Nurse Educator, Clinical Excellence, Full-time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•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 various healthcare professionals and staff, coordinate education for patient care staff on equipment use and maintenance, document completion, review and recommend revisions of competencies, and address competency deficits. The role also assesses and evaluates the process of orienting, socializing, and integrating employees with a focus on retention and growth, and facilitates orientation for licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel during onboarding and when changes occur. Collaboration with PDD is key for developing, coordinating, managing, facilitating, conducting, and evaluating onboarding and orientation programs. The Nurse Educator appraises professional knowledge by partnering with individuals, groups, and/or organizations to share expertise and participates in the planning and approval of continuing education programs. Adherence to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguarding University assets are also required. 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

Nice To Haves

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.