Nurse Educator 3- Pediatric Oncology - Full Time

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

Retirement plan

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a Nurse Educator to assess, design, coordinate and evaluate educational programs for nursing and clinical staff. You will collaborate with practitioners and leaders to create learning experiences that close knowledge and practice gaps.

The role involves onboarding, competency assessment, and ongoing education planning, with a focus on quality improvement and evidence-based practice within UHealth.

Qualifications

• Learning agility to adapt to procedures and priorities.
• Ability to collaborate with a team and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with office software and relevant computer applications.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess, design, coordinate and evaluate nursing education programs.
• Develop activities to improve knowledge, skills or practice.
• Create learning environments with clinicians and staff.
• Develop education plans for patient care staff.
• Support assessment of competencies for licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Measure and document competency and address deficits.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation of new staff.
• Design and evaluate onboarding programs for healthcare personnel.
• Collaborate on research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Partner with groups to share expertise for decision-making.
• Plan and evaluate continuing education programs, conferences, and workshops.
• Teach and advise others on education and learning.
• Adhere to policies and safeguard university assets.
• Note: duties may expand as necessary.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

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.

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.

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