RN Educator - Women's Health Office

Albany Medical Center•Albany, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Educator - Women's Health Office is responsible for providing direct patient care, patient triage (in-person and telephonic), assessment, planning, directing, and evaluating of a patient’s specific care plan and clinic visit. This role collaborates with other members of the OB/GYN Departmental Care Team to implement, track, and develop staff training and development. The Nurse Educator independently implements planned educational activities in accordance with departmental priorities and targeted for orientation, in-service, governing body requirements, and continuing education. The Nurse Educator acts as a clinical lead to onsite nursing staff in the absence of an onsite Nurse Supervisor or Nurse Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (or currently enrolled in BSN program)
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse
Maintains current BLS certification
Demonstrated clinical competency in OBGYN nursing.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to probe, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear.
Ability to occasionally sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Nice To Haves

Seeks BLS Instructor Certification within one-year of hire.
Previous experience in educational program development and teaching.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care.
Perform patient triage (in-person and telephonic).
Assess, plan, direct, and evaluate a patient’s specific care plan and clinic visit.
Collaborate with other members of the OB/GYN Departmental Care Team to implement, track, and develop staff training and development.
Independently implement planned educational activities in accordance with departmental priorities and targeted for orientation, in-service, governing body requirements, and continuing education.
Act as a clinical lead to onsite nursing staff in the absence of an onsite Nurse Supervisor or Nurse Manager.