staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - $57 per hour

Cook Children’s Health Care System; Prosper (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Continuing Education

403b retirement plan

Pet insurance

Sick pay

Wellness and fitness programs

Mileage reimbursement

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Discount program

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking an RN Coordinator, Patient & Family Education for a Med Surg nursing role in Prosper, Texas. This position emphasizes education planning, collaboration with care teams, and maintaining pediatric clinical competency.

The Education Coordinator will assess learning needs, develop educational activities for patients and families, and ensure alignment with organizational goals and evidence-based standards. A BSN and graduate degree pathway are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Pediatrics experience and diabetic education experience preferred.
• Prior education experience preferred.
• Active TX RN License.
• BSN required.
• Hold graduate degree in nursing, education, or related field, or be pursuing graduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Assess learning needs and plan, implement, and evaluate educational activities for patient and family education.
• Collaborates with teams to ensure education aligns with Cook Children’s strategic goals and evidence-based practice.
• Maintain clinical competency as a pediatric nurse and facilitate staff education.
• Demonstrates strong communication and customer relation skills and acts as a role model and educator.

Skills

RN

Med Surg

Clinical experience

Pediatrics experience

Diabetic education

Education experience

Education

BSN required

Graduate degree in nursing or education

Job description

Cook Children’s Health Care System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg for a nursing job in Prosper, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Staff

Location: Medical Center-Prosper

Department: Administration-Nursing

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours: 40

Summary:

This RN will serve as a role model, change agent, and facilitator while assessing learning needs and planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for patient and family education. The Education Coordinator collaborates with teams to ensure that education is congruent with the strategic goals and promise of Cook Children’s, as well as with current standards of practice and evidence-based research. This RN maintains exemplary professional interpersonal communication skills, collaborates well with teams, and demonstrates good customer relation skills. The Education Coordinator demonstrates sound clinical judgment and strong critical thinking abilities while striving to enhance the quality of patient care. This educator supports and emphasizes principles of family-centered care. This individual also maintains clinical competency as a pediatric nurse and collaborates with the clinical educator to facilitate staff education.

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Pediatrics experience and diabetic education experience preferred.
• Prior education experience preferred.
• Active TX RN License.
• BSN required.
• Hold graduate degree in nursing, education, or related field, or be pursuing graduate degree.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• BLS
• PALS

About Us:

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children’s is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.

This RN will serve as a role model, change agent, and facilitator while assessing learning needs and planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for patient and family education. The Education Coordinator collaborates with teams to ensure that education is congruent with the strategic goals and promise of Cook Children’s, as well as with current standards of practice and evidence-based research. This RN maintains exemplary professional interpersonal communication skills, collaborates well with teams, and demonstrates good customer relation skills. The Education Coordinator demonstrates sound clinical judgment and strong critical thinking abilities while striving to enhance the quality of patient care. This educator supports and emphasizes principles of family-centered care. This individual also maintains clinical competency as a pediatric nurse and collaborates with the clinical educator to facilitate staff education.

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Pediatrics experience and diabetic education experience preferred.
• Prior education experience preferred.
• Active TX RN License.
• BSN required.
• Hold graduate degree in nursing, education, or related field, or be pursuing graduate degree.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• BLS
• PALS

Cook Children’s Health Care System Job ID #JR-119281. Posted job title: RN Coordinator, Patient & Family Education, CCMC

About Cook Children’s Health Care System

About Cook Children's

When you work here, you grow here.

Promise is a strong word with deep meaning that everyone understands-especially kids. This is what drives us to blaze new trails with innovative technology, research, exceptional medical care and competitive programs that benefit children who don’t otherwise have access to quality health care. Cook Children's employees come to work every day to keep that Promise, connecting the dots between caregivers, families and communities.

Surpassing 105 years, with more than 10,000 employees, we are here for every child, every day. Our not-for-profit organization includes two medical centers, a large physician network, a home health company, three surgery centers, a health plan, health services and a health foundation. We are proud to be Forbes' #1 Best Large U.S. Employer in Health Care with nearly 100 clinical locations throughout Texas, where we invite you to call home.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Continuing Education
• 403b retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Employee assistance programs