Nurse Education Coordinator (RN) Inpatient Acute Care
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are searching for an Education Coordinator (RN) - someone toprovide education and administrative support for unit operations under the supervision of Manager or above and ensure effective and efficient implementation of the various key educational processes at the unit level. Also assists in the implementation of designated centralized components of the key educational processes. At West Campus our acute care units provide care for respiratory patients new and established diabetic patients pre-op and post-op medical & surgical patients orthopedic patients neurologic patients GI/GU and hematology & oncology patients.
Think you have what it takes
Required Qualifications
- BSN and Licensure with Texas Board of Nursing
- BLS- American Heart Association
- 2yrs clinical experience
- 1yr preceptor experience (highly preferred)
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Knowledge and Skills
- Broad knowledge of nursing functions specific knowledge of patient care activities on assigned unit(s) and knowledge of the 6 key educational processes.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft applications (Word PowerPoint Excel Visio and Outlook) is a plus.
- The ability to perform skills outlined on the staff nurse orientation pathway for assigned unit(s) and skills outlined on the decentralized educator orientation pathway.
Specific Duties
- Uses organizational policies and procedures unit-specific performance improvement data and accrediting and regulatory standards to determine performance gaps as measured by leadership team feedback.
- Develops and/or implements required unit-specific training that assists in closure of performance gaps as measured by leadership team feedback.
- Evaluates documents and reports training outcomes.
- Establishes a process to track and reports compliance and/or attendance for unitarea-specific required training to unit based leadership team by pre-established deadlines as measured by Leadership team feedback.
- Obtains feedback from unit leadership and staff regarding development needs for each job/role as measured by feedback from staff and leadership team.
- Compiles and analyzes needs assessment data and reports outcomes to leadership team and NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT as measured by feedback from leadership team and NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
- Assists in analyzing house-wide data determining needs for centralized development programs and implementing centralized development programs that support identified unit-based needs as measured by feedback from NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
- Identifies unit-specific priority development needs and designs and markets a plan to address unit-specific development needs of staff on all shifts as measured by feedback from staff and Leadership team
- Implements cost-effective development activities using a variety of interactive learning strategies that increase the competence of staff as measured by feedback from staff and leadership team.
- Develops implements and sustains a unit-based process for the orientation professional development and support of preceptors as measured by feedback from preceptors orientees and leadership team.
- Facilitates feedback as applicable to NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT on the effectiveness of the preceptor program as measured by feedback to and from NURSING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
- Encourages and supports preceptor participation in ongoing centralized development as measured by attendance records and feedback from preceptors.
- Coordinates the assignment of orientees to preceptors serves as a resource for preceptors and provides coaching and support to preceptors who are dealing with difficult orientee situations as measured by preceptor and orientee feedback.
- Assesses learning needs of preceptors and provides coaching and unit-based development sessions to augment centralized curriculum as measured by preceptor feedback and leadership team observation.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Experience
- Data Collection
- Microsoft Publisher
- Special Education
- Adult Education
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative Experience
- Public Speaking
- Writing Skills
About Company
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades suc ... View more
