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Nationwide Children's Hospital
RN Educator- Behavioral Health
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What they do
A Health Educator creates programs that are designed to teach people and motivate them to follow healthy behaviors. Works with individual patients and families in a health care settings, or develops campaigns and materials directed to larger groups such as college students. Organizes events like health screenings, trainings for peer educators or professionals, or incentive programs like weight loss challenges. May advise on public health policy.
$54,329 / year median in Ohio
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Behavioral Health RN Educator:
Shifts Available:
Days- 7:00am
- 3:30pm.
FTE:
1.0- 40 hours (5x, 8 hour shifts per week). Evenings
- 3:00pm
- 11:30pm.
FTE:
1.0- 40 hours (5x, 8 hour shifts per week).
Rate:
Starts at $36.90/hour with potential for higher pay based on relevant exp., and additional $4.70/hr for the Evenings shift differential.Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated and highly skilled RN Educator specializing in Behavioral Health to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive clinical expertise in behavioral health settings, along with a passion for teaching and developing nursing staff. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering comprehensive training programs, ensuring compliance with health regulations, and fostering a culture of continuous learning. Oversees a focused unit/group, often working directly with new staff and preceptors, and continually assessing the onboarding process. Delivers educational experiences to small groups for the assigned unit. Does not manage staff but must work in collaboration with leadership and network with Professional Development and other system educators to ensure organizational and department goals are met.Essential Functions:
Develops and manages new hire orientations for assigned unit. Assesses and develops unit specific education to meet needs, collaborating with leadership and system resources. Serves as educational resource to assigned unit; facilitates communication of policy changes and system educational opportunities impacting assigned unit. Provides classroom style education, huddles, or other methods of delivery of education targeting needs of assigned unit. Oversees competency assessments and skills training. Expected to support all Behavioral Health nursing units as needed at the direction of leadership.Education Requirement:
BSN, required. MSN or related field, preferredLicensure Requirement:
RN, Ohio, required.Certifications:
Certification in Professional Development/Education, Leadership or Clinical Specialty, preferred.Skills:
Competency in nursing clinical practice applicable to the clinical unit/area assigned.Experience:
Three years of experience as an RN required, pediatric experience, preferred.Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY
Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting /Carrying:
0-10 lbs, Lifting /Carrying:
11-20 lbs, Lifting /Carrying:
21-40 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing /Pulling:
0-25 lbs, Pushing /Pulling:
26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneelFREQUENTLY
Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Loud Noises, Standing, WalkingCONTINUOUSLY
Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing- Far/near, Sitting Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: