Nurse Educator

Bassett Healthcare Network•Village of Cooperstown, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The best thing about this role: Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.

Requirements

4 Year/Bachelor's Degree, required
Minimum 3 years of relevant clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse, required
Current NYS Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse, required
BLS Certification, required
Clinical Skills
Interacting with People
Computer Skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience with increasing staff development or leadership responsibility, preferred
National Certification in Nursing Professional Development or other clinical specialty, preferred

Responsibilities

Provide effective educational programming to meet the dynamic needs of Bassett’s nursing staff.
Support optimal, evidence-based nursing practice by employing educational strategies to promote positive learning and clinical competency in the practice environment.
Assess learning needs, identify issues and trends, identify desired outcomes, plan, implement, coordinate, consult, and evaluate educational programs.
Develop and implement educational plans to meet identified learning needs of the nursing staff and promote high-quality clinical performance to enhance patient outcomes.
Utilize creative and innovative strategies to address educational needs of nursing staff.
Perform learning needs assessments for both individuals and groups, using data and tools to identify issues and trends that indicate staff learning needs.
Develop, revise, and implement orientation programs for new staff to meet identified needs.
Collaborate with unit clinical leaders and managers to monitor progress of newly hired nursing staff during the orientation period.
Develop clinical unit-based educational plans to meet desired outcomes, in consultation with nursing leaders and unit-based educators.
Demonstrate knowledge of curriculum development, including identifying program outcomes, competency statements, learning objectives, selection of appropriate learning activities, and evaluation strategies.
Design, implement, and evaluate educational programs for nursing staff to assure initial and on-going clinical competency.
Utilize creative strategies consistent with adult education principles and learning theories to address educational needs and facilitate achievement of desired outcomes, promoting critical thinking.
Demonstrate use of multiple effective teaching-learning methods, such as lecture, case-study presentations, group learning activities, role-play, high-fidelity simulation scenarios, return demonstration skills labs, and written or on-line learning modules.
Develop, coordinate, and implement educational programs to meet needs identified by changes in practice, systems, workflows, or equipment, collaborating with clinical leaders to coordinate train-the-trainer or super-user programs.
Plan and coordinate Continuing Education programs to meet the on-going needs of nurses at all stages of their career development, serving as a Nurse Planner for the Provider Unit for Continuing Education and assuring CE programs meet ANCC requirements.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements regarding nursing staff education and competency assessment and coordinate programs to meet these requirements.
Develop and implement nursing staff development initiatives, including preceptor development, specialty certification, credentialing, and career development.
Plan and implement an effective clinical preceptor program that includes preceptor education and support activities, utilizing an evidence-based curriculum, and evaluate and modify aspects of the program based on outcome data.
Coordinate on-going competency assessment and validation processes and establish methods for measuring on-going clinical competence and record keeping.
Assist individuals and groups of staff with educational resources to prepare for specialty practice certification or promotion along the professional pathway or other career development activities.
Effectively coach nursing staff to assist with improvement of practice (remediation), career development, or clinical advancement.
Collaborate with faculty from affiliated nursing schools and unit managers and clinical leaders to coordinate student clinical placements.
Promote patient-centered and evidence-based care.
Maintain and improve clinical skills and proficiency in practice and role model evidence-based practice.
Promote evidence-based nursing practice through incorporation of research findings in all educational programs and coaching nursing staff to explore and implement identified best practices.
Offer timely consultation to nursing staff relative to patient care issues.
Role model, promote, and teach service-oriented behaviors and communication to achieve the highest patient satisfaction levels.
Develop and implement educational programs to improve patient outcomes, based on Performance Improvement and other data.
Identify issues requiring nursing or interdisciplinary research and promote or participate in these research activities.
Function as a change agent and organizational clinical leader.
Respond to organizational strategic plans or changes in nursing practice to develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs to support these changes and desired outcomes.
Contribute to the development of standards of nursing practices.
Participate in professional practice activities and multidisciplinary institutional committees and work groups to plan and implement operational and practice changes to improve patient outcomes.
Lead committees, work groups, or teams in project management: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about successful completion of project goals and objectives.
Promote a safe and healthy work environment, serving as an advocate and positive champion for patient safety and effective collaboration and teamwork.
Perform other duties as requested and observed by supervisor or manager.