RN Clinical Educator

Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Our team at Prairie Lakes makes a difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones.

This full-time(0.9 status or 36hrs per week) is responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, teaching, and/or evaluating education and training programs for designated area and audience. Develops alternative methodologies for education based on learning principles. Collaborates with clinical partners, educational facilities, and/or other community agencies and consortium institutions when applicable to curriculum.

Participates with Staff Development Coordinator to identify staff development needs and provide education programming to meet needs.

Responsible to manage the orientation, staff development and ongoing professional development, education, and mentoring for new, transferring, and existing clinical staff and/or partners.

May also participate in coordinating orientation schedules with managers, preceptors, orientees and/or clinical partners; coordinates and/or provides skills immersion and lab experiences; provides feedback, coaching, and mentors designated audience; ensures orientation documentation processes are complete and filed; follows up at regular intervals to evaluate continued progress; and ongoing collaborates with managers and preceptors as to needs and concerns.

Expected to continuously develop, monitor, and evaluate all programs related to orientation, professional development, education, and mentoring for quality improvement opportunities and other initiatives. Additional focus may center on the facilitation of consensus building around an educational intervention amount subject matter experts and leadership.

Included in this role are the development, coordination, assisting and/or teaching of programs or classes related to new clinical staff and/or partner's orientation/professional development and preceptor development. Expected to build strong alliances with department leaders, clinical partners, community agencies, and consortium institutions where applicable.

Must be able to organize, plan, coordinate, and facilitate educational programs, utilize adult learning principles, use various teaching/learning methodologies, and provide role modeling and leadership.

Assist with American Heart Courses and other educational offerings.

Contributes to the development of policies, procedures, standards, and other documentation related to nursing practice. Attends Policy and Procedure Committee meetings.

Other duties a may be assigned.

Bachelor's Degree in nursing required. Master's degree preferred. Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Three years clinical experience required.

Proficient with electronic medical record, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook and other that support clinical education activities.

Requires current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or possess a multi-state licensure privileges as required by the position. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers comprehensive benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Additional benefits for those qualifying include: