About this opportunity
Duke Clinical Research Institute lists this Clinical Nurse Educator opportunity in durham, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
Duke Nursing Highlights:
Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)
Required 1 YOE as RN in Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facility
As a Clinical Nurse Educator:
You will play a pivotal role in advancing the professional development of Nursing Assistants across Duke University Health System (DUHS). This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and support the continuum of DUHS Nursing Assistant programs, including NAI, NAI +4, NAII, and both licensed and unlicensed professional development pathways.
In this role, you will inspire, educate, and develop the next generation of Nursing Assistants by facilitating educational programs and creating meaningful professional development opportunities for current team members. Through innovative teaching, coaching, and mentorship, you will help cultivate a highly skilled, engaged, and resilient workforce dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
Beyond the Nursing Assistant programs, you will have the opportunity to make a broad impact across the health system by teaching life support courses such as BLS, ACLS, and PALS; supporting orientation and onboarding programs; facilitating Nursing Assistant skills training; and contributing to Pathways to Practice initiatives. Your expertise will also be sought for strategic projects, workforce development efforts, and system-wide educational initiatives that advance clinical excellence, quality, and patient safety.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator who thrives on teaching, mentoring, innovation, and collaboration. As a Clinical Nurse Educator, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of the healthcare workforce while supporting DUHS's commitment to excellence in patient care, professional growth, quality outcomes, and lifelong learning.
Salaried Position: Monday to Friday: This role may require occasional early morning or evening availability.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading system-wide NPCS orientation that supports safe practice, belonging, and professional confidence
Creating and delivering engaging, learner-centered onboarding experiences that promote readiness and retention
Partnering with colleagues and key stakeholders to ensure a consistent, high-quality orientation experience across all DUHS entities
Supporting additional department and organization initiatives as assigned
Participating in system-wide instruction of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Educator
Conducts needs assessments using a variety of strategic tools
Assists learners in the assessment of needs and identification of outcomes
Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs
Coordinates orientation of new staff to the organization
Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation
Develops/coordinates core education to address patient population specific nursing care
Develops/coordinates core education for the development of beside leaders
Plans, prepares and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience
Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all types of media and formats
Adjusts content and teaching strategies appropriate learner needs
Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of their career development
Delivers competence based programs for nursing staff with a focus upon improvement of skills and retention of knowledge
Develops evidence-based educational materials
Supports staff development with educational activities (which include remediation, certification, mentoring, life support, JCAHO requirements, product roll-outs, etc)
Evaluates the effectiveness of educational programming
Prepares short and long term planning and programs to address identified needs
Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within clinical expertise to facilitate orientation, staff development and/or safe practice
Consultant
Serves as an educational consultant to facilities, task forces, committees, and projects relating to policy, procedure and program development
Responses to regulatory mandates for research and management of sentinel events
Responds to identified needs of Duke Medicine to promote quality patient care and safety
Collaborates with Duke Medicine to recommend educational strategies for the implementation clinical standards
Consults with staff regarding individual learning needs
Researcher
Supports the integration of research into practice
Provides information to document effectiveness of role as a staff development educator
Incorporates current educational evidence into individual practice as a staff development expert
Conducts and/or contributes to nursing research
Interprets, communicates, and incorporates research findings into program planning
Facilitator
Facilitates the adult learning process, creating a climate which supports learning across the health system
Identifies and recruits internal and external resources (nurse, doctor, other specialists) for educational activities
Coordinates educational activities (includes continuing education credit, clinical affiliations, nurse residency, etc) across Duke Medicine
Participates in committees, task forces, projects for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
Facilitates teambuilding and leadership development for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
Participates in review of activities or processes for area of coverage and department
Change Agent
Responds to changes in nursing practice and develops programs to support those changes
Ensures that educational programs are congruent with organizational missions, values, and goals
Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities
Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines
Promotes a safe and healthy work environment
Leader
Serves as a role model to promote excellence and safety
Maintains required educational and/or clinical competencies
Seek opportunities to develop staff in various roles
Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice
Serves as a role model for education and professional nursing practice
Role models and promotes the concept of life long learning
Leads committees, work groups and/or projects related to the implementation of educational activities
Performs related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
BSN required
MSN preferred.
Experience
1 YOE in Long-Term Care or Skilled Nursing Facility as an RN is required
3 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience required.
Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for 2 years of required experience.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina or compact license from participating state is required.
BLS provider certification required.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP Instructor level certification is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Basic Computer Skills in Microsoft office
Knowledge of Audiovisual equipment set up an advantage
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
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