Rn - Unit Based Educator

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Compensation Disclaimer

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Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

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Department: Staffing Department - SRMC

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FTE: 1.00
\ N Full Time
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Position Summary:
\ N 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.

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Detailed responsibilities:
\ N * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Followpatient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
\ N * DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
\ N * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
\ N * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
\ N * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Reportpotential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
\ N * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - 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"
\ N * LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols
\ N * INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
\ N * PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards
\ N * CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
\ N * ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
\ N * MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved
\ N * COLLABORATE - Collaboratewith the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula
\ N * PATIENT CARE - 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
\ N * EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service;
coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
\ N * PERFORM - 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

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Education:
\ N Essential:
\ N * Bachelor's Degree
\n Nonessential:
\ N * Master's Degree
\n Education specialization:
\ N Essential:
\ N * BSN or MSN
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\ N * Nursing

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Experience:
\ N Essential:
\ N 18 months directly related experience
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\ N Bilingual English, Spanish,Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience 2 years specialty area experience

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Credentials:
\ N Essential:
\ N * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
\ N * RN in NM or as allowed byreciprocal agreement by NM
\ N * Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
\ N * Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year
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\ N * Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days
\ N * Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert
\ N Credential equivalent experience:
\ N Nonessential:
\ N * Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc)

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Physical Conditions:
\ N 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.

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Working conditions:
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\ N * Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
\ N * Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

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RELOCATION ASSITANCE AVALIABLE

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Department: Registered Nurse