Registered Nurse Educator

PruittHealth•Swainsboro, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Educator creates a culture of excellence and learning among facility staff through role modeling, quality education, competency assessment, and team-building activities. The role evaluates clinical staff competency and patient care through ongoing assessments, bedside observation, review of procedures and staff practices, and medical-record documentation. The educator coordinates staff training and competency programs, supports orientation and preceptor development, identifies learning needs with facility leaders, and maintains education records. The position also administers the facility’s Pruitt University education system and participates in performance improvement activities. The role oversees infection prevention and workplace safety education and programs, including infection surveillance, consultation across departments, staff training on infection-control practices, hazard communication, occupational bloodborne-pathogen exposure, and related records. The educator coordinates the Hepatitis B vaccination program and post-exposure follow-up, while maintaining the confidentiality of employee medical records.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduation from an accredited or approved RN program.
Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
Current CPR (BLS) certification.
Within six months of hire, successfully complete organizational training programs in IV Certification, Pain Management, Wound Care, Respiratory Care, and CCC Certification.
Within twelve months, obtain American Heart Association CPR Instructor certification.
Computer skills including Microsoft Word.
Knowledge and use of adult learning principles.
Work history documenting paid or volunteer teaching experience, including competency assessment of skills.
Excellent clinical assessment skills and ability to teach these skills using adult-learning principles.
Maintain clinical competency through Pruitt University and other appropriate resources, including organization-required training.
Attend continuing education to stay current in the field and maintain required licensure or certification.
Attend mandatory in-services.
Follow established safety regulations and procedures, including those concerning fire prevention, smoking, infection control, and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Experience implementing and maintaining policy-driven practices.
Experience working with state and federal regulations.
Experience providing education to patients, families, or staff.
Recent acute-care or long-term-care experience.
CPR Instructor certification.
Certification by a nationally accredited nursing organization, such as Gerontological Nursing, CRNI, or Certified Nurse Educator.

Responsibilities

Coordinate clinical competency assessments and training based on ongoing evaluation, patient needs, and acuity.
Provide relevant and engaging education to clinical staff, developing clinical, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills.
Participate in interviewing and selecting clinical staff.
Complete initial, annual, and as-needed competency assessments for clinical staff.
Identify and train preceptors, oversee the preceptor program, and regularly meet with the preceptor team to support adherence to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.
Assess competency and determine staff learning needs based on patient conditions and acuity.
Meet regularly with the DHS to review learning needs, coordinate training, and implement education and follow-up plans.
Communicate with unit managers about new-partner orientation, competency status, and ongoing staff education needs.
Review case-mix and clinical-meeting outcomes with the DHS to identify staff learning needs.
Participate in performance-improvement activities.
Administer the facility’s Pruitt University system, train staff to use it, and promote ongoing use.
Maintain documentation of staff education in accordance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
Develop and direct facility orientation and training for new employees, covering facility policies, procedures, philosophy of care, and long-term-care regulations.
Communicate and interpret policies and procedures to nursing staff and monitor effective implementation.
Establish and implement an infection-control program to support a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and prevent disease and infection transmission.
Conduct infection-control surveillance to investigate, control, and prevent infections in the facility.
Advise departments on applying infection-control principles and procedures to specific situations.
Train staff and monitor performance in handwashing, isolation techniques, and universal precautions.
Implement facility workplace-safety programs, including hazard communication, occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and required occupational illness and injury records.
Keep material safety data sheets and the bloodborne-pathogen exposure-control plan accessible to staff at all times.
Coordinate the Hepatitis B vaccination program and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up.
Maintain the confidentiality of employee medical records.
Participate in center or agency surveys, including licensure and JCAHO surveys, and complete subsequently required reports.
Attend continuing education and mandatory in-service programs, maintain current licensure or certification, and maintain personal clinical competency.
Honor patient and resident rights, comply with the corporate compliance program, report occupational hazards, and follow established safety procedures.