Nurse Educator

Responsibilities Nurse Educator (RN) – Emergency Aiken Regional Medical Centers is a 273‑bed acute care facility in Aiken, South Carolina, providing high‑quality, safe healthcare to residents and surrounding communities since 1917. The hospital is ranked among the top in the state by the American Heart Association for heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and coronary artery disease care. In addition to emergency care, the facility offers behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation (Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care. The ED Clinical Nurse Educator is a registered nurse who works as an expert practitioner within a specialized field of nursing. The educator evaluates and implements evidence‑based practice, education, and professional development within the ED, serves as a clinical resource for bedside nursing staff, and focuses on new‑graduate nurse development. 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 a 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 leadership 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 expert. 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, in‑service 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 practice 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. 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 Qualifications Education : Graduate of an accredited NLN‑approved RN program. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s degree in Education preferred. Experience : Three (3) years of recent clinical experience in an Emergency Department setting. One year of educational experience preferred. License or Registration Requirements : Current SC nursing license or compact state license; BLS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, and NRP. Prefer certification as CEN. Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, outcomes orientation, and knowledge of education methods and clinical practice. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. 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