Perioperative Education Lead

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Health is seeking an Education Supervisor to lead onboarding, orientation, and ongoing educational needs of perioperative nursing staff at Duke University Hospital. The role emphasizes fostering professional development and advancing clinical knowledge to improve patient care.

You will manage education programs, coordinate new hire orientation, conduct competency reviews, and partner with unit leadership to ensure regulatory compliance. Prior intraoperative clinical experience is required.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• MSN preferred.
• 3 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience required.
• Prior intraoperative clinical experience is required for this position.
• Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for 2 years of required experience.
• Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina required or compact license from participating state.
• BLS required. BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP Instructor level certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages orientation for all new hires and transfers.
• Completes all 30, 60, and 90-day reviews.
• Coordinates learning opportunities for staff within assigned locations to facilitate orientation, competency validation and meet ongoing learning needs.
• Communicates effectively with staff and management regarding educational needs and offerings.
• Establishes and maintains a departmental educational documentation system consistent with regulatory and hospital standards.
• Develops performance review plans with the manager.
• Develops career pathways for staff with management input.
• Assesses training needs and progress of staff; researches, develops and evaluates in-service training programs.
• Develops and conducts annual competency validation process.
• Supports staff development with educational activities (remediation, certification, mentoring, life support, Joint Commission requirements, new equipment/procedures, electronic health record updates).
• Participates in personnel actions including hiring, performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, terminations.

Skills

Communication

Educational program development

Clinical knowledge

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Duke Health is seeking an Education Supervisor to lead onboarding, orientation, and ongoing educational needs of perioperative nursing staff at Duke University Hospital. The role emphasizes fostering professional development and advancing clinical knowledge to improve patient care.

You will manage education programs, coordinate new hire orientation, conduct competency reviews, and partner with unit leadership to ensure regulatory compliance. Prior intraoperative clinical experience is required.