Surgical Services Educator (RN)

American Addiction Centers

129d • $40 - $60

About The Position

Aurora Medical Center-Summit is recruiting a full-time Nursing Professional Development Generalist /Educator for Perioperative Services. This role will support, coordinate and implement activities for new employee orientation, training programs, and continuing education for all nursing staff for OR, Day Surgery, PACU, GI/pain and the Ambulatory Surgery Center. Candidates must possess current/or recent RN OR experience to be considered for this role. Position will attend morning huddle meetings at 0630 as a required expectation. Pay Range $40.30 - $60.45. Aurora Medical Center-Summit is a Level II Trauma facility providing 24-7 coverage to accommodate OR emergency procedures. The Surgical team has amazing staff and surgeons, with lead RNs and/or lead Surgical Techs/Assists to support the various specialty lines.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in front line nursing.
• Excellent written and oral communications including strong presentation/speaking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem solving skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Supports the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, conducting and evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in consultation with a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist.
• Utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in order to facilitate the achievement of desired outcomes (for learners).
• Provides strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning which may include role transition, role integration, skill acquisition, and mastery as learners advance from novice to expert in their professions and specialties.
• Collaborates with system and operational leadership to meet the education needs of the site and nursing departments.
• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies appropriate to the situation and the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language preference, and culture.
• Uses assisted aids/technologies as needed to meet learners needs.
• Evaluates and analyzes the impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and patient outcomes and makes adjustments in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Establishes and implements appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies to identify needs or gaps in the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing personnel to advance the practice of nursing in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Develops and supports education needs based on specialty or department in collaboration with regional and system teams.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees