Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Educator Specialist - Family Birth Center

American Addiction Centers•Macon, GA

30d•$41 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Educator Specialist position is located in the Antepartum Unit at Navicent Health Medical Center. The role focuses on demonstrating instructional expertise, developing and implementing educational programs, and supporting nursing staff development. The Nurse Educator Specialist functions as a clinician, leader, consultant, and researcher to improve clinical practices and patient outcomes. This role requires collaboration with various teams, effective communication, and a commitment to professional growth.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia.
Professional certification in clinical or education specialty.
BLS required.
Must be High School Diploma or GED Diploma graduate.
Must have a master’s degree in nursing.
Must attend mandatory hospital and departmental annual training.
Minimum of four years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care institution.
Knowledge of current educational principles, teaching modalities, performance consultation, risk management, facilitation, and group dynamics.
Understanding of competency-based education, licensure, and regulatory requirements.
Must have excellent presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Life Support is preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates instructional expertise in the role of an Educator.
Assesses, develops, designs, coordinates, implements, and evaluates Educational Orientation and Training (EOT) programs and processes.
Utilizes adult learning principles congruent with the strategic goals of the organization.
Applies competency-based orientation system to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills, changes in practice, systems and structures, and acclimation of new employees.
Initiates and applies new clinical education modalities based on expert knowledge and/or technical expertise.
Triages requests for educational offerings, provides additional information about upcoming offerings, informs clients of additional resources, and designs and implements educational programs to meet client needs.
Participates in monitoring of quality and appropriateness of educational programs and incorporates findings into practice.
Utilizes varied educational methodologies and strategies to reduce the amount of time spent in a classroom setting.
Demonstrates accountability for designated educational activities within the NEPD.
Facilitates an empowering, professional environment that fosters learners’ participation in and ownership of educational activities.
Coordinates educational activities in a timely and organized manner to promote the organization's mission, vision, and values.
Maintains awareness of hospital/divisional/departmental procedure/policy changes, which affect the provision and quality of patient care and educational services.
Functions in the capacity of Clinician/Practitioner to support nursing staff development.
Serves as a clinical education role model and resource for clinical practice.
Provides expert clinical knowledge by consulting on challenging, complex patients and/or patient populations.
Demonstrates a high degree of professional competence by applying scientific methods and advanced knowledge, skill, and expertise in nursing.
Applies the nursing process in clinical settings and role models expert patient care.
Assists nursing staff with goal attainment relative to maximizing patient health, including a focus on caring practices through educational activities and strategies.
Integrates clinical expertise when working one-on-one with novice to competent RNs and Clinical Leads.
Coordinates developments and revisions of clinical forms used for documentation.
Demonstrates advanced leadership skills pertinent to the role.
Demonstrates effective decision-making and is accountable to self and others.
Acts as a mentor to Clinical Lead educators and other developing clinical staff.
Functions as a Facilitator/Change Agent across clinical services.
Chairs/Facilitates and/or participates in designated Committees/Task Forces/Councils.
Utilizes the nursing process to identify and correct clinical or training deficiencies noted during the performance of the regular duties of a given position.
Functions effectively as a clinical and educational consultant to coordinate and collaborate across the organization within the community.
Provides internal consultation to organizational leaders and providers regarding state-of-the-art educational methodologies and approaches.
Monitors and evaluates services provided and provides educational guidance as appropriate.
Serves on hospital, unit-based &/or departmental or divisional committees/task forces/teams.
Applies the role of the Researcher to improve clinical practices and outcomes.
Incorporates traditional and innovative education and training research findings and trends in functional aspects of the role.
Uses processes of critical inquiry to contribute to nursing’s unique body of knowledge and improve clinical education practice by evaluating research findings for implementation into practice.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in the development, implementation, and dissemination of research as appropriate.
Promotes awareness of evidence-based practices by incorporating research findings into educational offerings/programs and clinical practice.
Develops and/or revises policy and procedures based on research findings.
Participates in clinical benchmarking, organizational conferences, and literature reviews to provide up-to-date knowledge to the clinical staff.
Identifies appropriate customers, stakeholders, and internal/external resources.
Collaborates with Clinical Lead Educators and leadership to ensure compliance with hospital policies and procedures, Accreditation body standards, OSHA guidelines, regulatory agency requirements, and standards of care/practice.
Collaborates with management in developing professional development plans, assessments, evaluations of staff performance, need for continued education, career counseling, focused interventions, and learning contracts.
Promotes organizational collaboration utilizing change management principles, problem-solving, and negotiation for win/win clinical and organizational outcomes.
Collaborates internally and externally to assess and identify the educational needs of clinical nursing and nursing management and in the development and implementation of plans which address those needs.
Fosters collaborative relationships across the organization and with clinical affiliates and internal/external customers in attaining mutual goals of patient advocacy and professional practice.
Collaborates with Quality and Safety/Risk Management to promote awareness of the PI model and incorporate findings into educational programs.
Works closely with other Clinical Nurse Educators/Nurse Educator Specialist/Clinical Nurse Specialists and other educators to support EOT and competency processes.
Utilizes effective communication skills to include active listening, assertiveness, tact, diplomacy, and non-judgmental demeanor to promote diversity and convey respect and appreciation of others.
Provides staff with appropriate and timely constructive feedback when necessary.
Demonstrates effective communication by giving and accepting constructive feedback receptively to different ideas and opinions and respects sensitive or confidential information.
Provides status reports and follow-up to appropriate parties as needed.
Communicates effectively with various-sized groups of people utilizing appropriate presentation methods and public speaking skills.
Communicates learner performance/behavior gaps to managers/directors when necessary.
Applies effective communication skills to interface with multiple skills/education levels.
Demonstrates self-growth as a Nurse Educator Specialist by demonstrating accountability for personal continuing education and self-learning needs.
Maintains current certification(s) related to clinical or education specialty.
Maintains awareness of current professional trends.
Establishes effective networking relationships with other educators/clinicians to enhance their role.