RN Nurse Educator - Education
About The Position
The PRN Nurse Educator provides coverage for general and Life Support classes, allowing educators assigned to clinical units to spend more time with frontline staff. This advanced-level education position coordinates staff development and educational needs for patient-care nursing staff, patients, and families under minimal supervision. The role collaborates to address educational needs within specialty practice areas or services and may lead special projects or provide subject-matter expertise. Work may involve collaboration across disciplines and the continuum of care, or focus on a specific patient population or service area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
- Three years of experience in tertiary care, including two years of clinical experience in the assigned specialty.
- For Home Health/Hospice: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
- For Home Health/Hospice: Valid North Carolina driver's license.
Responsibilities
- Act as a resource and role model in the use of evidence-based practice, and lead unit- or service-based clinical practice groups.
- Assist with orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units, serve as a resource to faculty, and mentor graduate students.
- Assist nursing staff in designing and implementing clinical nursing research and performance-improvement projects.
- Assist nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure new staff are oriented and meet competency expectations.
- Conduct learning-needs assessments to plan staff educational programs.
- Coordinate orientation, staff development, and continuing education for nursing staff.
- Develop evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, and clinical pathways for patients and families, and facilitate their implementation.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate educational materials, self-instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff.
- Develop and evaluate patient and family education materials in conjunction with other subject-matter experts.
- Serve as a clinical resource and role model, and provide clinical supervision to help staff develop clinical knowledge, skills, and abilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
