Nurse Educator, Nursing Education, Full Time

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

Community Training Center

Full Time

Shift: Days

Ensure adherence to Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• 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"
• EDUCATION ASSESSMENT - Identify educational needs, practice gaps and issues of staff by collecting data and related information; EDUCATION PLAN - Develop instructional program(s), in collaboration with others and based on identified learning needs, that prescribe(s) education curricula, strategies, alternatives, and resources; take into account quality indicators and policies, procedures, guidelines; INSTRUCTION - Implement or coordinate the implementation of the educational curricula utilizing adult learning principles to employ the most appropriate methodology(ies) to meet goals and objectives; teach relevant content; seek feedback from participants, other educators, and administrators; QUALITY - Maintain and systematically enhance the quality of instructional programs and effectiveness of the nursing professional development (NPD) practitioner; apply quality improvement processes; act as a change agent by identifying solutions to problems, addressing barriers, and supporting implementation of new ideas based on evidence; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Maintain current knowledge and competency in field of expertise and professional development practice; enhance professional growth through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, and attending in-services; serve as a role model; attend meetings and represent department or hospital on committees as assigned; evaluate personal practice in relationship to professional practice; demonstrate a passion for quality
• demonstrate ability to conduct a thorough literature review; demonstrate inclusion of up-to-date evidence in educational activity development; promote scientific inquiry; COLLABORATION - Establish collegial partnerships with other professionals, leaders, stakeholders, and others who contribute to the development of peers, staff, students, colleagues, and others; collaborate with individuals and groups to facilitate practice and promote quality outcomes; influence organizational plans to include education throughout planning and implementation phases; participate in the design, development, implementation, and/or evaluation of education
• CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION (CNE) UNITS - Provide for CNE contact hours following procedure mandated to maintain hospital as an approved provider; RECORDS - Maintain documentation and records of instructional programs as required by hospital policy and regulatory agencies; produce reports of educational programs by collecting statistical data for administrative and quality improvement purposes

* Education:

Bachelor's Degree

* Education specialization:

Nursing

* Nursing

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
• Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available