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Clackamas, OR | United States

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Job description

Title: Nurse Educator - Emergency Department
Status: Full-Time
Location:  Clackamas, Oregon
Travel: 25% of the time 
Salary: Salary to be discussed with a Bryant Staffing Solutions Recruiter
Relocation: Nationwide Assistance is available
Sponsorship: No visa sponsorships are supported

Job Summary:

The Nurse Educator/Nursing Professional Development Consultant is a registered nurse with expertise in nursing education who influences professional role competence and professional growth of nurses in a variety of settings. The NPD Consultant supports lifelong learners in an environment that facilitates continuous learning for nurses and other healthcare personnel. The NPD Consultant fosters an appropriate climate for learning and facilitates the adult learning process. The NPD Consultant supports nursing leadership in the provision of quality patient care by ensuring the clinical competence of nursing staff.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Professional Development:
  • Follows an organized process to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate professional development programs for staff members that meet the organization's strategies and goals.
  • Conducts educational needs assessments; documents and reports findings.
  • Develops and delivers high-quality, cost-effective educational programs with evidence-based content that follow standards of care and standards of practice, and is in alignment with all policies and procedures.
  • Develops materials, education processes, and programs that are based on adult learning principles and take into account the novice-to-expert framework for skill development and knowledge acquisition.
  • Demonstrates the ability to implement instructional design skills (methodology selected is appropriate for the topic, etc) and assists others in instructional design.
  • Evaluate professional development programs by monitoring goal/objective attainment, stakeholder satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Uses evaluation results to help assess and plan for future programs and services.
• Program Management:
  • Partners with nursing leadership to develop an evidence-based orientation, training, and competency assessment program for newly hired, transferring, and incumbent employees.
  • Refers to regulatory standards, scope and standards of practice, job description, all policies and procedures, and professional organization recommendations to select content for competency assessment.
  • Selects appropriate validation methods to evaluate competence.
  • Works in partnership with nursing leadership to develop and implement an annual competency assessment program.
  • Analyzes data to determine deficits in the competence of individuals or groups.
  • Identifies high-risk, problem-prone, changed, or new equipment/processes that need to be addressed.
  • Nursing management is responsible for determining staff competence; the NPD Consultant provides feedback on competency evaluation to the individual and nursing leader.
• Leader/Change Agent:
  • Understands healthcare issues and systematically analyzes change initiatives.
  • Differentiates between performance/systems issues versus development needs.
  • Understands leadership vision and communicates it clearly with others.
  • Demonstrates leadership on a professional level, maintaining appropriate competencies and involvement in activities at community, state, and national levels.
  • Maintains knowledge of change management theories, principles, and processes.
  • Maintains a knowledge base of the Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulatory standards.
• Consultant:
  • Serves as a resource to individuals and groups to identify issues and possible internal and external resources.
  • Participates in the review of research and/or evidence-based practices.
  • Incorporates research and/or evidence-based learning into educational activities and practice.
• Mentor :
  • Models professionalism and integrity.
  • Mentors peers and colleagues.
  • Acts as a role model for ongoing professional development.
  • Maintains clinical expertise through self-evaluation, peer review, and continuing education.
  • Pursues certification in Nursing Professional Development and clinical specialty practice.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Job Qualifications:
Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of Nurse Educator experience
• Minimum three (3) years of clinical experience in the Emergency Department
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License to practice in the state of Oregon
  Basic Life Support within 1 month of hire

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of current regulations and requirements (TJC, OSHA, OSBN)
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member
• Demonstrated skills in didactic presentation
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability with conflict resolution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years of leadership/management experience
• Minimum five (5) years of education experience
• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience in an acute care setting
• Masters in nursing with a focus on clinical specialty
• Certification in specialty practice (Nursing Professional Development and/or clinical specialty)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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