Surgical Services RN Nurse Educator

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Education Coordinator for Surgical Services uses critical thinking skills, professional judgment, and leadership to anticipate, plan, direct, and evaluate the care of patients provided by a team of perioperative personnel. They are responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating education programs for Operating Room staff, including RNs, Surgical Technologists, and ancillary personnel. A core requirement of this role is maintaining high-level clinical proficiency; the Educator will be required to scrub into surgical cases to provide direct patient care, mentor staff in the sterile field, and maintain departmental staffing agility. They ensure clinical competency in both scrub and circulating roles, sterile technique, and advanced surgical technology. These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
Current RN License in the State of Illinois required.
Mastery of AORN Guidelines, aseptic technique, and sterile processing standards.
Demonstrated ability to perform as a Scrub Nurse in multiple surgical specialties.
Current CPR certification required.
ACLS certification required within first year of hire.
Ability to stand in a sterile gown and gloves for extended periods during surgical procedures.
Ability to quickly recognize changes in patient condition under anesthesia.
Knowledge of patient positioning and skin integrity risks.

Nice To Haves

CNOR (Certified Perioperative Nurse) certification highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Uses the nursing process, critical thinking skills, professional judgment, and the attributes of Careful Nursing to provide care for an assigned population of patients.
Plans and conducts a variety of in-service orientation and educational programs to meet the needs of Patient Care Services staff at all levels.
Participates in the professional advancement system by maintaining skills at a Level I status.
Demonstrates basic ability to apply the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation).
Completes unit orientation within the stated time frame.
Functions independently within established protocols, policies and procedures.
Seeks appropriate resources in a timely fashion.
Demonstrates basic unit specific competencies.
Plans and demonstrates appropriate delegation of duties and follow-up.
Participates and documents client specific teaching and discharge planning.
Gives clear, concise report (shift, transfer, discharge etc.).
Provides clear, concise legible documentation.
Assumes responsibility for professional education and development.
Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
Completes at least 8 hours of continuing education in addition to mandatory requirements within the last year that is specific to daily clinical practice.
Verbalizes an understanding of the committee structure and function in the Department of Nursing and at the unit level.
Regularly scrubbing into surgical cases to mentor staff and support complex procedures.
Keeps abreast of new developments in training techniques, methods and programs for possible application in nursing education programs.
Assures high levels of quality of care through compliance with regulatory standards, reference to current research related to patient care outcome and participation in the data collection and analysis process of ongoing quality monitoring.
Serves on hospital-wide committees as educational consultant as appropriate.
Ensures that care is provided for all patients utilizing the attributes of Careful Nursing.
Carries out other duties related to patient care and unit operations as assigned.