Education Instructor, RN

Saint Francis Health System; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Health System is seeking a Nurse Educator on the Yale Campus in Tulsa, OK. The role focuses on adult learning principles to design and implement evidence-based educational programs for system staff.

Minimum RN licensure and 3–4 years of related experience are required, with preferred BSN or healthcare-related degree. Strong teaching, leadership, and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing or healthcare related field strongly preferred.
• Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
• 3–4 years related experience.
• Experience teaching adults and acting as a preceptor.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, implements, and documents adult learner-focused orientation programs to ensure regulatory compliance and initial competency of newly hired staff.
• Maintains educational records and competency documentation; mentors new staff.
• Collaborates with managers and staff to identify educational and skill needs of personnel.
• Develops ongoing in-service programs based on identified educational needs and corrective actions.
• Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and coordinates education for new equipment, devices, and medical supplies.

Skills

Adult learning

Teaching

Communication skills

Preceptor

Leadership

MS Office

Technology proficiency

Education

BSN or healthcare-related degree preferred

Basic professional nursing curricula approved by state board

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Yale Campus - Hospital

Full time

JR32629

Full Time

Days

Work schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:00am-4:30pm. Occasional nights and weekends, with advance notice.

Adult Critical Care experience, preferred.

Cardiac, Trauma or Neuro experience, preferred.

Prior education experience, preferred.

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Job Summary: Utilizes adult learning principles to ensure competency and assists staff to respond effectively in a complex healthcare market. Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates accurate, educationally sound, evidence-based educational programs for Saint Francis Health System employees.

Minimum Education: Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom. Bachelor's of Science in Nursing or healthcare related field strongly preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.

Work Experience: 3 - 4 years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Previous teaching experience with adult populations. Working knowledge of MS Office applications. Strongly self-directed, with demonstrated communication and teaching skills. Experience as a preceptor. Acts as a positive leader and innovator. Demonstrates proficiency in use of technology.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Develops, coordinates, implements, and documents adult learner-focused orientation programs to ensure regulatory compliance and initial competency of newly hired staff. Maintains educational records, assists with orientation calendars and competency documentation. Mentors new staff. Collaborates with managers and staff to identify and meet educational and skill needs of personnel. Develops, coordinates, implements and documents ongoing in-service programs based on identified educational needs, including correction of identified problems. Monitors and assists with annual recertification and ongoing competencies. Functions as a clinical and educational resource. Integrates information from internal and external sources in order to assist staff with development and implementation of evidence-based practice. Provides individual consultations and instruction. Maintains personal skill set, as appropriate, to establish and maintain credibility with staff. Accepts personal responsibility for own professional development. Supports lifelong learning of healthcare personnel in an environment that facilitates continuous learning. Serves on house wide committees and CQI teams. Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration by coordinating educational endeavors with other departments. Assists with development and revisions of patient-care policies, procedures, and protocols. Coordinates the education for implementation of new equipment, devices, and medical supplies. Participates in the evaluation process. Provides annual assessment of staff educational needs and implements plan of action based on assessment. Performs related management activities including reports and presentations and coordinates nursing protocols.

Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationship: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Department of Education - Yale Campus

Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.