Nurse Educator

Harboroaks; Cherry Hill Township (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated RN Nurse Educator to join their team. This role is pivotal in enhancing the skills of behavioral health staff through effective training and education. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in nursing, particularly in psychiatric settings, and will be responsible for developing educational programs that align with regulatory standards. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care while fostering a culture of continuous learning. If you're passionate about education and making a difference in mental health, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of $7.5k

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing or equivalent experience preferred.
• 5+ years of nursing experience, with a focus on behavioral health.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation and training programs for behavioral health staff.
• Develops educational content and assesses staff learning needs.

Skills

Empathy

Strong Communication Skills

Continuous Learning

Advocacy

Patience

Resilience

Education

Master’s degree in nursing or related field

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation/restraint certification

Job description

Overview

Longleaf Behavioral is searching for a FT RN Nurse Educator!

****Sign on Bonus $7.5k*****

Come join our team as a Registered Nurse at Longleaf Hospital! We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you!

The Nurse Educator plays a critical role in ensuring that behavioral health staff are well-equipped to provide safe, high-quality patient care. This hands-on position is responsible for developing and implementing education plans, identifying learning needs, and leading new hire orientation from a clinical perspective. The Nurse Educator facilitates ongoing training programs, ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines, and fosters a culture of continuous learning. By modeling best practices and engaging staff in evidence-based education, this role directly contributes to enhancing professional competency and patient safety within the facility.

Available Hours:

• 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. There may be situations that require flexibility in the schedule due to survey action plans, incidents, new processes, emergencies, etc.

What we look for:

• Empathy and Compassion: Exceptional psych RNs have a deep sense of empathy and compassion for their patients.
• Strong Communication Skills: Effective communication is crucial in psychiatric nursing. Great psych RNs are skilled at active listening, as they need to understand their patients' thoughts, feelings, and concerns.
• Continuous Learning: The field of mental health is constantly evolving, and exceptional psych RNs embrace a mindset of continuous learning.
• Advocacy: Great psych RNs are strong advocates for their patients.
• Patience and Resilience: Mental health recovery can be a long and challenging journey, requiring patience and resilience from both patients and nurses.

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention.
• Conducts orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.
• Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.
• Participates in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.
• Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility.
• Role models competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities.
• Assesses practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice.
• Collaborates with Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities.
• Assists with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies.
• Develops education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes.
• Aligns educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures.
• Implements and delivers educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CARF, CMS, and State agencies.
• Creates engaging, evidence-based educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience.
• Demonstrates exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement.
• Acts as a general resource for nursing staff.
• Collaborates with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients.
• Provides educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol.
• Promotes safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.
• Assists patients and caregivers with education needs, problem-solving, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educates direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinates in-service training for appropriate staff.
• Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design.
• Provides staff with resources and “just-in-time” education to implement immediate changes.
• May serve in the role of infection preventionist for the facility with training.
• May provide direct care as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff.
• Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role.
• Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
• Utilizes novice to expert continuum when developing staff.
• Promotes certification in areas of nursing specialty.
• Performs other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education, or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• Five + years strongly preferred.
• Three years of registered nurse experience required.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as an RN strongly preferred.
• Two years of behavioral health experience as an RN required.
• 1+ years experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development (Preferred).
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification as recognized by American Nurse Credentialing Center (Preferred).

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current state license is required for this position.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal, and local laws.

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