RN-Educator : Perioperative Services (VIR)

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Educator is a nurse who, through clinical experience, study, and supervised practice in patient care, has gained expertise in a specific specialty area of patient care services. This position is for VIR Nursing. The RN Educator demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills in peri-procedural nursing care, conscious sedation, PACU nursing, and critical care. They are responsible and accountable for the development and application of specialty practice standards, staff development, regulatory compliance, and research to enhance the quality of care. The RN Educator is essential to the management of complex patient and systems-related issues. They create a collegial and collaborative environment, demonstrate effective leadership, teaching, research, and communication skills, and utilize problem-solving and decision-making skills. They coach and mentor staff, and research and develop specialty-specific practice standards. The role requires the ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, as well as improve job performance through continuing education.

Requirements

• Current New York State Registered Nurse registration and certification or eligible for licensure in New York State.
• Demonstrated clinical competence and in-depth knowledge in specialty area.
• Master degree in Nursing preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Master degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies specialty practice standards.
• Oversees staff development.
• Ensures regulatory compliance.
• Conducts research to enhance patient care quality.
• Manages complex patient and systems-related issues.
• Creates a collegial and collaborative environment among healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates effective leadership, teaching, research, and communication skills.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for decisions.
• Utilizes problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Coaches and mentors staff.
• Researches and develops specialty specific practice standards and communicates them to other staff in their area of specialty.
• Identifies problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
• Improves job performance through continuing education.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees