Nurse Educator

Mediclinic; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic is seeking an Educator to present and facilitate Higher Education and Training programmes for Mediclinic students and staff, helping them become independent healthcare practitioners through both classroom and practical staff training.

The role ensures compliance with Higher Education & Training and AHA standards, designs learning materials, coordinates student processes and supports the learning journey with facilitation of theory and clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Professional Nurse qualification required.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education required for Nurse Educators.
• Postgraduate Diploma in a Nursing Specialty (e.g., Critical Care Nursing) if appointed as a specialist nurse educator.
• Master’s degree in Nursing for undergraduate programmes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Higher Education & Training and American Heart Association (AHA) standards
• Design and assess learning materials and interventions
• Facilitate the learning process, incl. theoretical and clinical facilitation
• Coordinate and administer student-related processes

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education (Nurse Educators)

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Specialty (e.g., Critical Care Nursing)

Master’s degree in Nursing (Nurse Educators)

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Educator presents and facilitates Higher Education and Training programmes and courses for Mediclinic students and employees to acquire competence as independent healthcare practitioners. They provide both classroom and practical staff training.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Ensure compliance with Higher Education & Training and American Heart Association (AHA) standards
• Design and assess learning materials and interventions
• Facilitate the learning process, incl. theoretical and clinical facilitation
• Coordinate and administer student-related processes

Required Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Professional Nurse qualification
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education (Nurse Educators)
• Postgraduate Diploma in a Nursing Specialty, e.g., Critical Care Nursing (if appointed as a specialist nurse educator)

DESIRED EDUCATION

Master’s degree in Nursing (Nurse Educators appointed for undergraduate programmes)

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

5 years’ experience as a Professional Nurse

Desired Experience

N/A

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Mediclinic Training, Emergency Medical Care and Nursing Policies and Procedures
• Adult Learning Principles
• Instructional Design (ADDIE model) and the application thereof
• Kirk Patrick levels of evaluation
• Bloom's Taxonomy of assessment and evaluation
• Nursing and Emergency Medical Care Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Group facilitation tools, techniques and best practices
• Workplace assessment
• Demonstrate competence in compilation procedures
• Understanding of learning and development quality management
• Mentoring and coaching
• Training needs analysis, design and evaluation (including curricula development)
• Education and Training legislation and other relevant healthcare-related legislation and its application within Mediclinic training environment
• Computer Skills (MS Office suite)
• Scholarly skills
• Moderation