Education Nurse (RN) Specialist

ECU Health; Kenansville (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

ECU Health Duplin Hospital is seeking an Education Nurse Specialist to provide clinical education services that support safe, effective patient outcomes. The ENS collaborates with educators to assess needs, plan and deliver programs, and evaluate impact across staff, students, volunteers and community members.

With a nursing background, the ENS leads education initiatives, documents content and evaluations, and participates in quality and patient-safety activities.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a registered nurse by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing with a concentration in education, informatics, or health information and systems management is preferred.
• Minimum of five years clinical practice with evidence of advanced clinical knowledge, leadership, teaching, and advanced clinical reasoning ability.
• Proficient with computers, information technology, and patient care technology.
• Certification as American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Instructor is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, expedient, and cost-effective Clinical Education services.
• Assess educational needs, plan programs to meet those needs, implement those programs, and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Lead committees and participate in staff orientation and development, quality and patient safety initiatives, and EHR support.
• Maintain thorough documentation for all educational offerings, including content, objectives, evaluations, and attendance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Teaching

Advanced clinical reasoning

EHR support

IT proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing (education, informatics, or HISM)

Tools

BLS Instructor

ACLS Instructor

Job description

Position Summary

• The Education Nurse Specialist (ENS) is a registered professional nurse who provides safe, expedient, and cost-effective Clinical Education services to ensure quality patient outcomes.
• As a member of a team of Educators, the ENS assesses educational needs, plans programs to meet those needs, implements those programs, and evaluates the effectiveness of offerings for employees, students, volunteers, and diverse community members across the lifespan.
• Educational offerings provided will promote clinical reasoning and critical thinking, and will utilize best practices and current evidence (for both education and practice), and will be revised based on participant feedback, outcomes evaluation, and changes in best practice.
• Thorough documentation for all educational offerings, including content, objectives, evaluations, and attendance will be maintained.
• The ENS functions as a leader, consultant, innovator, coordinator, and change agent in the pursuit of exemplary professional nursing practice.
• He/she actively participates on or leads committees appropriate for his/her areas of emphasis, and is involved in the orientation and ongoing development of staff, Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives, Patient- and Family-Centered Care Initiatives, mandatory training, and electronic health record (EHR) support.
• The ENS behaves in a manner consistent with the standards and ethics of all health care professionals.

Minimum Requirements

• Licensed as a registered nurse by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing with a concentration in education, informatics, or health information and systems management is preferred.
• Minimum of five years clinical practice with evidence of advanced clinical knowledge, leadership, teaching, and advanced clinical reasoning ability.
• Must be proficient with computers, information technology, and patient care technology.
• Certification as American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Instructor is preferred.

Pay Range

• Education Nurse Specialist salary range > $79664.00 - $116116.00
• Final compensation is determined at the offer stage.

Other Information

• Location/Department: ECU Health Duplin - Kenansville, NC - Center for Learning and Performance
• This position is full-time (40hrs/week) - mostly weekday hours with occasional weekend hours.

ECU Health

About ECU Health Duplin Hospital

ECU Health Duplin Hospital is an 81-bed facility located in Kenansville, North Carolina. The 15-bed emergency department serves approximately 25,000 patients per year. In addition to providing general medical and surgical services, ECU Health Duplin Hospital offers chemotherapy and other cancer infusion interventions and has earned national designation as a Primary Stroke Center.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.