Clinical Nurse Educator - Ambulatory/Specialty Care

Registered Nurse with responsibilities for assisting with the professional role development of members of the Nursing Department as well as the implementation of programs to improve the quality of care delivered. Serves as a role model as an educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, and leader to promote the professional growth of peers and colleagues. This Clinical Educator position is focused on the Ambulatory and Specialty Care areas.

Position is a full-time, 40 hours per week role.

Responsibilities:

Utilizes principles of adult learning to assess and analyze the educational needs of professional nurses, identify educational objectives, plan and implement educational activities, and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of educational activities.
Maintains professional practice knowledge base, including departmental and organizational policies, standards of care, and procedures.
Participates in and uses evidence-based practice to identify strategies to improve professional development activities, nursing practice, and patient outcomes.
Designs nursing education curriculum and programs based on a variety of sources such as quality outcomes, trends and changes in nursing practice.
Provides consultation and resources to Nurse Managers, Nurse Leaders and clinical teams, collaborates to identify learning needs.
Documents aspects of learning activities in compliance with departmental, organizational, and external agency requirements
Utilizes skilled oral, written, and electronic communication to communicate effectively and to foster collegial relationships both intra- and interdepartmentally.
Models professional behaviors including involvement in professional organizations, engagement in lifelong learning activities, dissemination of information through publications and presentations, and involvement in nursing research activities.
Demonstrates clinical expertise through research, demonstration, observation and teaching of clinical skills.
Participates in the interview and selection process of new team members
Supports the orientation process by partnering with the Nurse Manager, in planning, implementation and evaluation of the process.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred and must be obtained within 3 years
Active Registered Nurse license in DE, PA or NJ to start, needs to obtain single or compact state license to be able to work in DE, PA and New Jersey
PA clearances required upon hire
National certification in Professional Development and/or nursing specialty certification relevant to patient population
Current American Heart Association BLS Certification required