Network Acute Heart Program Educator

Primary City/State:

Four Peaks Medical Center - 1301 S Crismon Rd Mesa AZ 85209

Category:

Educator

Shift:

Day

Department:

Professional Nursing Education

Full-Time Days 80hrs pp

BSN Required

Enrolled in MSN or M Ed Program within 30 days of hire and completed within 24 months of hire -

Certification in ANCC approved nursing specialty or nursing professional development - if not on hire achieves within twelve (12) months of accepting the position. -

Critical Care (CVICU) experience- Required

Additional experience in post critical care nursing Preferred

Must have a stong knowledge base of cardiac procedures and diagnosis management.

This role will support the heart program at Four Peaks Medical Center; which will center around preparing nurses to manage the open-heart surgical patients across the continuum (OR ICU PCCU)

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Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Nurse Educator provides clinical and nursing professional expertise as an educator leader consultant facilitator change agent and researcher to support the organization in the provision of quality patient care by helping to ensure the clinical competence of nursing staff and foster the delivery of evidence-based nursing practice. The Educator uses evidence-based practices and research that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to care for patients in the assigned areas including quality improvement safety and regulatory/accreditation requirements and outcomes evaluation of programs projects education and training. The Educator collaborates with the leadership team and staff regarding patient care and staff performance issues participates in setting standards and maintains knowledge and skills in assigned area(s). The Educator advances and leads educational practices based on the HonorHealth Nursing Professional Practice Model strategic plan and in accordance with the Association of Nursing Professional Developments Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Transformational Leadership: Supports the ongoing development of staff through coaching mentoring and role modeling. Approaches work from a systems thinking perspective considering network service line and/or campus impact of activities. Collaborates with members of leadership team in providing appropriate educational opportunities for licensed and unlicensed accountability for independent educator practice schedule and work produced. Attends and constructively participates in employee education department meetings and/or in-services as scheduled or directed. Maintains an active rounding practice to go and see activities such as training initiatives in process progress of orientee and preceptor dyads how skills are applied in the clinical setting.
• Structural Empowerment: Completes a continuing education needs assessment using staff surveys outcome metrics regulatory standards and other data for area of assignment then plans develops conducts and evaluates mandatory and elective education and on-the-job training programs. Conducts follow up assessments to ensure the training meets the employees needs and that the desired behaviors are being exhibited. Evaluates the impact of educational programs on improving patient care quality cost and experience and communicates findings to stakeholders. Teaches content as needed and/or assigned in formal and informal settings with a focus on improvement of skills and retention of knowledge using appropriate strategies technologies and adult learning principles. Ensures that educational activities are implemented in a professional and timely manner adjusts content and teaching strategies appropriate to learner needs and documents teaching/learning process and outcomes in accordance with standards. Adheres to and supports organizational education recordkeeping policies. Regularly teaches or facilitates new hire orientation clinical academies residency mentor and preceptor programs which contribute to employee retention and engagement. Serves as an expert consultant for staff in areas of program development clinical practice and professional development.
• Exemplary Professional Practice: Assists in dissemination of quality measures educates staff on quality methodology and implementation of performance improvement staff on patient safety initiatives and facilitates support of organizational strategies to meet expectations of patient safety tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance safety and a high reliability organization and adheres to organizational policies and collaboration with nursing leadership contributes to and executes on the organizations process for defining assessing maintaining demonstrating and improving the competence of nursing staff on an ongoing basis linking competencies to unit performance measures or system collaboration with leader(s) develops a system or process to alert leadership to low performers of required skills and competencies and participates in action/coaching plan to improve performance. Also recognizes high performing staff members.
• New Knowledge Innovations & Improvements: Researches and implements new educational information and/or appraises evidence and synthesizes key findings in order to remain current on programs processes and procedures that impact current training and development projects. Shares new information with leaders and virtual simulation and emerging technological strategies into the design implementation and evaluation of staff education programs. Collaborates with IT department or other stakeholders such as LMS administrator as needed. Supports the implementation of clinical practice changes that are based on current trends evidence-based practice research and evidence-based research and develops the staff to use the latest evidence-based practice relative to safe cost-effective and optimal nursing care. Develops and implements creative and innovative approaches to training which increase learner retention and/or improve patient outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors in Nursing BSN Required
• Other / Certificate in Enrolled in MSN or M Ed Program within 30 days of hire and completed within 24 months of hire Required
• Masters in in Education or Nursing OR currently enrolled in final year of MSN or M Ed Program Preferred
• Other / Certificate in Post Masters Certificate in Nursing Education Preferred

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years As a direct patient care RN Required
• 3 years Clinical nursing experience in area of assignment (e.g. ED Critical Care Med-Surg OBetc) Preferred
• Other Experience instructing or training in a healthcare setting Preferred

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification ACLS PALS and/or NRP Instructor level certification if applicable to the role. Required
• Certified RN-Cardiovascular I - Certification Certification in ANCC approved nursing specialty or nursing professional development - if not on hire achieves within twelve (12) months of accepting the position. Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - License State And/Or Compact State Licensure Upon Hire Required

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Required Experience:

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