Nurse Educator - Critical Care - Center for Nursing Excellence

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.The Nurse Educator position will serve in primary functions of nursing professional development and education for critical care departments. This will include onboarding, RN and Nursing Assistant competencies, and regulatory requirements for these departments. Additional responsibilities include house-wide educational initiatives and supporting new products and equipment. Responsibilities also include policies and related activities along with CNE departmental support and initiatives.Full time position with North Carolina state benefits.Summary:Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments may be characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service. Serves in a lead capacity over others as it relates to special projects or subject matter expertise. Work maybe performed collaboratively for multiple disciplines across the continuum of care or for a specific patient population or service area.Responsibilities: 1. Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence based practice. Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups 2. Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units. Serves as resource to faculty. Mentors graduate students 3. Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of clinical nursing research/performance improvement projects. 4. Assists nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meeting competency expectations 5. Conducts learning needs assessments to plan staff educational programs 6. Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff 7. Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same. 8. Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff. 9. In conjunction with other subject matter experts, develops and evaluates patient family education materials. 10. Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities Other InformationOther information: Education Requirements: ? Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing. Licensure/Certification Requirements: ? Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. ? For Home Health/Hospice: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification ? For Home Health/Hospice: Valid NC Driver's License Professional Experience Requirements: ? Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Job DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical CenterOrganization Unit: Center of Nursing Excellence Work Type: Full TimeStandard Hours Per Week: 40.00Work Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes REQNUMBER: 9999-INFOR-14134Diversity StatementThe UNC Health System and the UNC School of Medicine are committed to valuing all people throughout our organization, regardless of background, lifestyle, and culture. A diverse and inclusive work environment for staff and culturally appropriate care for our patients, are essential to fulfilling our UNC Health vision of improving the health of all North Carolinians.Equal Employment OpportunityUNC Health is an equal opportunity employer. As such, UNC Health offers equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or political affiliation.To verify employment eligibility, UNC Health is committed to Form I-9 and the E-Verify process. Learn further E-Verify details in English or Spanish.UNC Health supports your right to work. View the Right to Work Statement in English or Spanish.

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