Education Nurse Specialist - Ctr for Learning & Performance

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

Job summary

ECU Health North Hospital in North Carolina seeks an Education Nurse Specialist (ENS), a registered nurse who leads clinical education programs for staff, students, volunteers, and community partners to improve patient outcomes.

The ENS designs, delivers, and evaluates education initiatives, documents outcomes, and collaborates on patient safety, quality and EHR training, requiring strong leadership and advanced clinical knowledge in a dynamic health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• Minimum of five years clinical practice with leadership, teaching and advanced clinical reasoning.
• Proficiency with computers, information technology and patient care technology.

Responsibilities

• Assess educational needs of employees, students, volunteers and community members across the lifespan.
• Plan, implement and evaluate education programs; maintain thorough documentation of content, objectives, evaluations and attendance.
• Lead committees or participate actively in quality, patient safety and patient-centered initiatives.
• Provide EHR support and promote evidence-based nursing practice.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Teaching

Advanced clinical reasoning

EHR support

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Master's in Nursing (Education/Informatics)

BLS/ACLS Instructor Certification

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.
• 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.
• Physical Demands, as attached.

Preferred Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing with a concentration in education, informatics, or health information and systems management.
• Certification as American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Instructor.
• Recent bedside or acute care experience within the past three years.
• Experience leading projects and implementing product changes.

Pay Range

$79664.00 - $116116.00

Final Compensation will be based on career ladder placement.

Other Information

• Position: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours / Weekly
• Unit Fact Sheet: https://careers.ecuhealth.org/us/en/ecu-health-north?gcd=89900374.1780069297
• Benefits and bonuses - ECU Health Employee Benefits | Benefits designed with you in mind

About ECU Health North Hospital

ECU Health North Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited, 204-bed acute bed facility serving Halifax, Northampton and Warren counties in the north-central region of North Carolina. Its service area also reaches into southern Virginia. With more than 800 team members, the hospital offers a broad range of medical and surgical services. It features a 24-hour emergency department and offers advanced diagnostics as well as specialty and primary care.

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.