Nursing Educator Per Diem Varying Shifts Atlantic Health Hackettstown And Newton Medical Centers

Atlantic Health System • Hackettstown, NJ

6h • $50 - $88 • Onsite

About The Position

Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises programs of orientation, in-service training, workshops, and continuing education to meet educational and developmental needs of staff. Takes a lead role in educational initiatives to ensure quality patient care and customer satisfaction. Serves as a leader in the development, training, and monitoring of nursing practice standards. Acts as a resource and liaison to the Atlantic Health community by serving on hospital wide committees or task forces. Performs a range of nursing, clinical, consultative, educational, and research activities within established area of expertise.

Requirements

• BSN Degree Required in nursing from accredited college
• Valid Registered Nursing or compact License
• BLS Certification Required

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Nursing Preferred
• Certification in area of specialty preferred
• ACLS Certification preferred
• Basis Dysrhythmia preferred
• HRO Training preferred

Responsibilities

• Determines learning needs of nursing team and maintains ongoing needs assessment.
• Evaluates responses to educational programs and identifies priority topics related to quality assessment and improvement issues.
• Collaborates with nursing management and team members to identify educational needs regarding new products, policies, procedures, and issues related to professional associations and regulatory agencies.
• Provides ongoing team member development/continuing education.
• Collaborates with nursing management and preceptors to establish ongoing developmental goals.
• Assists with problem solving and development of action plans to meet developmental objectives.
• Facilitates attainment of objectives by planning and implementing continuing education programs and on-unit conferences.
• Works collaboratively with managers and team members in planning and implementing innovative programs/systems.
• Provides competency-based tools to support changed performance expectations.
• Structures formats and processes to support program implementation.
• Consults on projects as requested and completes them in a timely fashion.
• Assists in planning and implementing team member orientation.
• Identifies, validates, and documents basic competencies of newly hired RNs, including electronic documentation in the specialized area.
• Provides orientation goals and strategies to orientee and preceptor.
• Acts as a resource in providing theory and supervised practice in response to selected developmental needs.
• Acts as a resource/facilitator to the orientee, preceptor, and/or manager as needed.
• Provides basic orientation and skills validation of newly hired Patient Care Technicians and Unit Representatives.
• Acts as a resource/facilitator regarding resolution of performance problems.
• Evaluates program/presentation effectiveness using relevant methods.
• Plans program evaluation based on program objectives.
• Implements evaluative process and analyzes findings.
• Plans and implements relevant follow-up activities.
• Maintains records according to established policies.
• Develops/approves program objectives, content, and evaluation methods for nursing education programs.
• Verifies completion of self-learning activities.
• Provides data for computerized records.
• Participates in committees and task forces.
• Researches, recommends, implements, and evaluates policies and standards.
• Acts as a resource to hospital committees by providing input regarding identified problems and practice issues, developmental and problem-solving strategies.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level