Registered Nurse/Educator Full Time Days ICU Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse/Educator supports clinical excellence and staff development through orientation, in-service training, workshops, continuing education, and educational programs. The role coordinates training, mentors and precepts clinicians, promotes evidence-based practice, and helps ensure regulatory compliance, patient safety, quality improvement, and professional governance. The position also provides clinical instruction and supports the educational and professional development needs of staff. The educator plans and prioritizes work, documents assessments according to hospital policies, prioritizes patient needs, implements and evaluates interventions, and anticipates discharge needs. As a clinical resource, the role collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare teams through huddles, rounding, bedside reports, and other communication. It assesses educational needs using performance-improvement data, course evaluations, and needs assessments, and shares staff feedback with appropriate leadership. The role facilitates and evaluates unit orientation, maintains annual competencies, orientation materials, and education files, and supports skills days and learning experiences. It identifies clinical strengths and development needs, assists with competency assessments and annual evaluations, and provides guidance on job-related issues. The educator also helps maintain unit policies and procedures, supports compliance with applicable regulations and standards, and participates in emergency response, patient-safety initiatives, and performance-improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a related field.
- 2–3 years of experience in acute care or a relevant area.
- BSN, BLS, or ACLS required.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Nursing or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Plan and prioritize work, anticipate resource needs, document assessments, implement and evaluate patient-care interventions, and anticipate discharge needs.
- Provide clinical guidance, mentoring, precepting, and orientation for new employees and novice clinicians.
- Assess staff educational and professional-development needs using performance-improvement data, course evaluations, and needs assessments.
- Develop and deliver educational programs, conferences, workshops, in-service training, and continuing-education activities.
- Facilitate and evaluate unit orientation in collaboration with the management team; maintain orientation manuals, educational files, and annual competencies.
- Identify staff clinical strengths and development needs, complete competency assessments, and support annual evaluations.
- Communicate new information, policies, and procedures, and act as a liaison for staff on educational matters.
- Participate in Unit-Based Shared Governance, interdepartmental committees, huddles, rounding, bedside reports, and team communication.
- Promote professional development, specialty certification, teamwork, recognition, and a positive work environment.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, Joint Commission, Board of Health, hospital standards, licensure requirements, annual competencies, and mandatory training.
- Develop, implement, and monitor action plans in response to survey findings or unit-specific issues, and maintain policies and procedures in line with best practices and regulatory expectations.
- Participate in patient-safety and performance-improvement initiatives and support the Magnet journey.
- Recognize emergencies, initiate appropriate emergency procedures, use emergency equipment, and ensure that equipment is checked and maintained.
- Provide recommendations or documentation related to hiring, termination, and promotion.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for eligible team members working 22.5 hours per week or more.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage, with options to supplement.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and additional non-elective contribution.
- PTO and paid sick leave.
- Tuition assistance, advancement opportunities, and academic advising.
- Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
- Backup and on-site childcare.
- Well-Being Rewards.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Fertility benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
- Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
- Pet, home and auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
