Nurse Educator - Surgery

Nurse Educator - Surgical Services

Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease.

Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services(Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care.

Visit us online at: https://www.aikenregional.com

A Nurse Educator for Surgery is a registered nurse who works as an expert practitioner within a specialized field of nursing. This individual is responsible for evaluating and implementing evidence-based practice, education, and professional development, within the Surgery Dept. They serve as a clinical resource for the Surgical Nursing staff for bedside care. In addition, they will focus on new graduate nurses development within the Surgical Department.

Duties:

• Consistently exercises appropriate judgment and discretion in the provision of duties.
• Provides leadership in assessing, providing, and evaluating education and practice needs. Utilizes internal and external resources to enhance nursing practice and staff development.
• Participates/Leads various committees as needed with focus on nursing practice and bedside consultation.
• Serves as a role model, clinical expert, and mentor.
• Maintains/facilitates compliance with regulatory standards.
• Assists with development and coordination of competency-based orientation programs.
• Facilitates competency evaluation, unit orientation, and the preceptor program for assigned areas.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team to plan and implement changes in practice to improve quality of care.
• Participates in hospital clinical orientation and the nurse residency program.
• Coordinates and teaches ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, Basic Arrhythmia, and other courses as appropriate.
• Provides direction and consultation to staff and Nursing Directors, Managers, Supervisors regarding review and revision of nursing practice policies and procedures .
• Participates and coordinates with staff development on student rotations, education offerings, and orientation.
• Completes frequent staff needs assessment and gap analysis of practice standards and quality outcomes.
• Supports staff by assisting them to identify their needs as they progress from novice to experts.
• Assists in the development of patient education materials.
• Collaborates with transition coordinators to identify patient needs and education requirements for patients and staff.
• Utilizes direct adult learning principles in educational offers for staff.
• Assists nurses to increase their skills in assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of patient care through individual instruction, Inservice education, and patient care conferences.
• Plans and presents professional nursing programs.
• Functions as role model and clinical preceptor for professional nursing students affiliated with ARMC.
• Collaborates with community organizations as a resource for health education.
• Identifies relevant clinical practice questions and uses Evidence-based implementation practices.
• Utilizes evidence based practices findings to assist staff to improve quality of care for patients.
• Performs direct patient education activities.
• Facilitates orientation, annual competencies and continuing education for individual departments.
• Facilitates PI projects based on clinical evidence.
• Facilitates communication of policy, procedure and protocol changes that affect practice in each area where identified.
• Identifies department-specific equipment and products requiring education.
• Facilitates education on new equipment and products.
• Works with other educators and Clinical Nurse Practice Coordinators to develop cross-departmental educational programs.
• Responsible for education tracking of assigned employees while communicating delinquencies to employee, ED director and Staff Development manager.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and clinical competency by obtaining a minimum of 15 continuing education contact hours on an annual basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefit Highlights

• Sign On Bonuses for select positions
• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Tuition/Certification Reimbursement after 6 months
• Culture of Excellence - Employee Recognition program
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Requirements:

Education: Graduate of an accredited NLN approved RN program. Associates Degree in Nursing Required; BSN preferred.

Experience: Three (3) years of recent clinical experience in an Operating Room setting. One year of education background preferred. Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, outcomes oriented, and knowledge of education methods and clinical practice.

License or Registration Requirements: Current SC nursing license or compact state license; BLS, PALS, ACLS. Prefer CNOR certification.

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