Nurse Educator-Extended Care
About The Position
The Nurse Educator is responsible for identifying, facilitating and evaluating educational activities for nursing and clinical staff. This position provides opportunities to promote life-long learning for employees and lends to safe, quality, patient care. Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health services organization serving the people of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence County, and beyond. The system includes nine hospitals; primary and specialty practices, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory campuses and immediate care facilities; innovative senior services, facilities and independent housing; a wide range of behavioral health services; and Rochester Regional Health Laboratories and ACM Global Laboratories, a global leader in patient and clinical trials. It’s vision is to lead the evolution of healthcare to enable every member of the communities it serves to enjoy a better, healthier life.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Nursing required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors and/or Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates the orientation process for all new staff.
- Develops, organizes and delivers all classroom or virtual orientation lesson plans.
- Provides ongoing educational needs assessment to identify relevant educational activities such as new diagnoses, new equipment, policy and procedure expectations, and quality outcome data.
- In collaboration with Directors/Managers, provides support and education remediation, as appropriate.
- Assesses staff competency levels and facilitates various methods to accomplish competency completion.
- Facilitate and/or develop and deliver continuing educational opportunities for staff.
- Determine effectiveness of educational offerings and analyze cost to maximize the efficient utilization of resources.
- Maintains strict record keeping of all educational activities with attendance as required by regulatory agencies such as NYSDOH.
- Utilizes a variety of learning methods such as power point presentations, on-line computer programs, self-learning packets, demo/re-demonstration, simulation training.
- Utilizes effective communication strategies by developing communications and audio visual materials that are clear and concise.
- Maintains professional affiliations as appropriate to keep abreast of new developments and participates in activities that enhance personal and professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
