RN Clinical Educator

Sanford Health • Rapid City, SD

5d • $32 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, teaching, and/or evaluating education and training programs for designated area and audience. Develops alternative methodologies for education based on learning principles. Collaborates with clinical partners, educational facilities, and/or other community agencies and consortium institutions when applicable to curriculum.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Three years clinical experience required.
• Requires current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s preferred.
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Responsibilities

• Manage the orientation, staff development and ongoing professional development, education, and mentoring for new, transferring, and existing clinical staff and/or partners.
• Coordinate orientation schedules with managers, preceptors, orientees and/or clinical partners.
• Coordinate and/or provide skills immersion and lab experiences.
• Provide feedback, coaching, and mentoring to designated audience.
• Ensure orientation documentation processes are complete and filed.
• Follow up at regular intervals to evaluate continued progress.
• Collaborate with managers and preceptors regarding needs and concerns.
• Continuously develop, monitor, and evaluate all programs related to orientation, professional development, education, and mentoring for quality improvement opportunities and other initiatives.
• Facilitate consensus building around an educational intervention among subject matter experts and leadership.
• Develop, coordinate, assist and/or teach programs or classes related to new clinical staff and/or partner's orientation/professional development and preceptor development.
• Build strong alliances with department leaders, clinical partners, community agencies and consortium institutions when applicable.
• Organize, plan, coordinate, and facilitate educational programs.
• Utilize adult learning principles.
• Use various teaching/learning methodologies.
• Provide role modeling and leadership.

Benefits

• Great work life balance
• Flexibility, you create your day to day schedule
• Monday - Friday schedule with the occasional weekend/ evenings
• Opportunity to influence the education strategic plan for the market and region
• Impact the confidence and capability of frontline caregivers

What This Job Offers

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