Perioperative RN Educator (Pre-Op, Post-Op, Endoscopy, PAT)

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Perioperative RN Educator position focuses on Pre-Op, Post-Op, Endoscopy, and PAT. The role is accountable for advancing and maintaining clinical staff competence, enhancing professional nursing practice, and supporting the achievement of career goals for nurses across the novice to expert continuum. The goal is to ensure the delivery of efficient, effective, ethical, safe, quality, and compassionate patient care. The educator will cultivate an environment that promotes lifelong learning by supporting the development of quality, innovative, and fun continuing education activities, implementing evidence-based practice innovations, and continuously evaluating learning needs and practice changes. This role supports a shared leadership philosophy and advances the professional practice model for patient care services, demonstrating core competency in key clinical service areas.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program.
• BSN required.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Michigan.
• Previous Operating Room Experience required.
• CPR or BCLS Certified.
• One year of teaching experience with validated opportunities to apply principles of adult education.
• Ability to develop new and innovative education opportunities to meet the changing needs of the learner.
• Demonstrated excellence in assuming the various roles of a nursing professional development educator: educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, researcher, and leader.
• Demonstrated extensive theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in clinical specialty.

Nice To Haves

• MSN, or related Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certification in specialty completed or active plans to pursue preferred.
• Two years of clinical nursing experience in identified or related specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and information related to educational needs and other pertinent situations.
• Analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data to determine the educational needs of individuals, organizations, and communities.
• Identifies the target audience, general purpose, and educational objectives, and desired outcomes for each learning activity.
• Establishes plans that describe the strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes.
• Ensures that the planned educational activities are implemented.
• Conducts a comprehensive evaluation of each educational activity.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional development activities.
• Coordinates educational initiatives and activities.
• Employs strategies and techniques to promote positive learning and practice environments.
• Provides consultation to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• DAILYPAY
• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes
• Unlimited career growth opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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