Nurse Educator, Clinical Excellence, Full-time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami/UHealth, Center of Clinical Excellence has an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Educator. This role collaborates with Nurse Educator 3 and under the direction of the Manager, assesses and implements multi-site/specialty unit(s) educational programs for nursing and clinical staff. The Nurse Educator develops and evaluates activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skills, or practice. They create a learning environment by collaborating with practitioners, leaders, nurses, educators, patient care staff, and unit management in providing continuing nursing education and in-services. This role also coordinates education of patient care staff to ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, documents completion, reviews and recommends revision of competency, and addresses competency deficits. The Nurse Educator assesses and evaluates the process of orienting, socializing, and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth, and facilitates multi-site/specialty unit(s) orientation of licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel during onboarding and when changes in roles, responsibilities, and practice settings occur. They collaborate with PDD to develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate onboarding and orientation programs. Additionally, the Nurse Educator appraises professional knowledge by partnering with individuals, groups, and/or organizations to share expertise in planning and decision-making to achieve common goals. This includes interprofessional groups within the organization, academic/practice partnerships, and community partnerships. The role participates in the planning and approval of applicable continuing education programs, conferences, seminars, and workshops. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
Valid State of Florida RN license required
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Responsibilities

Assesses and implements multi-site/specialty unit(s) educational programs for nursing and clinical staff based on environmental scanning: identified practice gaps, regulatory/accreditation, specialty standards, PI reports, mission/values, policies, procedures, guidelines, and learning needs.
Develops and evaluates activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skills, or practice.
Creates a learning environment by collaborating with practitioners, leaders, nurses, educators, patient care staff, and unit management in providing continuing nursing education and in-services.
Coordinates education of patient care staff to ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Documents completion, reviews and recommends revision of competency, and addresses competency deficits in staff members and teams.
Assesses and evaluates the process of orienting, socializing, and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth.
Facilitates multi-site/specialty unit(s) orientation of licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel during onboarding and when changes in roles, responsibilities, and practice settings occur.
Collaborates with PDD to develop, coordinate, manage, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate onboarding and orientation programs for multi-site/specialty unit(s) licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel.
Appraises professional knowledge by partnering with individuals, groups, and/or organizations to share expertise in planning and decision-making to achieve common goals.
Participates in the planning and approval of applicable continuing education programs, conferences, seminars, and workshops.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.