Unit Based Educator

Jobtome; Tijeras (NM); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

SRMC is seeking a dedicated unit educator and clinical instructor to promote evidenced-based nursing practices across a diverse patient population. You will integrate nursing processes into care plans, mentor staff, and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes educational leadership, development of curricula for professional growth, and collaboration with nursing leadership to enhance patient outcomes on a busy unit.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Education specialization: BSN or MSN preferred.
• Experience: 18 months directly related experience in nursing education or clinical instruction.
• Credentials: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Providers, NM RN license, ACLS, Basic Arrhythmia certification.

Responsibilities

• Follow patient safety policies, procedures and protocols.
• Lead educational activities and develop curricula for unit staff.
• Act as a clinical instructor for CON students on home unit or in staffing roles.
• Deliver patient care within nursing protocols and assist admission, transfer and discharge.
• Collaborate with Clinical Educator and Nursing leadership to ensure quality education.

Skills

English-language proficiency (bilingal

Education

Bachelor's Degree

BSN

MSN

Nursing

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: PreOp/PACU - 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 evidenced-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-servicetraining/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:

Essential:

• Bachelor's Degree

Nonessential:

• Master's Degree

Education specialization:

Essential:

• BSN or MSN

Nonessential:

• Nursing

Experience:

Essential:

18 months directly related experience

Nonessential:

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo3 years directly related experience2 years specialty area 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
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
• Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year

Nonessential:

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

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:

Essential:

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

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Department: Registered Nurse