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Renown Health lists this Nurse Educator opportunity in reno, Nevada. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Staff Development Educator
This position is responsible for staff development, which includes the application of adult education principles, as well as patient and family education. The incumbent performs an outcome evaluation relative to clinical practice, provides consultation to other health care providers and is an excellent clinician.
The position is accountable for advanced knowledge in the specialty area and applies theories and concepts derived from the biological and behavioral sciences. The incumbent is also accountable for integrating adult learning theory into the nursing specialty.
The position requires advanced leadership skills. These leadership skills include role modeling, coaching and monitoring to develop the nursing staff. The incumbent also has consultation skills to collaborate with nursing management, other departments and professionals within the hospital as well as in the community.
The position requires advanced clinical practice skills. These include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a patient population whose age is determined by the particular educator's specialty. The incumbent also assists with legal and regulatory standards to maintain quality care.
The incumbent also has advanced adult education skills. The major challenge is to develop the staff using a variety of adult learning principles including didactic, self-directed and clinical modalities. The position requires outcome evaluation of these teaching and learning strategies.
The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, motor/sensor, psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the age of the patient served and meets standards of quality as measured by the department Competence with Special Populations competency standards.
Evidence based nursing practice, along with critical thinking skills are required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.
For Department , the incumbent is responsible in collaboration with MA Training Coordinators for developing and coordinating up-to-date in-service classes for existing registered nurses, medical assistants and outpatient clinical staff related to all competency-based clinical skills. This includes maintaining an up-to-date and published calendar of detailed new employee training schedules, in-service classes and competency assessments to all registered nurses, medical assistants, clinical staff and their supervisors/managers within Outpatient Clinics.
This position will assist MA Training Coordinators with the MA Trainee program, including reviewing candidates, program coordination, creating and maintaining curriculum to support the successful completion of program to become a Medical Assistant.
This position does provide patient care.
Minimum Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred
Name: Description
Education: Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively. Bachelor's degree in nursing or other healthcare related field required. Master's degree preferred in nursing or other healthcare related field.
Experience: Two years clinical experience in the specialty area preferred.
License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license required at time of hire.
Certification(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a current BLS certification by the American Heart Association standards required at time of hire.
Computer / Typing: Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.
Disclaimer: The foregoing description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Worksite address
reno, NV, 89550, US
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