Nurse Educator - Behavioral Health

Harbor Oaks Hospital • New Baltimore, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Harbor Oaks Hospital in New Baltimore, Michigan, is seeking a Nurse Educator to support its behavioral health and addiction treatment services. This hands-on role helps ensure staff are equipped to provide safe, high-quality patient care by identifying learning needs, developing and delivering education plans, and leading clinical onboarding and orientation. The Nurse Educator promotes ongoing learning, regulatory compliance, professional competency, and patient safety through evidence-based instruction and role modeling. Behavioral health experience is required.

The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Nurse Educator may also serve as the facility infection preventionist with training and may provide direct care as needed. Management may add or remove duties as circumstances require.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• Three years of registered nurse experience required.
• Two years of behavioral health experience as a registered nurse required.
• Current state license required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
• Five or more years of experience strongly preferred.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, education, or another clinical field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience, preferred.
• At least one year of experience in clinical education or training and development preferred.
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center preferred.
• First aid may be required depending on the state or facility.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, education, or another clinical field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Five or more years of experience.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as a registered nurse.
• At least one year of experience in clinical education or training and development.
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate employee orientation and onboarding in a way that supports retention, a positive learning environment, and new employee success.
• Identify staff and facility learning needs and assess practice gaps, including crosswalking competencies to practice.
• Design educational activities and plans based on identified gaps, quality data, and safety outcomes.
• Demonstrate competent practice through demonstrations or simulations and provide didactic instruction and clinical skills training for designated competencies.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to review outcomes and evaluate and refine competency management activities.
• Align educational programs with facility and organizational policies and procedures, and deliver curricula required by regulatory agencies, including Joint Commission, CARF, CMS, and state agencies.
• Create engaging, evidence-based educational content tailored to its audience and maintain learner engagement through effective instruction.
• Serve as a general resource for nursing staff and provide resources and just-in-time education to support immediate changes.
• Collaborate with medical practitioners and the CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into patient plans of care.
• Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to support specialized patient care within established clinical protocols.
• Promote safe, quality, compassionate patient care and assist patients and caregivers with education, problem-solving, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educate direct patient care staff on equipment and supplies and coordinate in-service training for appropriate staff.
• Support innovation in educational design and identify professional development needs and growth opportunities for staff.
• Use the novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff and promote certification in nursing specialty areas.
• May serve as the facility infection preventionist after training and may provide direct care as needed.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and prescription drug plans
• Health savings accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career development opportunities within Acadia Healthcare and its 250+ locations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level