Nurse Educator/Staff Development

WVU Medicine

99d

About The Position

Coordinates educational activities hospital wide. Is responsible for assessing educational needs, planning implementing and valuating in-services and continuing education activities, ensuring activities comply with The Joint Commission and other Regulatory rules. Develops, implements and manages a process designed to ensure that the competence of all nursing staff is assessed, maintained, improved, and demonstrated throughout the hospital.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Two (2) years clinical experience in a hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) & Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certifications.
• Two (2) years management/administrative experience including staff development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates New Employee orientation.
• Serves an active role in orientation to new employees through development and delivery of education as needed during New Employee Orientation.
• Develops and implements assessment tools for evaluation of new nursing staff.
• Evaluates unit orientation of nursing staff throughout the orientation process.
• Serves an active role in coordinating student/shadow experiences within the facility.
• Organizes and maintains CBL programming.
• Maintains verification of satisfactory completion of required in-service activity for entire hospital staff in accordance with JHACO standards.
• Maintains calendar of in-services and other educational opportunities.
• Assesses, develops, and maintains a program and process to assist the staff to remain competent.
• Maintains records of verification supporting nursing staff competence/completion of educational opportunities.
• Maintains records of educational opportunities provided to staff.
• Establishes and maintains positive and effective relationships and communications with personnel.
• Serves on committees as indicated.
• Delegates responsibility for in-services to qualified staff.
• Reports all performance improvement data.
• Assists in development, reviewing, revision and implementation of Nursing policies and procedures when appropriate.
• Initiates and participates in projects, research and education programs for the development and implementation of new and effective health and safety practices.
• Collaborates with nursing department coordinators to assess learning needs, and develop learning and competence assessments activities, as well as identify aspects of competence performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees