Nurse Educator - Endocrinology

Trinity Health•Albany, NY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Educator I provides professional development and education services in the clinical setting, helping nurses prepare for contemporary clinical practice and develop the knowledge and skills needed to collect and analyze patient health data, identify nursing diagnoses and individualized expected outcomes, and create plans of care. The organization practices theory-based, evidence-based nursing using a shared governance model for decision-making. The educator assesses learning needs with learners and stakeholders; plans, delivers, and evaluates educational activities using adult learning concepts and instructional design principles; and supports positive learning and practice environments. The role also assesses nursing staff competence, supports orientation and professional growth, facilitates evidence-based practice and change, participates in quality initiatives and organizational committees, and shares research findings through educational programs. This is a full-time position in Albany, New York, located at 63 Shaker Road, with Monday–Friday office hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Current New York State RN license.
BLS certification.
2–5 years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Involve learners and key stakeholders in assessing learning needs, establishing learner outcomes, planning education, and evaluating its effectiveness.
Plan educational activities using adult learning concepts and instructional design principles.
Use educational strategies that meet learners’ needs and foster positive learning and practice environments, inclusion, critical thinking, and critical reasoning.
Assess the competence of nursing personnel initially and on an ongoing basis.
Promote lifelong learning and use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
Provide timely, constructive feedback and evaluate educational activities, including participant feedback and learner outcomes; disseminate evaluation results.
Maintain documentation of educational programming in accordance with organizational requirements.
Work with others to identify problems and solutions; use evidence-based approaches and improvement processes, such as Lean thinking, to facilitate practice change.
Serve as a resource to nurses by helping identify problems, locate resources, and select options.
Foster professional growth and support nursing personnel in new-hire and transitional orientation programs.
Participate in organizational committees and shared governance councils.
Communicate effectively and establish collegial relationships with nursing staff, leaders, clinical nurse specialists, and other disciplines to promote patient outcomes and professional nursing practice.
Integrate ethics into practice, monitor educational activities for ethical concerns or conflicts of interest, and address ethical issues in learning and practice environments.
Implement program and project plans and participate in quality initiatives.
Disseminate research findings through educational programs and other activities; use available evidence to guide practice and support the integration of research into practice.
Perform other duties as assigned.