What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse Educator position at Sequoia Hospital?
Overview
About Sequoia Hospital – Hello Humankindness
dignityhealth.org/sequoia
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
Qualifications
Minimum:
Preferred:
About Sequoia Hospital – Hello Humankindness
Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional health care for generations of Bay Area residents. Sequoia’s Heart and Vascular Institute is a nationally known pioneer in advanced cardiac care, affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute. Sequoia has received national recognition from Healthgrades for superior patient safety and was named as one of America’s top 100 hospitals for cardiac care. Our Total Joint Replacement program is a designated Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Our Birth Center is consistently ranked as a favorite among Peninsula families. We are also known for our comprehensive emergency care and leading-edge tomosynthesis 3-D mammogram technology. Our Pavilion combines the most advanced medical and surgical services with a unique healing environment, including private, spacious rooms and inviting garden areas.
Learn more about us, our awards, and some of our services:
- Heart Surgery
- Maternity
- Orthopedics
dignityhealth.org/sequoia
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
In accordance with the mission and philosophy of Dignity, the Clinical Nurse Educator is a professional who is responsibility and accountability for addressing the learning needs of the staff caring for patients. As part of the Education Department is also responsible for supporting the ongoing learning needs of the organization. Adult learning principles will be utilized to appropriately match the educational and professional needs and requirements of the staff in providing necessary and complementary educational programs, clinical competency review, equipment training, and clinical outcomes evaluation. The Clinical Nurse Educator will also participate actively in measuring the effectiveness of this learning. The position is responsible for providing staff development in a dynamic manner to meet needs for professional growth and development. The position is closely aligned with its community education resource networks and provides support to programs designed for the education of patients and their families across the lifespan.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Five (5) years recent related experience in the clinical area.
- Current California licensure as a Registered Nurse.
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Preferred:
- Education or instructor experience in the clinical area preferred.
- Education or instructor experience in the clinical area preferred.
- Current training as CPR BLS Instructor preferred.
- Current certification in ACLS desirable.