Clinical Nurse Educator

Description

Clinical Nurse Educator (RN) Generalist – Full-time Days 

Peacehealth is seeking candidates for a Clinical Nurse Educator role at St. John Medical Center in Longview, Washington.

Join the Clinical Education team in this full-time Generalist role where you'll work in collaboration with other clinical educators and clinical nurse specialists to develop, coordinate and implement nursing, nursing support and inter-professional orientation, in-service education and staff development programs to promote safe and effective patient-centered care.

St. John Medical Center is a 177-bed acute care medical center, level III trauma center, that's part of PeaceHealth, a non-profit mission driven healthcare system. Just 45 minutes North of Portland, Oregon, the Longview-Kelso area offers the best of both worlds, a peaceful lifestyle and natural beauty of a family-orientated community of appx 60,000, with close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, Mountains, and the urban amenities of both Portland and Seattle.

This 1.0 FTE exempt day shift position has a salary range of $116,438 - $174,636 and a comprehensive benefits package. Relocation assistance is available.

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Position Details:

• Facilitates professional growth, skill development, competency and attainment of standards of care for direct care within patient care services. 
• Will serve as a leader and role model in advancing clinical practice to achieve better patient outcomes.
• Acts as a resource to all caregivers regarding nursing, professional practice and use of equipment/ supplies in area of expertise.
• Assists in the design and implementation of nursing education programs, activities or new process/equipment using PeaceHealth training standards, processes, templates and course documentation forms.
• Participates on teams and partners on development of standardized cross-regional clinical, nursing or quality guidelines, protocols or training curriculum in area of expertise.
• Coordinates and provides department-specific orientation for newly hired nursing and clinical staff.
• Conducts learning needs assessment, facilitates practice and process changes in assigned area of expertise.
• Evaluates competency and identifies team or individual caregiver performance gaps.
• Designs learning experiences and action plans to assist those requiring remediation to meet competency expectations.
• Researches best practice to promote evidence-based practice.
• Assesses caregiver engagement, patient quality indicators and evaluates education effectiveness to achieve clinical excellence.
• Ensures training and competency are documented using standard tools and learning management systems (LMS).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

Education

• Required: Accredited School of Nursing 
• Required: Bachelor's degree in Nursing 
• Preferred: Master's degree in Nursing, Education, or Healthcare related field 

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 3 years acute care RN experience 
• Required: Minimum of 3 years recent experience in an education or an equivalent Preceptor role for varied audiences

Credentials

• Required: Washington Registered Nurse License
• Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support Certification
• Preferred: Nursing Professional Development Certification

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement instructional modules and use a variety of educational methods (Required)
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications and a variety of equipment or technology tools (Required)
• Ability to engage learners and apply adult learning techniques (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Required)

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Working Conditions

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.
• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.