RN - Educator

Elderwood•City of Lockport, NY

15h•Onsite

About The Position

At Elderwood, our mission is People Caring for People - and our RN Educators are at the heart of that promise. If you are a Registered Nurse who is passionate about education, mentorship, and elevating clinical practice, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact across an entire care community. Elderwood is seeking an RN Educator to lead orientation, education, and ongoing competency development for our nursing and clinical teams - ensuring excellence, compliance, and confidence at every level of care. In this highly visible and influential role, you will design, implement, and evaluate orientation, compliance, and continuing education programs for facility staff, serve as a clinical mentor and resource to new nurses, Nurse Preceptors, and leadership teams, lead and coordinate General Orientation, department-based onboarding, and licensed nurse orientation programs, ensure staff remain current with evolving clinical standards, policies, and best practices, and foster a culture of learning, accountability, and clinical excellence. This role also serves as the primary Instructor for the Nursing Assistant Training Program (NATP).

Requirements

Credentials of a Registered Professional nurse with a current NYS license required.
Experience in in-service education or skills in teaching.
At least one year experience in a long-term health care facility required.
Ability to work cooperatively with personnel at all levels required.
Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing required.
Ability to perform tasks to established standards of excellence required.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree preferred.
Personal qualities of enthusiasm; interest in needs of residents, and quality assurance desirable.

Responsibilities

Is recognized as a “super user” with all clinical aspects of the EMR and serves as a resource for facility staff.
Schedules, teaches and leads the BLS certification program based on facility needs; maintains equipment and records.
Schedules, teaches and leads the IV certification program based on facility needs; maintains equipment and records.
Performs staff vaccinations, health screenings, and other medical testing as assigned.
Collaborates with Unit Managers, Nurse Preceptors, Nurse Consultants and assists with annual clinical skills competency testing for licensed nursing staff on an ongoing basis.
Serves as a resource and mentor for the Nurse Preceptors and new nurses in the facility, providing education and support as appropriate during department-based orientation.
Coordinates and/or leads delivery of corporate mandatory in-service education for facility staff.
Plans and leads General Orientation Program (with support by other department heads) to acquaint new personnel to facility.
Coordinates program development, implementation, and documentation of the NATP - Nursing Assistant Training Program (if applicable); serves as an instructor for scheduled classes.
Coordinates Prometric testing for Nursing Assistant Trainees and recording of certification, if applicable.
Schedules and delivers CNA and Support Aide orientation programs based on hiring needs.
Schedules and presents training programs to ensure that Nursing Assistants complete six (6) hours of in-service education every six (6) months.
Oversees tracking of in-service education hours and generates reports utilizing LMS.
Enrolls staff in LMS programs and tracks module completion and compliance.
Serves as an instructor for the licensed nurse orientation program at designated sites when needed.
Coordinates, with management, department-based orientation programs for new staff.
Plans, coordinates, and presents regular and special education sessions for nursing staff to acquaint them with new nursing practices, procedures, policies, or skills.
Prepares monthly in-service education calendar and monthly report.
Coordinates schedule for periodic emergency drills including fire drills, disaster drills, and Code Blue drills and maintains records.
Attends facility staff meetings and leads In-service Education.