RN - UNIT BASED EDUCATOR

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Department: Intermediate Critical Care FTE: 1.00 Full Time Shift: Days Position Summary: Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of nursing.

Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of patients.

Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit.

Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

• LEAD
• Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols
• INITIATE
• Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
• PERFORM
• Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit
• PLAN
• Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards
• CONSULTS
• Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
• EDUCATE
• Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
• ASSIST
• Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
• COLLABORATE
• Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
• MONITOR
• Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
• PATIENT CARE
• Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties
• DEVELOPMENT
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• MEDICATION
• Administer medication, including IV medication, via the Seven Rights; document and communicate clinical findings
• PATIENT CARE
• Write treatment plans; coordinate patient drug and procedure activities; administer medication and treatment; provide and coordinate nursing care of assigned patients; may facilitate group therapy and/or education sessions Qualifications Education: Essential:
• Bachelor's Degree Nonessential:
• Master's Degree Education specialization: Essential:
• BSN or MSN Nonessential:
• Nursing Experience: Essential: 18 months directly related experience Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience Credentials: Essential:
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days Nonessential:
• Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert Credential equivalent experience: Essential:
• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc) Physical Conditions: Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. xhyhwjd

Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working conditions: Essential:

• Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required Sign-On Bonus Available Relocation Assistance Available Department: Registered Nurse