RN, Nurse Educator - Nurse Residency Program

Trinity Health•Columbus, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Educator, within the scope of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act, functions within the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines of the organization. The Nurse Educator provides consultation and education to patients, families, staff and physicians regarding the care of patients, assumes a leadership role in issues relating to patient care and acts as a change agent to support institutional initiatives pertaining to the care of patients. The RN Residency Program strategically supports the system nurse residency program by standardizing educational design across all participating practice settings without program deviation or variability, maintaining the integrity of program structures and processes, and coordinating practice setting curriculums. This role develops strategies to strengthen the practice environment according to Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) guidelines, assesses learning needs of associates, and acts as a resource for staff regarding critical thinking, equipment use, and problem-solving. The Nurse Educator also develops, reviews, and revises standards of care, policies, procedures, practice guidelines, classes, and protocols to reflect current evidence-based practice and changing technology. Additionally, they may develop patient education materials and utilize various platforms to provide education and promote learning, including collaboration with other organizations on language access services.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
Current licensure to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification preferred.
Minimum of 1 year recent experience in area of specialization preferred.

Responsibilities

Strategically supports the system nurse residency program.
Standardize educational design across all participating practice settings without program deviation or variability.
Maintain integrity of program structures and processes in all participating practice settings.
Coordinates the practice setting curriculums across all sites within the program.
Develop strategies to strengthen the practice environment according to Practice Transition Accreditation Program, (PTAP) guidelines.
Assesses the learning needs of associates within patient care settings in order to plan, organize, coordinate and participate in development and/or teaching of programs to meet those identified needs.
Acts as a resource for staff regarding critical thinking, equipment use and problem solving regarding clinical situations.
Develops, reviews, and revises standards of care, policies, procedures, practice guidelines, classes, and protocols of care to reflect current evidence-based practice and changing technology.
May develop patient education materials that are easy-to-read/understand and culturally sensitive to ensure clinicians have the resources essential to support the educational need of the patient, family and community.
Utilizes all available platforms including written, electronic and web-based services to provide education and promote learning including collaboration with other organizations on language access services to encompass diverse patient populations.
Education plan development.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
Generous paid time off programs.
Employee recognition programs.
Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.
Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
Employee Referral Rewards program.
DailyPay - ability to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday.
Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.