Clinical Nursing Educator

We are Gateway Regional Medical Center. Our primary function is to offer continuous nursing, medical, and other health and social services on a 24-hour basis, under physician directed care and RN supervision.

We service a multitude of patients and their families across our vast network, while remaining committed to the professional development of our staff, the functional improvement of our patients, and the cultivation of strong partnerships within our communities.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Essential/stable and growing company with many opportunities for training and advancement within the medical field that all employees and team members (including Full-Time and Part-Time) can benefit from.
• Hourly pay is based on years of experience and education.
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits: Full-Time employees are eligible for various plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Gateway Regional Medical Center is looking for a Clinical Nurse Educator who will be responsible for providing continuing education for nurses and other medical staff to complete requirements or to update clinical nursing skills as new methods and technology become available. Our Clinical Nurse Educator will also be responsible for designing curricula, teaching and guiding staff, writing and/or reviewing educational material, and will be the subject matter expert in the Learning Management System. The successful person in this should be creative to design new curricula, and patient to guide staff through their learning.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creates, develops and delivers clinical education programs for Nurses, practitioners and Health Care Aides by utilizing the Learning Management Systems (iSolved)
• Reviews all materials taught on an annual basis to ensure best practices and national standards are followed.
• Attains/renews instructor's certificates for mandatory certifications provided by national recognized organizations, including but not limited to BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Manages the facilitates orientation and mentorship hospital employees and ensures updates of the orientation programs for all clinical staff.
• Determines certification/re-certification needs for employees and provides education to meet them.
• Conducts introductory and continuing education on paper and electronic health systems related to the clinical environment to ensure charting by health professionals is accurate and meets legal requirements for health record documentation.
• Ensures that clinical education and clinical care policies, procedures, and protocols are continuously reviewed, updated, and distributed throughout both hospitals.
• Participates in the regular auditing process to ensure compliance of implemented policies, procedures and protocols.
• Promotes ongoing education and orientation on new, updated or amended quality and patient safety policies, procedures, protocols guidelines, legislation and professional practice issues (e.g. liability issues) that impact client care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUISITES:

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Completion of BSN combined with a minimum of three (3) years work-related experience in an acute care or community health care setting, or an MSN with focus on education.

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of adult education practices, especially instruction and facilitation practices.
• Skills relating to the development and implementation of clinical programs to healthcare professionals.
• Knowledge of evaluation methods in the health care field.
• Knowledge of nursing practices in a variety of clinical areas.
• Knowledge of professional standards of practice and legal components of clinical practice.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Power Point use.
• Research and analytical skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal and inter-group skills to effectively lead and facilitate internal, external, individual or multidisciplinary division team or group education sessions.
• Ability to work in a team and cross-cultural environment.
• Organizational, time management, analytical, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage multi-disciplinary responsibilities in a timely and effective manner.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to work with a wide range of data collections sources in health administration.
• Must be self-motivated.