Nurse Educator - Critical Care - Center for Nursing Excellence

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: August 2, 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 Information Other 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 Details Legal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Center of Nursing Excellence Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00Work Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

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