Registered Nurse/Educator, Full-Time Days, Endoscopy, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Full-Time Registered Nurse/Educator in the Endoscopy department at Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center. The position focuses on developing and implementing educational programs for new and existing staff, ensuring competency, and contributing to the overall professional development within the nursing division.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
Knowledge of clinical EMR
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Power Point, and word
Working knowledge of Excel
Ability to recognize and facilitate the extension of probation if needed
Maintains individual professional competence
Participates in patient care activities as needed to maintain competence
Pursues or maintains specialty certification

Nice To Haves

Experience in developing action plans for new employee orientation
Experience utilizing adult learning theories
Experience in assessing employees
Experience in mentoring and monitoring new employees
Experience in developing and implementing educational programs
Experience with evidence-based programs
Experience with NJSNA guidelines
Experience participating in committees, subcommittees, task forces
Experience developing year-end reports on education programs
Experience developing short-range and long-range educational goals
Experience evaluating program/presentation effectiveness
Experience developing/approving program objectives, content and evaluation methods
Experience verifying completion of self-learning activities
Experience providing consultation and education for medical staff, and other allied professionals
Experience coordinating clinical assignments and serving as liaison between faculty and manager of clinical site
Experience with AHS education software program

Responsibilities

Develops an action plan and coordinates new employee orientation in conjunction with the Nursing Education department.
Develops mechanisms for documentation of initial competencies achieved and sets individualized time frames for accomplishment.
Provides orientation goals and strategies to orientee and preceptor.
Acts as a resource in providing theory and supervised practice during training and orientation of all new staff.
Utilizes adult learning theories to implement action plan strategies.
Participates in the assessment of permanent and temporary employees.
Develops and facilitates clinical orientation of all new hires with the development of goals and resolution of performance problems.
Mentors and monitors progress of new employees in theory and supervised practice.
Provides ongoing development/continuing education for staff.
Collaborates with management to establish initial and ongoing developmental mandatories and competencies.
Assists with problem solving and development of action plans to meet developmental objectives.
Facilitates attainment of objectives for all new hires and current staff.
Develops and implements educational programs to reflect the unique needs of the nursing division and other departments.
Initiates evidence-based programs for the development of clinical skills.
Participates in the selection, and/or implementation of new products, policies, procedures and/or issues related to professional associations and regulatory agencies.
Completes 3-month probationary evaluations in an appropriate time frame.
Recognizes and facilitates the extension of probation if needed.
Places new employees into appropriate cluster/service line upon completion of orientation.
Establishes evaluation time frames, implements and adheres to the process.
Conducts weekly clinical conferences with preceptor and orientees.
Counsels orientees/staff as needed.
Provides remedial education as needed.
Performs within the framework of established hospital and nursing division policies and procedures.
Participates in special projects as requested by Managers or Nursing Division.
Assists in research, recommendation, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of mandatory policies and requirements of organizations of regulation and accreditation.
Utilizes NJSNA guidelines for major program development and maintains records accordingly.
Participates in committees, subcommittees, task forces.
Acts as a resource to hospital committees, giving input regarding identified problems and practice issues, developmental and problem-solving strategies.
Recognizes performance strengths and deficiencies.
Accepts suggestions for personal or professional development in a positive manner.
Maintains individual professional competence.
Establishes developmental goals and strategies incorporating feedback from colleagues and managers.
Attends educational programs based on individual and departmental priorities and self-development goals.
Participates in professional activities and organizations.
Participates in patient care activities as needed to maintain competence.
Pursues or maintains specialty certification.
Submits a list of yearly personal goals and works to accomplish within the year.
Develops and implements internship and other special programs.
Assists with interviewing and screening of applicants for perioperative roles.
Develops year-end report on education programs for surgical services.
Develops short-range and long-range educational goals for Intra-operative services departments.
Provides regular updates on status of special projects.
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.
Provides consultation and education for medical staff, and other allied professionals.
Coordinates clinical assignments and serves as liaison between faculty and manager of clinical site.
Knowledge of clinical EMR and resource for clinical content contained within the EMR and supplement documentation.
Understands and properly utilizes AHS education software program.
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Power Point, and word.
Working knowledge of Excel.
Performs other tasks which may be required to meet the needs of the department.