Registered Nurse Educator (RN) - ORMC Cardio/Vascular OR - Full Time / First Shift

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health ORMC seeks a Learning Specialist to provide general and specialty education for OR team members in a fast-paced Level I Trauma Center. You will coordinate orientation, support quality and safety initiatives, and partner with Corporate Education to maintain clinical competence.

Minimum two years of Cardio or RN experience, BSN, and current Florida RN license with mandatory certifications (BLS; ACLS/TNCC as required). Within two years, obtain a national specialty certification.

Qualifications

• BSN required and registered as RN in Florida or eNLC multistate license.
• National specialty certification must be obtained within two years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Enhances clinical competence of team members via Education Action Plan and annual Needs Assessment.
• Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas, meets with orientees and nursing leadership as needed.
• Participates in quality and safety initiatives to improve practice and meet standards.
• Collaborates with Corporate Education to assess ongoing competence of clinical team members.
• Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates unit-specific programs to maintain or increase skills and knowledge.
• Integrates adult learning principles into all programs.
• Facilitates professional development through educational courses and conferences.
• Maintains EMR proficiency including Sunrise documentation.
• Serves as a preceptor for Learning Specialist I roles.

Education

BSN Degree

Job description

Position Summary

The Learning Specialist provides general and specialty specific education to prepare team members to be safe, efficient and competent in the fast-paced Operating Room at a Level 1 Trauma facility that renders patient care to patients undergoing either elective or emergent procedures from various specialties.

ORLANDO HEALTH ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has served the Central Florida community for more than 100 years. With 808 beds, the downtown Orlando hospital is among the largest acute-care facilities in the region and the only Level I Trauma Center in Central Florida. The hospital has earned consistent Best Regional Hospitals recognition from U.S. News & World Report and most recently received national top-50 rankings in two adult specialties and high performing ratings in four specialties and 11 procedures and conditions, as well as a fourth Top Teaching Hospital and a seventh consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the patient safety advocates at The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health ORMC holds the most Beacon Awards for Excellence in the state, awarded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes, and has achieved Magnet® recognition, the gold standard for nursing’s contribution to quality patient care, safety, research and service excellence.

Orlando Health ORMC is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career‑growing FREE education programs and well‑being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Responsibilities

• Enhances clinical competence of team members by utilizing an Education Action Plan and annual Needs Assessment.
• Develops and coordinates the orientation process for assigned areas, meets with orientees, preceptors and members of the nursing leadership team as needed.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to ensure team members are improving practice so quality and safety standards are met.
• Collaborates with Corporate Education to assess ongoing competence of clinical team members.
• Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates unit specific programs to maintain or increase the skill and knowledge of team members.
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Maintains proficiency in assigned role by participating in direct nursing practice.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by involvement in educational or health related professional organizations.
• Provides input for the clinical evaluation of team members.
• Participates in the selection, evaluation and hiring of potential team members.
• Facilitates professional development of team members through utilization of educational courses.
• Assesses and provides education to maintain ongoing knowledge and compliance of organizational, regulatory policies and procedures.
• Utilizes evidenced based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, organizational and national practice standards.
• Effectively expresses ideas in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes change.
• Completes Sunrise documentation intermediate class and maintains competency in EMR systems including Sunrise documentation.
• Participates in formal education presentations, e.g. core specialty courses, corporate-sponsored education programs, or guest lecturing for academic courses.
• Presents at a local, state, regional or national conference.
• Develops test questions for Annual Clinical Review (ACR) online testing database, utilizing test construction principles and assembles unit specific ACR test.
• Facilitates and participates in the skills portion of the ACR.
• Serves as a preceptor for the Learning Specialist I roles.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• National specialty certification in area of practice must be obtained within two (2) years of hire, except in cases where there is no certification available.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, TNCC are required for certain areas.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of Cardio OR RN experience required.