Educator

RN - Unit Based Educator

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:

• Patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs reading current literature attending in-services meetings and workshops
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety by questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• 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"
• Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols
• Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician master preceptor model
• Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards
• Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
• Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs problem solving and health management aspects across the continuum of care
• Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
• Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty RN or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
• 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
• Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment supplies and instruments for their service coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
• 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

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: Bachelor's Degree
• Nonessential: Master's Degree
• Education specialization: Essential: BSN or MSN

Experience:

• Essential: 18 months directly related experience
• Nonessential: Bilingual English Spanish Keres Tewa Tiwa Towa Zuni or Navajo 3 years directly related experience 2 years specialty area 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 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year
• Nonessential: Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days Current Instructor in BLS ACLS NRP or other instruct cert
• Credential equivalent experience: Nonessential: 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. 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