Clinical Educator - Critical Care

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides clinical education and evaluation to nursing and patient care staff, and facilitates evidenced-based research within a specialized area of nursing. Ensures adherence to Joint Commission standards and all related OHC policies, procedures, and guidelines. The Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for developing, conducting and evaluating in-service programs, orientation and continuing education for Oneida Health Care nurses, students and other staff in a specified clinical areas. This position reports the Emergency Department Manager.

POSITION SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• Identify educational needs and plan for the education of staff as related to the care area.
• Develops and directs orientation programs, in-services and continuing education for the nursing and auxiliary staff in a designated clinical department.
• Coordinate the development of appropriate; materials to facilitate the education of staff.
• Plan, develop, present, and evaluate educational programs as related to care.
• Provide for the dissemination of current information and theories necessary for the advancement of patient care.
• Interacts professionally with the nursing staff and nurse managers to determine specific educational needs and to coordinate educational programs to meet those needs.
• Provide annual mandatory education for staff and competency development.
• Collaborate with staff, management and other disciplines to diagnose problems and apply appropriate interventions to facilitate the change process.
• Support and promote the change process.
• Determine barriers to organization and delivery of patient care.
• Develop and promote activities, which improve staff, patient and physician satisfaction, communication and reporting methods, and clinical practice.
• Develop strategies to improve the organization/prioritization/time management in the delivery of patient care.
• Improve preceptor/mentoring programs.
• Ongoing assessment/development of education needs and programs.
• Maintain and update staff records/files/education/competency files.
• Provide feedback to Unit Managers to assist with evaluation of staff.
• Assists with the coordination of performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Assists with organization-wide education projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor of Nursing (required) / Masters of Nursing (preferred).
Experience: Minimum 2 years recent Emergency/ Critical Care nursing experience (required). Certification in BLS and ACLS (required), Educator/ Preceptor experience (preferred). Must possess excellent communication, problem solving and leadership skills, Must be able to work autonomously and have computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Licensure: Current New York Licensed Registered Nurse (or eligible).

Salary : $39 - $51