UNIT BASED EDUCATOR

RELOCATION ASSITANCE AVALIABLE

Minimum Offer $42.82/hr. Maximum Offer $ 46.82/hr. Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department:

Staffing Department•

SRMC FTE

1.00

Full Time Shift:

Days Position Summary:

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.

Detailed responsibilities:

PATIENT SAFETY 1

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

DEVELOPMENT

• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

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"
• LEAD
• Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols

INITIATE

• Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model
• PLAN
• Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards

CONSULTS

• Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care
• ASSIST
• Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care
• MONITOR
• Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved

COLLABORATE

• Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula

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
• EDUCATE
• Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff
• 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

Qualifications Education:

Essential:

Bachelor's Degree Nonessential:

• Master's Degree Education specialization:

Essential:

BSN or MSN Nonessential:

Nursing Experience:

Essential:

18 months directly related experience

Nonessential:

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience 2 years specialty area experience

Credentials:

Essential:

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
• Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year

Nonessential:

• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days
• Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert Credential equivalent experience:

Nonessential:

• Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc)

Physical Conditions:

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.

Working conditions:

Essential:

Sig Hazard:

Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE

• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required #

SRMC Department:

Registered Nurse