Nurse Educator

Fultonmontgomeryny; City of Gloversville (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arc Lexington is seeking an experienced Nurse Educator to provide clinical leadership, staff development, and education across OPWDD-certified programs. You will train nursing staff and DSPs, oversee onboarding, and promote best practices in infection control, documentation, and resident care.

Required: NYS RN license with at least two years of nursing experience, preferably in community-based or long-term care settings; strong communication and coaching skills; BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have NYS RN license and at least two years of nursing experience, preferably in OPWDD-certified, community-based, or long-term care settings.
• Experience providing staff training, education, mentoring, or supervision is required.
• Strong communication, coaching, organizational, and regulatory compliance skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical education and staff development across OPWDD-certified programs.
• Promote clinical excellence, compliance, and staff competency through assessments and coaching.
• Support quality care by identifying educational needs and serving as a clinical resource for nurses and DSPs.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Organizational skills

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Join a Mission-Driven Healthcare Team that Makes a Difference Every Day

At The Arc Lexington, the health and well-being of the people we support are at the center of everything we do. We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Nurse Educator to provide clinical leadership, staff development, and education across our OPWDD-certified programs. This is an opportunity to combine your nursing expertise with your passion for teaching while helping ensure exceptional healthcare outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What You'll Do

Lead Clinical Education and Staff Development

• Develop and deliver training programs for nursing staff and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).
• Provide onboarding, orientation, and ongoing education to support staff success.
• Train staff on medication administration, infection prevention, nursing documentation, delegated nursing tasks, emergency response, and health-related supports.

Promote Clinical Excellence and Compliance

• Conduct competency assessments and skills validations.
• Identify performance gaps and collaborate with leadership on coaching and retraining.
• Educate staff on OPWDD regulations, nursing policies, and healthcare best practices.
• Assist with audits, surveys, corrective action plans, and policy development.

Support Quality Care

• Review trends and audit findings to identify educational needs.
• Serve as a clinical resource for nurses and support staff.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership, interdisciplinary teams, physicians, and Station MD to promote consistent, person-centered care.

What We're Looking For

Qualified applicants must possess a current, unrestricted New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license and have at least two years of nursing experience, preferably in an OPWDD-certified, community-based, or long-term care setting. Experience providing staff training, education, mentoring, or supervision is required. A BSN, OPWDD experience, and a background in staff development or quality improvement are preferred. Strong communication, coaching, organizational, and regulatory compliance skills are essential.

Why Work at The Arc Lexington?

The Arc Lexington strives to be an employer where people feel valued, supported, and respected. Our employees build meaningful careers while making a lasting impact in the lives of others.

Our workplace culture has earned recognition including:

• 2017 - Best Company to Work For in New York State
• 2022 - Albany Times Union Top Workplace Award & Times Union Meaningfulness Award

If you're passionate about education, clinical excellence, and helping people live their best lives, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Arc Lexington provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, marital status, military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable laws (“each a ‘Protected Characteristic’). This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.