Unit Educator- Mother/Baby

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; Presencial; USD 90.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Unit Educator for the Mother/Baby Days at Bell Hospital in Kansas City. This full-time role leads clinical education, mentors staff, and partners with Nurse Managers to ensure safe, evidence-based patient care.

You will assess learning needs, develop varied teaching strategies, oversee orientation, and promote professional portfolio development, with emphasis on continuous improvement and certification readiness.

Formación

• Mentoring staff in clinical competencies and professional behaviors.
• Assess learning needs with consideration of generational and cultural differences.
• Implement varied teaching strategies to meet learner needs.
• Ensure orientation and other educational activities are documented and files kept per policy.
• Promote evidence-based practice and support certification readiness.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborates with the health care team to ensure safe, evidence-based patient care.
• Supports patient care by coordinating floor coverage with Nurse Managers and Unit Coordinators.
• Actively mentors staff in ongoing development of clinical competencies and communication.
• Assesses unit and individual learning needs, considering generational and cultural differences.
• Implements teaching strategies to meet learner needs and ensure competency.
• Oversees orientation documentation and employee files to meet regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates in-services and CEU opportunities, promoting certification and professional portfolios.
• Models evidence-based practice and participates in policy development.
• Organizes new employee orientation, scheduling, and oversight of orientation and competency.
• Supports performance improvement initiatives using methods like PDCA.

Conocimientos

Mentoring staff

Educational strategy

Assessment of learning needs

Documentation

PDCA / quality improvement

Evidence-based practice

Unit leadership

Educación

BSN degree

Master Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Descripción del empleo

Position Title Unit Educator- Mother/Baby Days - Full Time Bell Hospital Position Summary / Career Interest:

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

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

Time Type

• Full time

Job Requisition ID

• R-58662

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. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

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.