Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Educator

NURSEMANAGER/EDUCATOR Medical Surgical Telemetry Intensive and Intermediate Care Units. Exempt Administrative.Job Summary: Under the general supervision of the Senior Nursing Officer and according to established policies/procedures the Educator plans coordinates provides patient education and staff clinical educational opportunities in the departments. Works with other nursing and ancillary personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice. Performs duties related to direct patient care as described for Staff Registered Nurse and at all levels of care within assigned departments (Medical Surgical Telemetry Intensive and Intermediate Care). Performs other duties of the department as required.

Education Training and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in Nursing (will consider work in progress); Current NC (or within 30 days of hire) or multistate RN licensure required. Minimum of five years of current relevant clinical experience in Intensive Care Unit patient care; will consider other applicable clinical areas in lieu of Intensive Care Unit experience. Specialty certification preferred. Demonstrated performance in position(s) requiring advanced clinical skills and educational expertise. The employee must have the ability to understand communicate and react effectively to the unique needs of neonatal pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients. BLS required; ACLS required or obtained within 60 days of hire.

As a member of the Nursing Leadership Team:

1. Develops and plans program goals and objectives based on an annual needs assessment and on management directives.

1. Develops distributes and analyzes the annual needs assessment.
2. In consultation with the nursing leadership and preceptors examines patient care needs staff needs and regulatory requirements and provides educational activities.
3. Plans implements and/or conducts in-services and continuing education programs.
4. Develops implements and monitors staff orientation processes.
5. Assists with assessment of nursing staff education needs at least once annually in collaboration and cooperation with nursing leadership.
6. Develops documents and effectively implements an educational curriculum which correlates with the needs assessment findings.
7. Establishes measurable methods for evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs following through as warranted to resolve problems with coordination content or delivery when found.
8. Program presentations are clear well-organized interestingly presented and well-supported by hand-outs visual aids and exercises.
9. Ensures that nursing employees receive necessary information with regard to nursing policies procedures and protocols and patient teaching programs.
10. Ensures that training documentation systems are established and maintained so that status progress and participation can be easily monitored.
11. Ensures that regulatory requirements and facility goals for patient and nursing staff education are thoroughly communicated and that incidents of non-compliance are identified and action plans are developed.

2. Serves as a resource with respect to patient education and nursing practice policies procedures concepts methods and problem-solving techniques.

1. Responds to questions and problems from nursing staff and management.
2. Provides community education in area of expertise as is needed.
3. Provides consultation to other health care and community agencies upon request.
4. Effectively explains demonstrates and/or provides assistance with respect to patient education and nursing practice policies procedures concepts methods and problem-solving techniques.
5. Effectively facilitates the patient and nursing education process through appropriate guidance feedback and instruction.
6. Responds promptly to requests for information or assistance when asked.

3. Expands patient and nursing staff education knowledge base by assisting in organizing and updating available publications periodicals videotapes and other educational materials.

a. Routinely solicits and evaluates new educational materials aids and educational resources for compatibility and potential benefit to the educational effort recommending those which are affordable and have the most potential to upgrade the effort.

b. Routinely evaluates and makes revisions to existing materials and aids so as to enhance program effectiveness.

c. Provides timely input into budget planning process as assigned ensuring that recommendations are properly substantiated reflect thorough research and are cost effective.

d. Collaborates with the manager for the attainment/purchase cataloging and storing of education materials ensuring that any record keeping or billing requirements are appropriately handled on a timely basis.

e. Establishes a method for informing nursing personnel of available resources on a regular basis.

4. Stays knowledgeable of patient education and nursing training and development practices.

1. Establishes a network of contacts for the purpose of exchanging information developments and experiences and actively participates in the established network for this purpose.
2. Routinely researches issues/developments through library searches professional organizations and other avenues so as to stay abreast of state-of-the-art concepts and developments.

5. Provides input into product evaluation and policy/procedure development.

1. Participates in new patient/hospital product evaluation and implementation
   1. Recommends changes in departmental/hospital policies procedures standards or practices that will improve services contain costs and/or maintain currency of practice
   2. Methodically evaluates and provides relevant and valid recommendations with respect to new procedures equipment services and products as requested or needed.

6. Evaluates patient care outcomes for selected patients.

1. Effectively researches and resolves patient care problems and routinely provides input into the establishment of unit procedures/policy in response to situations or patient care problems including the PACT process.
2. Routinely evaluates patient care outcomes and discusses unusual or difficult patient care experiences with peers and team members in an effort to improve patient care planning and care provided.

7. Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team.

1. Effectively collaborates with team members physicians and other pertinent personnel as warranted ensuring that communications are professional clear and timely.
2. Accurately and appropriately documents and communicates to physicians or other appropriate personnel pertinent observations reactions and status changes in patients response to care as they occur.

8. Documents nursing observations assessments medications treatments and other care given.

a. Required documentation is accurate complete timely legible properly edited and reflects proper use of terminology.

b. Ensures that any necessary information and releases are obtained in accordance with procedure and time frames.

9. Assists in the orientation of new personnel and provides continuing education for existing staff.

1. Effectively explains procedures and protocols demonstrates procedures and techniques and answers questions when assisting with the orientation of new personnel or students.
2. Establishes and implements effective in-service training sessions to address new/revised clinical policies procedures equipment techniques and advances in clinical nursing practice.
3. Routinely provides for on-the-spot in-services for staff assigned to complicated/unstable patients when minor deficiencies are observed so that problems do not persist or grow worse.
4. Contributes to the professional development of selected personnel by observing work answering questions explaining proper procedures demonstrating techniques and intervening as warranted to correct deficiencies or help resolve problems.
5. Provides substantiated input into the performance development process for selected personnel with respect to clinical nursing practice.
6. Ensures equity of coverage across all Unit(s) shifts. Participates in appropriate leadership call coverage in tandem with Directors/Managers for the Unit(s).

10. Performs special projects and administrative support assignments as needed.

1. Adequately prepares for and effectively facilitates competency skills labs.
2. Accomplishes assigned projects in accordance with instructions and time frames.
3. Effectively coordinates detailed arrangements and administrative requirements as needed to ensure that desired outcomes are obtained.
4. Conducts chart reviews for appropriate documentation and completion of indicators.
5. Participates in the development and implementation of departmental goals plans and standards consistent with the clinical administrative legal and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
6. Participates in the development and implementation of strategic planning financial goals policies/procedures relative to the facilitys overall strategic plan.

7. Participates in the planning and monitoring of staffing activities including hiring orienting evaluating disciplinary actions continuing education initiatives and daily productivity.

11. Maintains skill competence and assumes responsibility for professional development and on-going education.

1. Remains capable of communicating and demonstrating all skills required for the position.
2. Attends at least 80% of scheduled staff meetings.