RN Preceptor - Med/Surg - PT Nights
About The Position
Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Indian River Hospital’s 4 East Unit is a Medical/Surgical Unit that provides exceptional care to diverse populations of patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnoses. By joining this team as an RN Preceptor, you will help to bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinical area while still fulfilling the duties of the Registered Nurse. Utilizing your nursing skills and knowledge, you can leave a lasting impact on everyone you meet. There is plenty of teamwork and collaboration in this unit as well as various opportunities for growth. A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:45AM – 7:15PM. Working 4 weekend shifts in a 6-week period is required.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Must obtain BSN within three (3) years of hire
Responsibilities
- Prepare newly employed nurses by role modeling, demonstrating nursing actions, and giving timely and appropriate feedback to the nurse.
- Assess the learning needs of the orientee and helps to determine goals.
- Function as a role model for orientees and unit personnel.
- Reinforce content provided in classroom orientation.
- Assist charge nurse/team leader in assigning patients and in planning care for those patients.
- Serve as a resource person to orientees and other staff.
- Assist educator/manager with planning and presenting educational programs for orientees and other staff.
- Participate in at least two hospital committees.
- Introduce new staff to the physical layout of the unit, to personnel on the unit and to personnel related to the unit.
- Meet with charge nurse/educator as needed to discuss orientation program and orientee progress.
- Participate in unit-practice councils.
- Assist orientees in organizing a daily routine and setting priorities, write objectives and plans for unit orientation.
- Use evaluation tools to measure the progress of orienting staff to meet unit standards.
- Keep anecdotal records on orientee/staff clinical performance to validate progress in orientation and job performance.
- Assist orientees in developing clinical skills necessary to meet standards of care.
- Orient new employees to evenings and/or nights by rotating, as necessary.
- Orient staff to new products, systems and policies.
- Ensure that staff maintains required competencies and notify charge nurse or division director if this does not occur.
Benefits
- Drug free environment
- Influenza vaccination program
- Equal employment opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
