Nurse Educator

Florida Cancer Specialists•Pensacola, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Educator develops, maintains, and presents education materials and courses to clinical staff under the appropriate guidelines, such as chemotherapy biotherapy courses, oncology courses, and other developmental opportunities. They plan, direct, and evaluate the overall needs for clinical education, providing programs that conform to accepted practice standards i.e., Oncology Nursing Society, (ONS), National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), etc. They participate in the activities of nursing and medical assistant virtual orientation and the training of newly hired clinical nurses, medical assistants, and clinical nurse managers 1:1 in clinic prior to transitioning them to their preceptor.

Requirements

Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Florida
OCN national certification or acquire within 12 months of hire
Minimum five years’ experience with hematology/oncology patients
Minimum one year experience facilitating educational programs
Analysis & Critical Thinking
Strong interpersonal skills to include effective verbal and written communication
Solid time management with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Ability to collaborate across various levels of management, departments, and teams
Comfortable negotiating problems and exploring solutions with multiple disciplines throughout the organization

Nice To Haves

BSN degree preferred

Responsibilities

Works in partnership with nursing leadership and other nurse educators to assess the clinical nurse and medical assistant onboarding program for effectiveness, to ensure strong oncology foundation and standardization of training across all clinics
Initiates skills development programs utilizing various media platforms within the parameters of established care models; monitors trends and implements educational strategies to ensure compliance with quality standards and parameters
Contributes to the achievement of clinical staff’s annual competency evaluations and skills checkoffs within their demographic area
Acts as a general clinical resource for existing personnel
Formally meets with the new hires and their preceptor at specific intervals throughout the entire orientation phase of the new hire to ensure success of independent practice
Collaborates with nurse managers and other leadership to conduct clinic site visits to perform competency evaluation, re-education of quality concerns and trended safety events, and assess for protocol and process standardization of workflow as needed within the clinic
Develops work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives
Maintains a positive working relationship with preceptors; meeting and mentoring the preceptors in their designated area and developing supportive preceptor education programs
Attend FCS Town Halls, Monthly Department Meetings, Monthly Pharmacy/Touchbase meeting, other ad-hoc nursing/quality/safety meetings as needed, and national conferences as allowed, to maintain current practice with organizational strategies, policies, and evidence-based nursing practice
Provide direct patient care a minimum of one day per month to remain current with nursing practice and FCS workflow
Facilitate and participate in pilot programs and in-service new product education as needed
Maintains a positive working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working environment that will be conducive to facilitate educational goals, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness