Nurse Educator & Staff Development Specialist

Genesis HealthCare; Gallup (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discounts

Travel discounts

Wireless service discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Foundation

Health, Dental, Vision, Company-paid 1

401K

Paid Time Off

On-Demand Virtual Health Care

Pet Insurance

Short-term Disability

Hospital Indemnity

Personal Accident

Critical Illness

Cancer Coverage

Job summary

Genesis HealthCare in Gallup, NM seeks a Nurse Educator to orient and educate nursing staff, ensuring safe patient care per guidelines. You will report to the Director of Nursing and develop education programs addressing staff needs while supervising orientation and competency testing.

The role requires RN licensure with strong clinical nursing skills and experience in gerontology. Employment includes comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current RN license.
• Minimum three years full-time or equivalent clinical experience preferred.
• Two years of clinical experience in long-term care nursing with one year as an educator preferred.
• Excellence in clinical nursing skills required.
• Experience in Gerontology preferred.
• Training and/or experience in adult learning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Orient and educate all nursing personnel and ensure safe, effective nursing care per guidelines.
• Report to the Director of Nursing.
• Develop education programs in response to staff needs and teach current practices.
• Supervise and monitor new nursing employees during orientation.
• Perform annual competency testing and evaluate staff performance.
• Oversee Employee Health Program including TB and hepatitis vaccines and influenza monitoring.

Job description

Genesis HealthCare in Gallup, NM seeks a Nurse Educator to orient and educate nursing staff, ensuring safe patient care per guidelines. You will report to the Director of Nursing and develop education programs addressing staff needs while supervising orientation and competency testing.

The role requires RN licensure with strong clinical nursing skills and experience in gerontology. Employment includes comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.