Nurse Educator - Surgical Services

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking an experienced Nurse Educator to coordinate staff development across surgical units. The role involves leading clinical practice groups, mentoring staff, and partnering with faculty on education and research initiatives.

BSN and NC RN license required, CPR for Home Health/Hospice where applicable, with 3 years in tertiary care and 2 in the specialty. This is a full-time, on-site position with day shifts.

Qualifications

• BSN from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• RN licensure in North Carolina.
• CPR certification for Home Health/Hospice as applicable.
• Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years in the assigned specialty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staff development and educational needs for nursing staff, patients, and families.
• Lead unit/service based clinical practice groups and mentor staff.
• Assist in orientation and placement of nursing students and serve as resource to faculty.
• Contribute to clinical nursing research and performance improvement projects.
• Oversee preceptor responsibilities to ensure staff meet competency expectations.
• Conduct learning needs assessments to plan educational programs.
• Develop and implement evidence-based standards of care and clinical pathways.
• Create, evaluate, and update educational materials and e-learning programs.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff to grow clinical knowledge and skills.

Skills

Nurse educator

Staff development

Clinical mentoring

Evidence-based practice

Education

BSN from state-accredited school

RN licensure in NC

CPR certification (Home Health/Hospice)

Job description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

The Rex Clinical Education team is seeking a Nurse Educator that will provide support to several surgical units within UNC Rex Hospital. Prior experience in surgical services is preferred.

Summary

Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments may be characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service. Serves in a lead capacity over others as it relates to special projects or subject matter expertise. Work may be performed collaboratively for multiple disciplines across the continuum of care or for a specific patient population or service area.

Responsibilities

• Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence based practice. Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups
• Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units. Serves as resource to faculty. Mentors graduate students
• Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of clinical nursing research/performance improvement projects
• Assists nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meeting competency expectations
• Conducts learning needs assessments to plan staff educational programs
• Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff
• Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same
• Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff
• In conjunction with other subject matter experts, develops and evaluates patient family education materials
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• For Home Health/Hospice: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• For Home Health/Hospice: Valid NC Driver's License.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Clinical Education

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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