Nurse Educator

Nurse Educator

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

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Job Summary

The Nurse Educator plays a pivotal role in the education and professional development of nursing staff within the healthcare organization. This position involves designing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs to ensure that nursing staff have the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to provide high-quality patient care. The Nurse Educator collaborates with nursing leadership, clinical experts, and interdisciplinary teams to identify learning needs, develop curricula, and facilitate ongoing education and training initiatives.


Additionally, the Nurse Educator serves as a resource person for nursing staff, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to enhance clinical practice and promote professional growth. This position requires strong clinical expertise, teaching skills, and a commitment to lifelong learning and evidence-based practice.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


Other duties may be assigned according to qualification of staff and development of programs.

TASK EXPECTATIONS

• Organizes, coordinates, schedules and provides staff education.
• Maintaining accurate records of educational activities and evaluations, documenting staff competency assessments, and preparing reports for regulatory agencies as required.
• Facilitating ongoing professional development and continuing education opportunities for nursing staff to maintain licensure and enhance clinical skills and knowledge.
• Organizing and leading in-service training sessions, workshops, and seminars on topics such as infection control, patient safety, medication administration, and evidence-based practice.
• Serving as a resource person for nursing staff, providing guidance, support, and clarification on clinical procedures, protocols, and best practices.
• Assessing the clinical competency of nursing staff through observation, skills assessments, and evaluations to ensure compliance with standards of practice.
• Designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs and curricula for nursing staff based on identified needs, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop patient education materials and programs.
• Assist as a staff or charge RN as needed
• If supervising other employees, maintain current knowledge of KVC's Human Resources Information System (HRIS), and;
• Interview, hire, train employees; assign and direct work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS

• Practice conduct that displays respect for all KVC colleagues and community stakeholders regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, or veteran status.
• Maintain current knowledge of and follow all KVC policies and procedures.
• Travel may be necessary to other Camber sites.
• Assist with nursing education and competency initiatives as needed

Education: ADN from an accredited school of nursing. BSN or Master's in Nursing Education preferred.


Licensure/Certification: Valid driver's license and auto insurance. Active and unencumbered RN license in Missouri.


Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.


The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• The ability to work independently within a team context.
• The ability to work collaboratively on projects and lead a team if needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook email.
• Outstanding attention to detail and time management skills.

Experience: Three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


Preferred Experience/Skills: Behavioral health nursing experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be occasionally required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.


Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the


essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation.


At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we're so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor's Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.