Nurse Educator - Endocrinology

Trinity Health•Albany, OR

3d•$40 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Educator I provides professional development and education services in a clinical setting, preparing nurses for contemporary clinical practice and supporting their development of the knowledge and skills needed to collect and analyze patient health data, identify nursing diagnoses and individualized expected outcomes, and develop plans of care. The organization practices theory-based, evidence-based nursing and uses a shared governance model for decision-making. The educator assesses learning needs, designs and delivers educational activities, evaluates learner competence and program effectiveness, supports practice change and the integration of research, and fosters nurses’ ongoing professional growth. The position is located at 63 Shaker Road in Albany, New York, and has 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, setting learner outcomes, establishing education plans, and evaluating their effectiveness.
Use adult learning concepts and instructional design principles when planning educational activities.
Facilitate positive learning and practice environments using varied educational strategies suited to learners’ needs.
Organize educational activities to respect and include diverse learners, and design programs that promote critical thinking and critical reasoning.
Conduct initial and ongoing assessments of nursing personnel competence.
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, and use evidence-based approaches and improvement processes such as Lean to facilitate change and improve practice.
Serve as a resource to nurses in identifying problems, locating internal and external resources, and selecting options.
Foster professional growth and guide and support nursing personnel in new-hire and transitional orientation programs.
Participate in organizational committees, shared governance councils, and quality initiatives.
Communicate effectively in writing and orally, and build collegial relationships with nursing staff, leaders, clinical nurse specialists, and other disciplines to promote positive patient outcomes and professional nursing practice.
Integrate ethics into practice and monitor educational activities for unethical behavior, commercial bias, intellectual property concerns, and conflicts of interest; identify and address ethical issues in learning and practice environments.
Implement program and project plans.
Disseminate research findings through educational programs, courses, and other activities; use the best available evidence to guide practice decisions and support research integration into practice.
Perform other duties as assigned.