Nurse Educator - Maternal Health

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Nurse Educator supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of workforce training and education programs intended to improve maternal and infant health outcomes across Avera. The role partners with clinical, research, and community stakeholders to translate evidence-based practices into education that strengthens workforce competency, patient safety, and quality of care. It includes designing, delivering, and improving obstetric simulation curricula, coordinating simulation-based learning, facilitating debriefings, evaluating training effectiveness, and helping disseminate best practices across Avera hospitals and clinical sites. The educator provides staff-development expertise as an educator, consultant, facilitator, change agent, and leader. The position develops nursing expertise and supports evidence-based clinical practice through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of competency assessment, continuing education, and leadership development. It also supports patients’ families with education and information, coaches staff, contributes to colleagues’ professional development, and serves as a resource for clinical protocols and practice guidelines.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
1–3 years of nursing experience.
Ability to work the specified hours.
Ability to perform the essential job functions, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication, hearing, and speech comprehension.
Commitment to applying Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles; promote compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Uphold Avera’s Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) standards.
Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and evaluate workforce training and education programs focused on maternal and infant health.
Design, deliver, and continuously improve obstetric simulation curricula, including interdisciplinary training in obstetric emergencies, maternal safety bundles, team communication, and clinical skills.
Coordinate simulation-based learning activities, facilitate debriefing sessions, evaluate training effectiveness, and help disseminate best practices across Avera hospitals and clinical sites.
Provide staff-development expertise as an educator, consultant, facilitator, change agent, and leader across the continuum of care.
Develop and identify clinical prevention strategies in the area of expertise.
Support patients’ families by providing education and information.
Support bedside nurses’ development and empowerment through evidence-based clinical education.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate competency assessment, continuing education, and leadership development.
Participate proactively in continuing education to enhance clinical practice.
Serve as a resource in developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical protocols and practice-management guidelines.
Collaborate with the director or manager to develop and implement education and orientation plans in the clinical area of focus.
Coach staff and provide feedback regarding nursing care.
Delegate, supervise, and evaluate nursing care provided by others while remaining accountable for care quality; provide input to nursing leadership as necessary.
Contribute to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
Help compile and present optimal care standards through patient case reviews for internal and regional committees.
Maintain confidentiality and work effectively with team members to coordinate workflow.