RN Clinical Educator

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Education Loan Program

Community discounts

Job summary

Sanford Health Watertown seeks a Nursing Education Specialist to develop and coordinate staff education programs and orientation for clinical staff and partners. The role emphasizes adult learning principles, mentoring, and ongoing professional development to advance quality care.

As part of the Staff Development team, you will collaborate with clinical leaders, schedule training, ensure documentation, and support accreditation-ready education initiatives while maintaining a positive learning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Current unencumbered RN license in state(s) of practice.
• Three years clinical experience required.
• Proficient with EMR, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Identify staff development needs with Staff Development Coordinator and provide education programming.
• Manage orientation, staff development, ongoing professional development, education, and mentoring for clinical staff and partners.
• Coordinate orientation schedules with managers and preceptors; provide skills immersion and lab experiences; offer feedback and coaching.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate education programs for quality improvement and related initiatives.

Skills

Electronic Medical Record

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

EMR System

Job description

**This opportunity is limited to internal applicants who are currently employed by Sanford Health. **

JOB SUMMARY

Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Sanford Health Watertown is a non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota.

POSITION SUMMARY

Wage:$28.09- $44.81

This full-time(1.0 status) position is responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, teaching, and/or evaluating education and training programs for designated area and audience. Develops alternative methodologies for education based on learning principles. Collaborates with clinical partners, educational facilities, and/or other community agencies and consortium institutions when applicable to curriculum.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Participates with Staff Development Coordinator to identify staff development needs and provide education programming to meet needs.

Responsible to manage the orientation, staff development and ongoing professional development, education, and mentoring for new, transferring, and existing clinical staff and/or partners.

May also participate in coordinating orientation schedules with managers, preceptors, orientees and/or clinical partners; coordinates and/or provides skills immersion and lab experiences; provides feedback, coaching, and mentors designated audience; ensures orientation documentation processes are complete and filed; follows up at regular intervals to evaluate continued progress; and ongoing collaborates with managers and preceptors as to needs and concerns.

Expected to continuously develop, monitor, and evaluate all programs related to orientation, professional development, education, and mentoring for quality improvement opportunities and other initiatives. Additional focus may center on the facilitation of consensus building around an educational intervention amount subject matter experts and leadership.

Included in this role are the development, coordination, assisting and/or teaching of programs or classes related to new clinical staff and/or partner's orientation/professional development and preceptor development. Expected to build strong alliances with department leaders, clinical partners, community agencies, and consortium institutions where applicable.

Must be able to organize, plan, coordinate, and facilitate educational programs, utilize adult learning principles, use various teaching/learning methodologies, and provide role modeling and leadership.

Assist with American Heart Courses and other educational offerings.

Contributes to the development of policies, procedures, standards, and other documentation related to nursing practice. Attends Policy and Procedure Committee meetings.

Other duties a may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in nursing required. Master's degree preferred.Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Experience Details

Three years clinical experience required.

Proficient with electronic medical record, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook and other that support clinical education activities.

Requires current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or possess a multi-state licensure privileges as required by the position. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

BENEFITS

Sanford Health Watertown offers comprehensive benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Additional benefits for those qualifying include:

• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health
• Education Loan Program
• Community discounts including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center

Sanford Health Watertown has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require positive reference checks and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.