UNIT BASED EDUCATOR -

UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center

Rio Rancho (NM)

On-site

USD 41,768 - 61,275

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A healthcare institution in Rio Rancho, NM, seeks a skilled nursing professional to function as a unit educator and master preceptor. This role involves ensuring patient safety and delivering specialized patient care across age groups. Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, with a preference for BSN or MSN. Experience in nursing and bilingual capabilities are favorable. The position offers a full-time schedule with competitive compensation and shifts primarily during the day.

Qualifications

18 months directly related experience is essential.
3 years related experience with bilingual capabilities is nonessential.
Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications must be obtained within 90 days.

Responsibilities

Function as unit educator while maintaining clinical skills.
Deliver safe direct care to assigned patient groups.
Monitor trends and implement educational strategies.

Skills

Bilingual capabilities (English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo)

Patient safety protocols

Educational leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

BSN or MSN

Tools

CPR for Healthcare/BLS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification

Basic Arrhythmia Certification

Job description

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum Offer
$ 30.32/hr.

Maximum Offer
$ 44.48/hr.

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: Staffing Department - SRMC

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

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
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
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
PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidence-based research and national standards
CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
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
EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
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

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Essential:

BSN or MSN

Nonessential:

Master's Degree

Experience:

18 months directly related experience (Essential)
3 years directly related experience with bilingual capabilities (English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo) and 2 years in a specialty area (Nonessential)

Credentials:

CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers within 30 days
RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within 6 months
Basic Arrhythmia Certification within 1 year

Nonessential:

Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications within 90 Days
Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert

Nonessential:

Credential equivalent experience:

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.

Working conditions: