Nurse Educator

Florida Cancer Specialists•Pensacola, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Educator develops, maintains, and presents educational materials and courses for clinical staff, including chemotherapy and biotherapy courses, oncology courses, and other developmental opportunities. The role plans, directs, and evaluates clinical education needs and provides programs aligned with accepted practice standards, such as those of the Oncology Nursing Society and National Comprehensive Cancer Network. The Nurse Educator supports nursing and medical assistant virtual orientation and provides one-to-one training for newly hired clinical nurses, medical assistants, and clinical nurse managers in clinics before they transition to their preceptors. The role partners with nursing leadership and other educators to assess onboarding effectiveness, support competency evaluations, mentor preceptors, and promote consistent training and clinical practices across clinics. It also provides direct patient care at least one day per month to maintain current nursing practice and familiarity with FCS workflows.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Florida.
OCN national certification, or ability to acquire it within 12 months of hire.
Current BLS certification.
Valid Florida driver's license and ability to travel to clinics as needed.
At least five years of experience with hematology/oncology patients.
At least one year of experience facilitating educational programs.
Strong interpersonal skills, including effective verbal and written communication.
Solid time-management skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Ability to collaborate across management levels, departments, and teams.
Ability to negotiate problems and explore solutions with multiple disciplines.
Analysis and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with nursing leadership and other nurse educators to assess the effectiveness of clinical nurse and medical assistant onboarding and promote a strong oncology foundation and standardized training across clinics.
Initiate skills development programs using various media platforms within established care models; monitor trends and implement educational strategies to support compliance with quality standards.
Contribute to annual clinical staff competency evaluations and skills checkoffs within the assigned demographic area.
Act as a general clinical resource for existing personnel.
Meet with new hires and their preceptors at specific intervals throughout orientation to support successful transition to independent practice.
Collaborate with nurse managers and leadership on clinic site visits to evaluate competency, provide re-education on quality concerns and trended safety events, and assess protocol and workflow standardization needs.
Develop work procedures and processes supporting company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives.
Maintain relationships with preceptors, mentor them in their designated areas, and develop supportive preceptor education programs.
Attend FCS Town Halls, monthly department meetings, monthly pharmacy/touchbase meetings, relevant ad hoc nursing, quality, and safety meetings, and national conferences as allowed.
Provide direct patient care at least one day per month to remain current with nursing practice and FCS workflow.
Facilitate and participate in pilot programs and in-service education for new products as needed.
Maintain positive working relationships with company employees to support a cooperative and productive working environment.