Hospital Nurse Education Specialist

Regions Hospital is looking to hire an exceptional experienced Nurse Education Specialist to join our Emergency Department team. This position will coordinate orientation of nursing team members preceptors and charge RNs; deliver training and education specific to population-based staff throughout a variety of educational opportunities; facilitate on-going staff development; support policy procedure order set work standard and competency development; coordinate the evaluation of new products equipment and/or technology in partnership with Nursing Practice team and Value Analysis Team; will participate in departmental policy and procedure development implementation and interpretation for members of the healthcare team. The Nursing Education Specialist (NES) as part of the nursing leadership team provides leadership that reflects the vision mission and philosophy of the Nursing Department and HealthPartners.

The NES facilitates best nursing practice and enhances safe quality patient care by: 1) Planning developing and conducting professional educational opportunities for employees of HealthPartners in a quality conscious and cost-effective manner. 2) Establishing a work environment that promotes learning by individual growth/development professional practice and a collaborative team approach to assure excellence in delivery of quality population/age-specific care and a high level of staff satisfaction.

Our Professional Nursing Practice Model offers patient and family-centered care that maintains an unwavering focus on what matters most: caring and healing at the patients bedside. As a nursing education professional you will assist in establishing standards or criteria based on the mission values and philosophy of HealthPartners through our Shared Governance Model which focuses on evidence-based nursing practice.

Work Schedule: 0.80 FTE Day Shifts. No scheduled weekends.

Required Qualifications:
Masters degree in nursing health sciences or education (completed or enrolled). If enrolled must show continuous progress towards degree completion
Active RN licensure in MN or WI required at time of hire. After hire RN must obtain licensure in the other state within 3 months of hire.

Current CPR certification (American Heart BLS for Healthcare Providers)

Minimum of 3 years (6240 hours) experience in area of clinical specialty
Experience in leadership roles research utilization staff development and interdisciplinary collaboration
Experience as a preceptor/Charge RN and continuing clinical education

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in teaching
Membership in specialty professional organization

Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC) and/or area of nursing specialty recognized by national certification body. If not complete prefer acquisition within 2 years

Benefits: Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance dental insurance 401K with match disability insurance and tuition reimbursement. We offer an on-site employee fitness center as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Laon Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company.