UNIT BASED EDUCATOR -

UNM Hospital; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 47,279 - 64,499; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Rio Rancho is seeking a Unit Based Educator to function as an educator and clinical instructor. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, with at least 18 months of related experience preferred. Responsibilities include developing evidence-based patient care plans, enhancing nursing staff skills, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. This full-time role offers a competitive hourly compensation and may include relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• 18 months of related nursing experience required.
• CPR and RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Function as unit educator and clinical instructor.
• Enhance safety and educate staff about procedures.
• Develop patient care plans using evidence-based research.

Skills

Patient care

Educational leadership

Clinical skills

Bilingual (English, Spanish, etc.)

Education

Bachelor's Degree (BSN or MSN)

Master's Degree

Job description

UNIT BASED EDUCATOR

Join UNM Hospital as a UNIT BASED EDUCATOR.

Sign‑On Bonus: Available

Relocation Assistance: Available

Minimum Offer: $34.32 /hr

Maximum Offer: $46.82 /hr

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

Position Summary

Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitate evidence‑based research into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize practitioner expertise to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for specialized patient groups. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills as a clinical instructor for students or assisting in staffing. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines. Patient care assignments may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Follow patient safety‑related policies, procedures and protocols.
• Enhance professional growth through educational programs, current literature, in‑services, meetings and workshops.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to patient safety by questioning current policies and processes.
• Identify and report or correct environmental conditions that may put a patient at undue risk.
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their care by asking questions and reporting concerns.
• Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols.
• Initiate unit‑based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model.
• Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidence‑based research and national standards.
• Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
• Assist patients and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards are achieved.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement curricula.
• Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized care and assisting with admission, transfer and discharge processes, performing all RN duties.
• Educate staff on new equipment, supplies and instruments; coordinate in‑service training and workshops.
• Maintain clinical skills by serving as a clinical instructor for students and/or assisting with staffing.

Qualifications

Education

• Essential: Bachelor's Degree (BSN or MSN).
• Nonessential: Master's Degree.

Experience

• Essential: 18 months of directly related experience.
• Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo; 3 years directly related experience; 2 years specialty area experience.

Credentials

• Essential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Professional Rescuer within 30 days; RN in NM or reciprocal agreement; 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 certification.
• 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, 25 to 50 pounds frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds constantly to move objects or people. Physical demands exceed medium work requirements.

Essential: Sig Hazard – chemicals, biohazardous materials requiring PPE; Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and as required.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Education and Training

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care