Nurse Educator FT Edinburg

UHS • Edinburg, TX

2d

About The Position

The Nurse Educator supports the learning needs of staff and patients by providing opportunities to acquire new knowledge, skills, and behaviors in response to advancing technologies, changing health care delivery systems, expanding staff roles, evidence-based practice, and research. Learning opportunities include orientation, continuing education, formal and informal in-services, coaching, and consulting. The education department considers employees’ continuing education an important asset in recruitment and retention.

Requirements

• Demonstrate commitment to and adherence to the STHS Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, including following policies and procedures, attending required training, and immediately reporting suspected compliance issues to the Compliance Officer.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and hold current licensure from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with 2 to 3 years of experience, or a master's degree is preferred.
• If not currently a BSN nurse, be enrolled in a BSN program and obtain the degree within 24 months of hire. For an A.D.N.-to-MSN bridge program, obtain the degree within 24 months.
• Maintain current BLS certification.
• If not already certified in ACLS and PALS, obtain those certifications within 6 months of hire.
• Obtain BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor Trainer certifications within 2 years of employment, in accordance with the AHA Healthcare Provider Program curriculum. For Behavioral Health, obtain BLS instructor certification within 24 months.
• Obtain CPI certification within 24 months.
• Where required by the unit, obtain or maintain ACLS and PALS or ENPC certification according to the stated deadlines: within 12 months for nurses with one year or less of experience, within 6 months for nurses with more than one year of experience, or maintain certification if hired with a current certification.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Support the learning needs of staff and patients.
• Provide opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and behaviors in response to changes in technology, health care delivery, staff roles, evidence-based practice, and research.
• Provide orientation, continuing education, formal and informal in-services, coaching, and consulting.

What This Job Offers

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