Service Line Nurse Educator - Atrium Health Mercy
About The Position
Atrium Health Mercy, a 196-bed facility of Carolinas Medical Center, is one of two Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) locations and is 1.3 miles from CMC. As a Planetree Designated facility, we focus on the following: Connect values, strategies, and action Implement practices that promote partnership Use evidence to drive improvement Create organizational structures that promote engagement For more than 100 years, Atrium Health Mercy has treated approximately 80-110 ED and 130-212 in-patients daily with a special combination of human compassion and leading-edge expertise. Atrium Health Mercy is a full-service community hospital, specializing in the care of seniors and in complex foot and ankle surgery, hip and knee surgery, bariatric surgery, and women's pelvic health. Atrium Health Mercy is Magnet designated in Nursing Excellence and is also a Planetree designated patient-centered hospital. The Planetree model is committed to enhancing health care from the patient's perspective; empowers patients and families by providing information and education, cultivates healing of the mind-body-spirit, provides patient-directed care, is value-based, holistic and promotes safety of patients through active involvement in their own care. Job Summary Master's degree prepared nurse who applies clinical expertise in evidence -based nursing practice within a specialty area and function in the following roles: clinical expert, educator, system thinker, change agent, and innovator.
Requirements
- Master's in nursing, Nursing Education or Health Care Administration required. Candidates for external hire or internal promotion without Master's degree must be enrolled in the appropriate Master's program upon hire/transfer date and must complete program within 3 years of enrollment in the program
- Minimum 3 years clinical experience as a RN in practice area required.
- Appropriate practice area certification required within 1 year of eligibility for certification exam.
- Life Support Instructor Certification may be required based on the needs of the patient population served.
- Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or, if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
- Knowledge of adult learning principles, curriculum and program development, program evaluation, self-learning modules.
- Proficient at Microsoft Office programs and use of AV equipment.
- Must show evidence of job-specific competencies
- Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse manager.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of teaching experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develops a systematic education plan and evaluates overall nursing staff development programs in response to patient and healthcare trends, regulatory requirements, and strategic priorities of the organization.
- Synthesizes literature and research findings to design interventions for selected problems or populations and promotes staffs knowledge and skill in research and evidence based process and the application of these findings in practice.
- Supervises staff in unit educator role and participates in their annual performance review.
- Provides educational consultation and services across the continuum in area of specialty.
- Assesses as learning styles and creates educational programs and materials based on assessment of population to be educated.
- Conducts annual education needs assessment utilizing multiple data sources.
- Analyzes and makes recommendations regarding priorities.
- Coaches and mentors unit educators and staff in the development of education skills (curriculum development, adult learning principles, evaluation etc.)
- Develops educational effectiveness measures for all programs and outcome measures for selected programs.
- Participates in selection of preceptors.
- Coaches preceptors on skill development and provide continuing education.
- Provides ongoing feedback and gives input into annual performance evaluation.
- Utilizes multiple education modalities and leverages use of technology in order to provide the most cost effective and efficient programs
- Provides cost analysis for all education and manages related resource utilization.
- Participates in facility wide program development
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
