Unit Educator - Cancer Center

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Unit Educator for Cancer Center Days to lead clinical education across multiple KU locations. The role involves splitting locations with another Unit Educator and ensuring safe, evidence-based patient care.

You will mentor staff, coordinate orientation, and support performance-improvement initiatives, while aligning educational activities with regulatory standards and quality goals.

Qualifications

• BSN required upon hire for Southwest KC market locations.
• ADN nurses must enroll in BSN within 6 months and complete within 3 years.
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care team to ensure safe, evidence-based patient care.
• Mentors staff in clinical competencies and professional behaviors.
• Organizes new employee orientation and preceptor scheduling.
• Supports orientation documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Promotes unit education and continuing education opportunities.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical education

Mentoring

Educational planning

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

MSN preferred

Job description

Position Title

Unit Educator - Cancer Center Days - Full Time Indian Creek Medical Office Building, KUCC - East - Lee's Summit, KUCC - Liberty, KUCC - North, KUCC - Overland Park, KU Clinical Research Center 4350, Olathe Cancer Center, Westwood Administration - East

Position Summary / Career Interest:

This individual will split locations with another Unit Educator The Unit Educator is a unit leader and clinical nurse who collaborates with the health care team to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and quality patient care. Supports the provision of patient care by working with the Nurse Manager(s) and Unit Coordinator(s) to provide strategies for floor coverage when needs arise.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Collaborates with the health care team to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and quality patient care.
• Supports the provision of patient care by working with the Nurse Manager(s) and Unit Coordinator(s) to provide strategies for floor coverage when needs arise.
• Actively mentors all staff (including weekend and night staff) in ongoing development of clinical competencies and professional behaviors and communication.
• Assesses unit and individual learning needs, considering generational and cultural differences.
• Implements alternative and varied teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
• Assures that processes are in place for documentation of orientation and other educational activities, and that employee files meet hospital and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates ongoing unit education and professionalism through the provision of in-services and CEU opportunities, promoting national certification, and providing resources and support for the development of professional portfolios.
• Models evidence-based practice and participates in the development and review of policies and procedures.
• Organizes new employee orientation on unit by scheduling preceptors and times, intermittent follow-up, and providing oversight of orientation and competency of unit staff.
• Supports performance improvement initiatives and educates and facilitates performance improvement methodologies such as PDCA and small tests of change.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
• Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

High School Graduate Bachelor Degree Nursing Southwest KC Market Locations: Nurses hired after November 1, 2025, BSN degree is required upon hire. For ADN prepared nurses hired before November 1, 2025, must be enrolled in a BSN degree program within 6 months of hire date, must complete BSN degree by the third anniversary of hire date.

Preferred Education and Experience

Master Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing or compact license
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.