarding/orientation, competency assessment/skills validation, ongoing staff development, and development of education to meet the needs of nursing team members in the emergency departments across the delivery system. Collaboration with the Nursing Practice and Development Team and the Nurse Education Forum to address needs for nursing professional development across the delivery system. This educator would be the point educator for the Blodgett and Pennock emergency departments and collaborate with the ED educators supporting CHW emergency departments. This educator would partner with ED Education team to instruct ED service line classes and certification courses (TNCC, ENPC, ACLS, PALS) throughout CHW. Using tools of consulting, mentoring, coaching and interprofessional collaboration, the nurse educator facilitates the professional role development and growth of nurses and other healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to expert. Functions in the roles of change agent, mentor, facilitator of learning, leader, champion of scientific inquiry (application of research, evidence based practice and improvement science), and partner for clinical practice transitions. Nurse educators are REQUIRED to obtain their nursing administration or professional/specialty certification within 12 months of assuming the role, or within 12 months of achieving eligibility to sit for the exam if not eligible upon hire in to the role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 5 years of relevant experience clinical experience related to area of focus
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days
• CRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown Refer to job summary for more information
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Emergency Department, Critical Care, Surgical Services, Endoscopy, Procedural Areas, Cath Lab/ Electrophysiology, Pediatric Sedation 120 Days
• CRT-Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association Big Rapids, Reed City and Grand Rapids Emergency Departments 1 Year
• CRT-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association SHGR Emergency Departments 1 Year
• CRT-Oncology Nursing Society - ONCC Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Reed City and United Cancer Centers SHGR - Educator supporting oncology services 1 Year
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association SHGR - PICU, 7 HDVCH 90 Days
• CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association SHGR - Neonatal ICU 90 Days
• CRT-Sug Temp Air Blo Emot (STABLE) - UNKNOWN Unknown SHGR - Neonatal ICU 90 Days

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Nursing Education or Adult Education

Responsibilities

• Oversees orientation, as part of the onboarding process, to ensure that new hire/transfer employees have the knowledge and skill to safely practice independently in their role.
• The educator develops, coordinates, manages, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Develops, coordinates, manages, facilitates, conducts and evaluates competency programs.
• The educator collaborates with operational leaders to address deficits in employee’s knowledge and skills.
• Designs and develops educational opportunities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skills and practice. This may include obtaining continuing education approval.
• Fosters interprofessional learning and enables effective collaboration to improve practice outcomes for the nurse and other health care personnel.
• Functions as a mentor, coach, and resource in the development of nursing and other clinical support roles as the employee transitions throughout their career life cycle.
• Applies research, evidenced based practice and quality improvement principles in education, professional role development, orientation, and competency.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level