Nursing Instructor

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Minimum Offer

$ 34.32/hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 46.82/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: SRMC Inpatient Surgical (5-S)

FTE: 1.00
Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary:

Function as unit educator, master teacher, master preceptor and facilitates evidenced-based research into specialized areas of nursing. Utilize the expertise of a practitioner to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for a specialized group of patients. Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit.

Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

* LEAD - Provide educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care within clinical protocols

* INITIATE - Initiate unit-based strategies for developing clinical skills through the master clinician, master preceptor model

* PLAN - Develop patient plans of care incorporating evidenced-based research and national standards

* CONSULTS - Consult with and serve as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care

* ASSIST - Assist patient and caregivers with educational needs, problem solving, and health management aspects across the continuum of care

* MONITOR - Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure quality standards and parameters are achieved

* COLLABORATE - Collaborate with the Clinical Educator as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty RN, or Unit Director to plan and implement pertinent curricula

* PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients, providing specialized patient care within nursing protocols and assisting the admission, transfer and discharge process performing all RN nursing duties

* EDUCATE - Educate appropriate staff in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments for their service; coordinates in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff

* PERFORM - Perform as a unit educator while maintaining clinical skills by performing as a clinical instructor for students from the CON on home unit and/or assisting in staffing on unit

Education:

Essential:

* Bachelor's Degree

Nonessential:

* Master's Degree

Education specialization:

Essential:

* BSN or MSN

Nonessential:

* Nursing

Experience:

Essential:
18 months directly related experience

Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience 2 years specialty area experience

Credentials:
Essential:

* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM

* Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months

* Basic Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year

Nonessential:

* Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications w/in 90 Days

* Current Instructor in BLS, ACLS, NRP or other instruct cert

Credential equivalent experience:

Nonessential:

* Instructor in Unit-Required Certifications or obtained within one year of position (BLS, ILS, NRP, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, etc)

Physical Conditions:

Heavy Work:
Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working conditions:

Essential:

* Sig Hazard:
Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE

* Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Department:
Registered Nurse