RN Clinical Mentor - ICU (5+ years of ICU experience preferred)

JPS Health Network•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Mentor will be assigned to each Critical Care unit to provide education, support and direction to staff at the bedside. This role serves as a clinical resource for staff within the Critical Care Division, collaborating with other departments to oversee educational needs. This includes in-service, competencies, bedside training, and classroom training. The mentor provides support to new employees at the unit level, assigns preceptors, and follows up to ensure employees receive the necessary training for high-quality patient care. They also identify and resolve issues, facilitate Skills Fairs for Critical Care nurses and techs, and assess, plan, develop content, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational needs for each Critical Care unit. This includes assisting with action plans for areas of concern and educating team members on preventive measures for adverse events like CAUTIs, CLABSIs, pressure injuries, and falls, thereby improving quality outcomes. The mentor also participates in hospital-wide committees as the Critical Care subject matter expert.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing (must obtain within 3 years).
3 plus years of related hospital experience.
Current JPS recognized BLS, ACLS, and EKG required in Critical Care Division and must be maintained throughout employment.
Current licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of ICU experience
2 plus years of experience in process improvement initiatives by participating in process improvement teams focusing on quality.
Specialty Certification in area of expertise (CCRN, PCCN, or CMSRN).
Current JPS recognized BLS and ACLS Instructor for Critical Care Division and must be maintained throughout employment.

Responsibilities

Serves as a clinical resource for staff within the Critical Care Division.
Collaborates with other departments as needed in order to oversee the educational needs of staff, including but not limited to, in-service, competencies, bedside training and classroom training.
Provides support to new employees at the unit level.
Assigns a preceptor to each new employee.
Follows up with preceptors and employees to ensure the employees are receiving what they need to successfully perform high quality patient care.
Identifies and resolves any issues identified.
Responsible for and facilitates the Skills Fairs for Critical Care nurses and techs.
Assesses, plans, develops content, coordinates, implements and evaluates educational needs that are appropriate for the target population of each Critical Care unit.
Assists in completing and/or creating and implementing action plans to address areas of concern as needed.
Assists Critical Care team members on preventive measures to avoid adverse events such as preventing CAUTIs, CLABSIs, pressure injuries, falls, etc. and improves quality outcomes.
Participates in most hospital-wide committees (e.g., Zero CAUTI, Zero Pressure) as the Critical Care subject matter expert.