Nurse Educator - Behavioral Health

Acadia•Chesterfield Township, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Harbor Oaks Hospital is seeking a Nurse Educator to support behavioral health staff at its mental health and addiction treatment center in New Baltimore, Michigan. This hands-on role develops and delivers education plans, identifies learning needs, leads clinical onboarding and orientation, and provides ongoing training. The Nurse Educator ensures educational programs align with regulatory requirements and facility policies, models evidence-based practices, and promotes staff competency, patient safety, and continuous learning. Behavioral health experience is required. The position may also support infection prevention activities after training and provide direct patient care as needed. It works with nursing and medical practitioners to incorporate nursing processes into patient care and provides education to patients, caregivers, and staff.

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.

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 strongly preferred.
Inpatient psychiatry experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
At least one year of experience in clinical education, 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.

Responsibilities

Facilitate employee orientation and onboarding in a positive learning environment that supports retention and new employee success.
Identify staff and facility learning needs, assess practice gaps, and align competencies with clinical practice.
Design, develop, and deliver education plans, curricula, didactic content, clinical skills instruction, and competency activities.
Collaborate with the Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to review outcomes data and refine competency management activities.
Align educational programs with facility and organizational policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission, CARF, CMS, and state agencies.
Create engaging, evidence-based educational content and maintain learner engagement.
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 care plans.
Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to support specialized patient care within established clinical protocols.
Promote safe, high-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.
Support innovation in educational design and identify professional development, skill-enhancement, and mastery opportunities for staff.
Use a novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff and promote certification in nursing specialty areas.
Potentially serve as the facility infection preventionist after training and provide direct care as needed.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.