Educator Patient Care Services - Clinical Education

McLaren Health Care Corporation; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking an Educator in Clinical Education to assess learning needs, develop orientation and competency programs, and apply evidence-based nursing education practices across units.

The role emphasizes adult learning principles, nursing theory, and ongoing staff development to maintain professional nursing competence and alignment with ANCC criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing or Bachelor of Science or Arts in related specialty.
• Minimum of three years experience in clinical setting.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• ACLS required for Emergency Department and Critical Care, mandatory within one year of hire.
• PALS/NRP required in Obstetrics. Certification where applicable, mandatory within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Incorporates educator roles (educator, facilitator, change agent, leader, consultant, or researcher) to support staff learning.
• Develops, plans, and implements educational activities within their area of expertise.
• Provides orientation and competency development for learners.
• Develops annual educational plans based on unit assessments to ensure standards and accreditation requirements.
• Ensures documentation of orientation, competency validation, and continuing education activities.
• Supports staff in developing preceptor and teaching skills.
• Identifies cost-effective continuing education methods using risk/benefit analysis.
• Differentiates educational issues from system/compliance issues.
• Studies and evaluates continuing education matters and recommends action.

Skills

Adult learning

Nursing process

Nursing theory

Educational planning

Staff development

Education

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Educator Patient Care Services - Clinical Education

Responsible for evaluating the learning needs of staff and providing on-going education within assigned unit scope of practice by using evidence based research, following hospital policy and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and accrediting body standards. Develops orientation and competency curriculums.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Incorporates the roles of educator, facilitator, change agent, leader, consultant, or researcher in the learning activities that support the nurse in developing and maintaining continuing professional nursing competence.

• Utilizes principles of adult learning, nursing process, and nursing theory to foster the educational development of staff, the healthcare team and self.

Develops, plans, and implements educational activities within their area of expertise and directly or indirectly fosters the development of competence in the learner.

Provides role orientation development, which engages the learner in critical thinking and problem solving.

Develops an annual educational plan, based upon an assessment of each nursing unit/nursing group, which defines core and ongoing competency validation consistent with current practice, assures consistent standards of practice across the continuum, and meets all legal and program accreditation requirements.

Develops, coordinates, and evaluates basic and advanced nursing continuing education programs consistent with American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation Criteria and other applicable national accrediting bodies.

Ensures documentation of employee orientation, competency validation, and continuing education activities in assigned areas.

Supports and assists staff in developing preceptor and teaching skills

Identifies creative competency verification and continuing education methods, which are cost effective, utilizing risk/benefit analysis skills and stimulate an ongoing learning environment/culture.

Differentiates educational issues from system/compliance issues.

Studies and evaluates matters relating to continuing education and recommend appropriate action.

Required:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing or Bachelor of Science or Arts in related specialty.

Minimum of three years experience in clinical setting.

Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.

ACLS required forEmergency Department and Critical Care, mandatory within one year of hire.

PALS/NRP required in Obstetrics. Certification where applicable, mandatory within one year of hire.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011869
• Daily Work Times: Varies
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.