Nurse Educator 3

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a Core Nurse Educator 3 (H) to lead educational initiatives for nursing and clinical staff within UHealth. The role emphasizes designing, coordinating and evaluating programs, orientation, onboarding and ongoing competency assessment, in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

The position supports research, evidence-based practice and quality improvement, with a focus on retention and staff development within a university-based health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required.
• Valid State of Florida RN license required.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience required.
• Proficiency in using office software and related technology.

Responsibilities

• Assess, design, coordinate/conduct, facilitate and evaluate educational programs for nursing and clinical staff based on identified learning needs.
• Develop and evaluate activities to improve knowledge, skills, or practice.
• Collaborate with practitioners, leaders, nurses, educators, providers, patient care staff, and unit management to provide continuing nursing education.
• Create an education plan for patient care staff to ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Support ongoing assessment and evaluation of the skills, knowledge, abilities, and judgement of licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.
• Design, facilitate, and evaluate orientation of licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel during onboarding and changes in roles.
• Create, coordinate, manage, facilitate and evaluate onboarding and orientation programs for healthcare personnel.
• Initiate partnerships and participate in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Office software

Job description

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMICore_Nurse Educator 3 (H)

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Assesses, designs, coordinates/conducts/facilitates and evaluates educational programs for nursing and clinical staff based on environmental scanning results: identified practice gaps, regulatory/accreditation, specialty standards, PI reports, mission/values, policies, procedures, guidelines, and learning needs.
• 2. Develops and evaluates activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skills, or practice.
• 3. Creates a learning environment by collaborating with practitioners, leaders, nurses, educators, providers, patient care staff, and unit management in providing continuing nursing education, quality education, and interprofessional education.
• 4. Collaborates with the educators to develop an education plan for patient care staff to ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• 5. Supports ongoing assessment and evaluation of the skills, knowledge, abilities, and judgement of licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.
• 6. Measures, documents, and supports competency, and addresses competency deficits in staff members and teams.
• 7. Assesses and evaluates the process of hiring, orienting, socializing, and integrating an employee to the organization with a focus on retention and growth.
• 8. Designs, facilitates, and evaluates orientation of licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel during onboarding and when changes in roles, responsibilities, and practice settings occur.
• 9. Creates, coordinates, manages, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed healthcare personnel.
• 10. Initiates collaborative partnerships and promotes and participates in research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement initiatives.
• 11. Appraises professional knowledge by partnering with individuals, groups, and/or organizations to share expertise in planning and decision-making to achieve common goals. Collaborative partnerships may include interprofessional groups within the organization, academic/practice partnerships, and community partnerships.
• 12. Participates in the planning, approval and evaluation of applicable continuing education programs, conferences, seminars, and workshops.
• 13. Teaches, coordinates, serves as liaison, and advises others concerning education and learning.
• 14. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field required

Certification and Licensing

Valid State of Florida RN license required Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:Full timeEmployee Type:Staff