Nurse Educator - Women Services

Certified In Women Services, Labor and Delivery, NICU and Mother Baby - Master's Degree Preferred - Bachelor's Considered

About Us: At Sinai Health System d/b/a Sinai Chicago, we take health care personally. Excellence in health care is about more than just medicine, technology, tests, and treatments, it is about really caring for people with dignity and respect. That is what we do. We are dedicated to providing the best care to meet the needs of people, for our community, for our patients and for you. Position Purpose: The Nurse Educator is a professional nurse who provides consultation to nursing personnel and conducts and coordinates educational experiences. The responsibilities encompass assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical skills development, in-services and continuing education programs at the Unit and/or Department level. Key Job Activities:
• Participates on select Nursing Leadership/Hospital Committees. • Maintains documents and records in compliance with departmental, organizational and external agency requirements, i.e., in-service attendance, competency records/ skills checklists, etc. • Maintains confidentiality of records and makes them available only to authorized individuals. • Compiles reports related to progress toward attainment of Departmental goals, i.e., in-service productivity, competency compliance, etc. • Serves as a resource regarding educational issues to Nursing/Hospital Departments throughout Sinai Health System.
• Addresses Quality issues on the Unit and at the Department level. • Serves as a resource in obtaining educational materials necessary to conduct educational activities. • Clinical o Promotes adherence to Standards of Nursing Practice by caregivers. o Keeps abreast of current changes in Nursing Policies and Procedures. o Coordinates in-service education to assist caregivers in acquiring, maintaining and/or increasing their aptitude to fulfill assigned responsibilities. o Teaches and evaluates educational programs associated with new procedures, equipment, policy or protocol. o Functions as a clinical mentor by establishing relationships which serve to guide, orient, coach and demonstrate expertise for the purpose of advancing practice. o Maintains current clinical/educational knowledge and skills through attendance at conferences, seminars and workshops. o Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards. • Education.