Clinical RN Education Specialist

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora is recruiting a Clinical Education Specialist to lead onboarding, competency management, and unit education initiatives for the AMC Emergency Department. The role collaborates with unit leadership and colleagues to advance education, evidence-based practice, and professional development.

You will design orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed staff, mentor preceptors, and support quality and safety initiatives to improve patient care and outcomes

Qualifications

• BSN and MSN or equivalent with education focus.
• Post-master's certification in education preferred.
• Clinical pediatric RN experience required; 5+ years.
• ANCC or Magnet certification preferred; BLS/CPR on hire date.

Responsibilities

• Design onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Demonstrate leadership to build partnerships across the system.
• Assess learning needs using adult learning principles and plan education initiatives.
• Ensure competency documentation and record keeping.
• Mentor preceptors to enhance new-hire learning experiences.
• Serve as nurse planner/designer for unit education programs.
• Promote inter-disciplinary communication and learning outcomes.
• Support quality improvement, regulatory, and patient safety standards.

Skills

Adult learning theory

Educational design

Program development

Mentorship

Leadership

Nursing education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing

MSN or equivalent with post-master's certification in education

Job description

Location: Aurora

Position Type: Regular

Department: AMC Emergency Department

Status: Ful-time, benefit eligible

Shift: Typical M-F Business hours with flexibilty to support unit needs

The Clinical Education Specialist (CES) utilizes nursing arts and sciences, child development, education, psychosocial, and cultural theories to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive clinical care to patients and families at the unit level. They work independently, and in partnership with unit leadership and colleagues across departments. The CES provides expertise in education, educational design, adult learning theory, and scholarly inquiry. Major role responsibilities include competency management, education, role development, orientation/onboarding, research/EBP/QI, and collaborative partnerships.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs , develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed team members to ensure they are prepared to practice safely and independently.
• Demonstrates leadership through team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships across the system.
• Assess learning needs, incorporating adult learning principles, engaging learning strategies, and utilizing scholarly inquiry to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical education programs and outcomes to optimize patient care delivery and for team member's ongoing clinical professional development.
• Ensures assessment, documentation, and record keeping of team members' clinical competency.
• Mentors, develops, and evaluates preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires.
• Serves as a nurse planner, designer, and educator for unit clinical education programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of effective communication principles and promotes communication among disciplines.
• Facilitates learning outcomes through innovative partnerships.
• Demonstrates skillful guidance and teaching of team members to advance the care of patients, families, and the profession of nursing.
• Supports quality improvement standards; regulatory standards; patient safety standards; error prevention tools, methodologies, technologies and resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Master of Science in Nursing
• Area of Study
  • MSN or equivalent with post-master's certification in education
• Experience
  • Minimum Experience Required:Five (5) years of clinical pediatric RN experience
  • Preference given to those with 2+ years with emergency department experience in additional to requirement above
• Equivalency
  • Not Applicable
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Basic Life Support
  • Registered Nurse
• Additional Requirements
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) or Magnet approved certification

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $108,198.40 to $162,297.60

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date.

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