RN - UNIT BASED EDUCATOR

UNM Hospital; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Available

Job summary

UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, NM seeks a unit educator and master preceptor to lead clinical education within the Medical/Cardiac ICU. You will function as a master preceptor, organizing evidence-based curricula and coordinating training for nursing staff and students.

The role includes developing care plans, serving as a clinical resource, and ensuring adherence to department policies while maintaining clinical skills across age groups, from neonates to geriatrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 18 months directly related nursing experience required.
• Bilingual English and Spanish, plus knowledge of NM languages preferable.
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers within 30 days.
• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications within 90 Days.
• RN in NM or per reciprocal agreement by NM.

Responsibilities

• LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols.
• INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model.
• PERFORM - Serve as a unit educator and clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit or assist in staffing on unit.
• PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidence-based research and national standards.
• CONSULTS - Serve as clinical resource for multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
• EDUCATE - Educate staff in new equipment, supplies, and instruments; coordinate in-service training/workshops.
• ASSIST - Assist patients and caregivers with educational needs and health management across the continuum of care.
• COLLABORATE - Collaborate with Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director.
• MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards.
• PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to assigned patients and assist with admission, transfer, discharge.
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth through participation in educational programs.

Skills

Educational leadership

Clinical instruction

Evidence-based practice

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

BSN

RN license in NM

Job description

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Medical/Cardiac ICU

FTE: 1.00

Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary

Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of patients. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed Responsibilities

• LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols
• INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
• PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit
• PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards
• CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
• EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
• ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
• COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
• MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
• PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• MEDICATION - Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings
• PATIENT CARE - Write treatment plans; coordinate patient drug and procedure activities; administer medication and treatment; provide and coordinate nursing care of assigned patients; may facilitate group therapy and/or education sessions

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree

Nonessential:

• Master's Degree

Essential:

• BSN or MSN

Nonessential:

• Nursing

Experience:

Essential:

18 months directly related experience

Nonessential:

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience

Credentials:

Essential:

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days

Nonessential:

• Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert

Essential:

• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc)

Physical Conditions:

Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Essential:

• Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Available

Department: Registered Nurse