Clinical Nurse Educator – Multi Specialty Clinic

POSITION STANDARDS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required
• MSN required within 2 years of hire
• Current BCLS certification required upon hire; ACLS certification required within 90 days of hire. Desirable: other certifications including CNE
• Registered Nurse with 3-5 years of clinical experience. Current NH license to practice.
• Experience with adult education, preferably in healthcare.
• Ability to make effective presentations and facilitate learning.
• Experience in learning design, program development, delivery and evaluation.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with all levels of personnel.
• Demonstrated skills in nursing expertise, team leadership, leading educational initiatives and project management.
• Strong organization skills, self-starting initiative, and belief in the change process.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and using Audio/Visual equipment

• Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if capable of meeting requirements.
• Physical Activity:
  Upper Extremity;
  Push/Pull/Lift/Carry

• Position Objective

  The Clinical Nursing Educator’s central responsibility is to provide high quality training and educational opportunities for APD nursing staff to increase effectiveness and improve patient care quality and safety. Work with Nursing Leadership, managers/directors, educators, and key personnel to design education systems and provide learning in orientation; competency verification/training; regular in-services; quality improvement and process change initiatives.

• Performance Expectation

  • Nursing General Orientation:
    Develops training content; delivers the training and ensures competency of all newly hired nurses; follows up with new hires on completion of independent studies/assignments
  • Supports the unit Preceptor Program:
    Reviews evaluations of preceptors from trainees and provides coaching as necessary; mentors and coaches preceptors, providing direction and feedback to ensure unit-specific orientation is highly effective; involves Unit Manager when gaps in Preceptor performance exist
  • Supports unit-based orientation:
    Supports the manager in development and sustainment of unit-based orientation manuals; supports new hire RNs on units
  • Provides and leads a robust and diverse educational program for nursing staff which aligns with evidenced-based practice and regulatory requirements: solicits information and data regarding nursing education needs through multiple means (one-on-one involvement, periodic needs assessments, meetings with nursing leadership, quality data); co-chairs the Nursing Education Committee; participates in Nurse Practice Committee; works with nursing leaders and other leaders when new equipment, product and/or processes are added;
    
    provides contact hours and continuing education credits, when appropriate, in alignment with the NH BON; maintains information for employee files
  • Supports Emergency Responsiveness of the organization:
    Provides for scheduled and unscheduled medical emergency drills and simulations
  • Provide information to managers, directors & staff related to supplemental training opportunities through NEAH, Elsevier and other resources
  • Oversee the nursing clinical requirements for annual mandatory training to comply with CMS/CAH regulations
  • Support clinics as able (particularly for those skills/processes that are similar to the hospital; e.g. IV skills, moderate sedation, templates for orientation manuals, preceptor development etc.)
  • Oversee new graduate RN program:
    Develops the program content & training; provide didactic training for new graduates during their unit-based orientation program
  • Facilitate 4th year Nursing Student capstone experience and Nursing Extern Program: provide bridge between the college/university and the unit managers/preceptors
  • Completes other duties as assigned

Min: $42.78 Max: $60.45

• Area of Interest:
  Nursing Services
• Work Status: M-F
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time
• Job

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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