Staff Development Nurse, Clinical Education

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

84d • $70,000

About The Position

This position will manage the implementation and oversight of a clinical staff development program that includes on-boarding and continuing education. Will also participate in Quality, Safety and Infection Control management and training. This position reports to the Director of Clinical Education or Associate Director of Nursing.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing
• At least five years of clinical nursing experience
• At least 2 years of experience in clinical staff education
• Active Texas (/multi-state) RN licensure in good standing
• American Heart Association BLS for HCP instructor certification required (or within 3 months of hire)

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Educational module development in eLearning or other educational software

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement on-boarding strategy
• Develop standardized and role specific employee orientation materials
• Acts as resource person to assist clinical employees in successfully completing job-specific orientation
• Assesses, implements, and updates clinical staff development and competency evaluations using adult learning principles. Builds educational modules in eLearn
• Assists in planning, coordinating, and conducting required training and in-service programming to assure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Continuously evaluates clinical staff development and training programs and participant feedback. Coordinates internal or external training programs/vendors as assigned
• Develops positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Clinical Quality, Safety, and Infection Control and Human Resources. Participates in performance improvement plans as needed for re-training
• Participates in quality audits and clinical policy and procedure review. Ensures new policies and procedures, guidelines, or other updates are updated within clinical onboarding and training programs
• Maintains up-to-date personnel files with each employee's educational information, clinical licensure and certifications and continuing education requirements at onboarding and throughout employment in conjunction with Dell Medical School Human Resources.
• Monitors and evaluates staff for compliance with safety mandates, infection control, and policies on workplace safety

Benefits

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) eligibility
• Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree