Nurse Educator

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute•Crestview, FL

About The Position

The Nurse Educator develops, maintains, and presents educational materials and courses for clinical staff, including chemotherapy/biotherapy and oncology courses, in accordance with accepted practice standards such as those of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). The role plans, directs, and evaluates clinical education needs and supports virtual nursing and medical assistant orientation, as well as one-to-one clinic training for newly hired clinical nurses, medical assistants, and clinical nurse managers before they transition to a preceptor. The Nurse Educator partners with nursing leadership and other educators to evaluate and standardize onboarding, build clinical skills, support competency evaluations, and serve as a resource to clinical personnel. The role includes clinic site visits, staff and preceptor mentoring, participation in education and quality initiatives, and at least one day of direct patient care per month. Travel to clinics as needed is required.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Florida.
OCN national certification or ability to acquire it within 12 months of hire.
Current BLS certification.
Valid Florida driver's license for travel to clinics as needed.
At least five years of experience with hematology/oncology patients.
At least one year of experience facilitating educational programs.
Strong interpersonal skills, including effective verbal and written communication.
Solid time-management skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Ability to collaborate across management levels, departments, and teams.
Comfort negotiating problems and exploring solutions with multiple disciplines.
Analysis and critical-thinking competency.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with nursing leadership and other nurse educators to assess the effectiveness of clinical nurse and medical assistant onboarding and ensure a strong oncology foundation and standardized training across clinics.
Initiate skills-development programs using various media platforms and implement educational strategies that support compliance with quality standards and care models.
Contribute to annual competency evaluations and skills checkoffs for clinical staff within the assigned demographic area.
Serve as a general clinical resource for existing personnel.
Meet with new hires and their preceptors at specific intervals throughout orientation to support successful transition to independent practice.
Collaborate with nurse managers and other leaders on clinic site visits to evaluate competency, address quality concerns and safety-event trends, and assess protocol and workflow standardization.
Develop work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives.
Maintain working relationships with preceptors, mentor them, and develop supportive preceptor education programs.
Attend FCS Town Halls, monthly department meetings, pharmacy/touchbase meetings, other nursing, quality, and safety meetings as needed, and national conferences as allowed.
Provide direct patient care at least one day per month to remain current with nursing practice and FCS workflow.
Facilitate and participate in pilot programs and new-product in-service education as needed.
Maintain positive working relationships with employees across the company to support a cooperative and productive working environment.