Nurse Educator 3

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami seeks an experienced Nursing Education Specialist to design and coordinate educational programs for nursing and clinical staff. You will identify learning needs, develop targeted activities, and evaluate outcomes to improve knowledge and practice.

The role emphasizes collaboration with leaders, educators, and clinicians to enhance patient care and staff competency. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, an active RN license, and at least four years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.
• Valid State of Florida RN license required.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and design educational programs for nursing and clinical staff.
• Develop activities to close knowledge or practice gaps.
• Collaborate to create continuing nursing education and interprofessional education.
• Evaluate onboarding and orientation for licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Lead partnerships and participate in research and quality improvement.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

RN license

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

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 time

Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.