Clinical Nurse Educator

PeaceHealth; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403b retirement plan

Wellness benefits

Discount program

Expanded EAP and mental health program

Job summary

PeaceHealth in Springfield, Oregon invites a Clinical Nurse Educator Generalist to join our clinical education team at Sacred Heart Medical Center Riverbend. The role focuses on coordinating orientation, developing education programs, and promoting safe, patient-centered care across the system.

The position is per diem with varied hours, offering opportunities to lead nursing education initiatives, assess learning needs, ensure competency documentation in LMS, and collaborate with educators and

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years acute care RN experience.
• Minimum 3 years in education or Preceptor roles.
• Oregon RN license and BLS certification are required.
• ACLS may be required; Nursing Professional Development Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource regarding nursing practice and equipment.
• Designs and implements nursing education programs and curricula.
• Coordinates orientation for newly hired nursing and clinical staff.
• Conducts learning needs assessments and assesses competency.
• Ensures training documentation in LMS and course records.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning techniques

Effective communication

Clinical nursing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing or Master’s Degree in Education

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Description

At PeaceHealth, our vision is simple yet powerful; every person receives safe, compassionate care - every time, every touch. As a Clinical Nurse Educator at Sacred Heart Medical Center, you'll be part of a collaborative, mission driven team dedicated to coordinating and implementing orientation and educational programs to support and promote safe and effective patient centered care. If you're ready to join a team where your expertise and compassion truly matter, please consider the following role in our clinical education department:

• Role: Clinical Nurse Educator Generalist
• Schedule: Per diem role, working various hours and days
• Hospital: Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend is a350-bed acute care regional medical center with a Level II trauma center, located in Springfield, Oregon

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $55.98 – $83.96, and you'll also receive a 15% per diem differential in lieu of benefits.

Job Summary

Acts as a Clinical Education generalist, will work in collaboration with other clinical educators and clinical nurse specialists within the network and across the system to develop, coordinate and implement nursing, nursing support and inter-professional orientation, in-service education and staff development programs to promote safe and effective patient-centered care. Facilitates professional growth, skill development, competency and attainment of standards of care for direct care within patient care services, PHMG and or Ambulatory care Services. Serves as a leader and role model in advancing clinical practice to achieve better patient outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Acts as a resource to all caregivers regarding nursing, professional practice and use of equipment/ supplies in area of expertise.
• Assists in the design and implementation of nursing education programs, activities or new process/equipment using PeaceHealth training standards, processes, templates and course documentation forms.
• Participates on teams and partners on development of standardized cross-regional clinical, nursing or quality guidelines, protocols or training curriculum in area of expertise.
• Coordinates and provides department‑specific orientation for newly hired nursing and clinical staff.
• Conducts learning needs assessment, facilitates practice and process changes in assigned area of expertise.
• Evaluates competency and identifies team or individual caregiver performance gaps.
• Designs learning experiences and action plans to assist those requiring remediation to meet competency expectations.
• Researches best practice to promote evidence‑based practice.
• Assesses caregiver engagement, patient quality indicators and evaluates education effectiveness to achieve clinical excellence.
• Ensures training and competency are documented using standard tools and learning management systems (LMS).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Requires: graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• Requires: Bachelor's Degree of Nursing
• Preferred: Master's of Science in Nursing or Master's Degree in Education

Experience

• Requires: Minimum of 3 years acute care RN experience
• Requires: Minimum of 3 years recent experience in an education or an equivalent Preceptor role for varied audiences

Credentials

• Required: Oregon State Registered Nurse License
• Required: Basic Life Support Certification
• May be required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
• Preferred: Nursing Professional Development Certification

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement instructional modules and use a variety of educational methods (Required)
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications and a variety of equipment or technology tools (Required)
• Ability to engage learners and apply adult learning techniques (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Required)

Working Conditions

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.
• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers. The benefits included in positions less than 0.5 FTE are 403b retirement plan for caregiver contributions; wellness benefits, discount program, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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