Neurology RN Educator & Practice Coach

Carle Health; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 122,700,000 - 199,634,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health in Urbana, IL seeks an RN Educator to coordinate planning, development, and implementation of unit education, delivering bedside education to nursing staff and ensuring competency through monthly skill validation and ongoing monitoring.

The role serves as education and quality resource for nursing practice issues and as orientation resource for new staff, oversees policy development, and conducts routine audits to address education needs.

Qualifications

• RN inpatient experience ≥2 years.
• Certifications: SCRN (within 1 year); CMSRN (within 1 year); ACLS (within 1 year); BLS (within 30 days); Licensed RN in Illinois; BSN.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate unit educational presentations/activities, as well as patient education class on joint replacement.
• Provide opportunities for less experienced staff to grow and develop their unit specific skills.
• Utilize information technology to obtain evidence-based practices and the latest research to provide current best practice information to care providers on the unit.
• Ensure that the unit policy/procedure/standards reflect EBP and are practiced consistently.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor staff competencies and keep records for annual review. Provide ROC to non-compliant staff and report to manager promptly.
• Perform unusual occurrence investigation and follow up (Stars System).

Skills

RN experience

Inpatient nursing

Education coordination

Evidence-based practice

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Carle Health in Urbana, IL seeks an RN Educator to coordinate planning, development, and implementation of unit education, delivering bedside education to nursing staff and ensuring competency through monthly skill validation and ongoing monitoring.

The role serves as education and quality resource for nursing practice issues and as orientation resource for new staff, oversees policy development, and conducts routine audits to address education needs.