Nurse Educator - Emergency Department - Adult Services

Nurse Educator - Emergency Department - Adult Services

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Location: University of Oklahoma Medical Center, this position will cover downtown Adult Emergency Department, Edmond Medical Center, and the Freestanding ED/Urgent care facilities.

A dedicated and collaborative nursing professional committed to advancing clinical excellence in the Emergency Department by providing evidence-based education, real-time coaching, and competency development for nursing staff. Skilled in assessing learning needs, designing high-impact training, and reinforcing best practices that ensure safe, timely, and patient-centered care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. Partners closely with ED leadership and interdisciplinary teams to strengthen clinical judgment, elevate performance, and support continuous improvement. Models the Patients First philosophy by promoting critical thinking, fostering psychological safety, and empowering nurses to deliver exceptional care during every patient encounter.

Under general supervision, performs professional work in all phases of a comprehensive staff development and training program for an assigned unit. They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees and patients, through living OU Health's core values of putting Patients First, pursuing Relentless Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork.

Essential Responsibilities

• Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.
• Responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting staff development and in service.
• Develops criteria to evaluate needs of the staff and measure the effectiveness of training programs.
• Coordinates and facilitates competency development, verification and maintenance activities.
• Responsible for coordinating nursing orientation program.
• Coordinates and facilitates quality improvement activities and assessing the implementation of age and culturally appropriate care programs.
• Plans, implements and evaluates Preceptor Program. Coordinates CPR training that meets the American Heart association requirements and is in compliance with TJC standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.

Experience: 3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:

• Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)).
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
• Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
• Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient's best interest.
• Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
• Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.
• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic.
• Must have good presentation and communication and written skills.
• Ability to be creative and innovative in program development.
• Must be able to work independently and research material when developing education sessions.
• Must be able to read and critique research findings for application practice.
• Must have computer skills.

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.