Nurse Mentor

Baptist Health•Jacksonville, FL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN - Mentor develops and implements a mentorship model for nursing staff. Serving as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician, the Mentor works with unit Educators, Preceptors, and Nursing Leadership to assess clinical nurses’ needs and participates in orientation for new clinical staff. The position supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient care in collaboration with other healthcare disciplines. The Mentor rounds with clinical nurses to provide guidance, oversee less experienced nurses, facilitate career development, and train aspiring nurses, nursing students, or licensed staff. The role helps ensure safe care and supports nurses’ transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical nurse. The Mentor prepares and delivers nursing education lectures and case studies, provides patient care where needed to assist the unit and nursing team, and collaborates with Directors and Management on functions that can optimize patient outcomes and nursing-team mentorship. Additional duties within the scope of the role may be assigned. The position is based at Baptist Medical Center South and is regular, full-time, first shift. Working conditions include sitting for 20% of the workday and mobility for 80%. The role involves occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching; frequent reaching, hand use, and repetitive action; occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds and pushing or pulling up to 150 pounds; and continuous speaking, hearing, and visual acuity requirements. The work is indoors, protected from weather but not necessarily temperature changes, with minimal noise and substantial computer work. Exposure risks include occasional electrical shock and radiation, some infectious disease, and some hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

Degree in Nursing required.
Minimum 5 years of medical-surgical, intensive-care, or specialty-nursing clinical and/or teaching experience in acute care.
Active RN licensure.
BLS certification required.
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
Clinical expertise in the specialty area.
Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or group of patients.
Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care.
Ability to respond to simultaneous demands, work independently and as part of a healthcare team, and adapt quickly to changing situations.
Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions and function in a demanding, stressful environment.
Effective organizational, interpersonal, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to implement change.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
MSN highly preferred.
Additional certifications such as ACLS, PALS, NRP, or other specialty certifications may be required depending on the assigned unit.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a mentorship model for nursing staff.
Serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician.
Collaborate with unit Educators, Preceptors, and Nursing Leadership to assess clinical nurses’ needs.
Participate in orientation for new clinical staff.
Establish a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient care in collaboration with healthcare disciplines.
Round with clinical nurses to provide guidance, oversee less experienced nurses, and facilitate career development.
Train aspiring nurses, nursing students, and licensed staff to support safe care and transition to competent clinical practice.
Prepare and deliver nursing-related education lectures and case studies to assigned nurses.
Provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the unit and nursing team.
Collaborate with Directors and Management to identify functions that optimize patient outcomes and nursing-team mentorship.
Perform additional duties within the scope of the role as assigned.