Educator

Registered Nurse Dedicated Education Unit

Dedicated Education Unit Department 2 East is a Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) fostering a clinical setting focused on teaching/learning collaboration between nurses, healthcare team members, management, and faculty, designed to provide students with a positive clinical learning experience and maximize student learning outcomes. A registered professional nurse (RN) in a DEU is responsible for the delivery of patient care for assigned patients on a specific shift worked, coordinating the nursing plan of care, as well as carrying out physician orders and nursing standards of care using the nursing process. In addition to directing and guiding other members of the patient care team, the RN in a DEU is also responsible for precepting, educating, and mentoring new team members based on standardized competency expectations. The RN in a DEU elevates nursing practice by demonstrating professionalism and engagement in nursing initiatives and advanced learning.

Come join the Augusta Health team located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Fishersville, VA. Augusta Health is an independent, community hospital recognized as one of Healthgrades' 50 Best Hospitals in America. Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of our community through access to excellent care. We build trust and peace of mind through our core values of patient-and community-centeredness, professionalism, excellence, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current and valid Registered nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or from a state that is part of a Compact agreement with Virginia
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• CPR BLS

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Nursing
• Med-surg Certification
• Nursing Profession Development (NPD) Board Certified

Skills

• Unit and annual competencies to be completed each year
• HIPPA - no breaches of confidentiality. No related complaints voiced on patient satisfaction surveys. no related complaints voiced by fellow care providers of observed incidences
• Knowledgeable of location and content of departmental policies and procedures
• Nurse Practice Act-Scope of Practice
• Basic computer skills
• National Patient Safety Goals
• Clinical competence in all aspects of the unit.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Free onsite parking
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite child care

Company Information:

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia's scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity: Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.