Nurse Educator | Full Time | Rotating Day/Nights | Concord Hospital Laconia/Franklin

Concord Hospital • Laconia, NH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Patient Care Unit Director, the Nurse Educator serves as the clinical expert for the patient populations served on that unit or department, and as an organizational resource in that specialty. He/she is responsible for development, competence assessment, teaching, and evaluation of unit based orientation, inservices and continuing education programs for clinical staff. The Nurse Educator is responsible for professional nursing practice and delivering quality patient care.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
• Licensed to practice in nursing in the state of New Hampshire
• Minimum of 3 years of acute care clinical experience in unit/department specialty area(s).

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in nursing preferred or commensurate education and experience
• Previous teaching/leadership experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Excels in the provision of patient care and participates in establishing excellence in standards of care and practice.
• Verifies competency of staff through testing and observation of practice.
• Manages resources judiciously.
• Develops instructional plans and methodologies to respond to learning needs of staff.
• Markets, conducts, evaluates and maintains records for educational sessions covering unit-based orientation, on-the-job training, computer use, preceptor programs, customer service, clinical education, retraining and clinical leadership development.
• Coordinates, prepares and updates curriculum to meet unit-based clinical and professional standards and to ensure continued accreditation.
• Serves as a leader, researcher, change agent and consultant for quality educational opportunities and organizational activities.
• Continuously improves quality.
• Fosters exemplary customer service
• Provides direct patient care.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• dental benefit
• Wellness programs
• Life/LTD insurance
• 403B retirement savings account with employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site childcare
• Complimentary on-site employee fitness center
• Paid time off
• Career development
• Employee Activities Committee
• Military Program (offering a supportive environment for those serving or who served in the armed services)
• Streamlined military leave process
• Enhanced military leave policy
• Enrichments to benefits and paid-time-off
• Organizational resources committed to employees and their families
• Education for employees and managers
• Recognition of service

What This Job Offers

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