Clinical Nurse Educator Cardiac and Progressive Care

Experience Required

3 years

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Summary

Job Description:

Clinical Nurse Educator

Full-Time, Days

The Educational Development and Community Education Department provides clinical and non-clinical education, professional development, leadership development, and community education across the organization

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) functions to ensure that clinicians are prepared to be responsible for promoting patient safety and high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, education, consultation, modeling, and research. The CNE incorporates evidence-based practice, theory, and research into various patient care settings according to patient needs by collaborating with multi-professional multidisciplinary groups, facilitating the development of hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, and regulatory standards and guidelines. The role also includes functioning as a community resource on topics within scope of practice and providing nursing orientation, education, and ongoing competency verification. The CNE is a role m odel for caring that honors the patient's mind, body, and spirit.

Job Description:

Collaborates with department directors, nursing staff, and others to identify unit-specific educational needs.

Collaborates with other educators to prevent redundancies of educational efforts.

Collaborates with human resources department, nurse educators, professional development specialists, clinical nurse specialists, and department directors to facilitate the unit/hospital orientation program for area of responsibility.

Provides ongoing support and coaching to preceptors and/or new employees.

Assesses educational needs through a variety of methods, both formal and informal, for orientation, in-service education and continuing education to preceptors, new employees, and experienced staff.

Demonstrates ability to teach programs using adult learning principles, professional presentation skills, and quality audiovisual aids and handout materials.

Evaluates achievement of learning objectives

Facilitates attainment of necessary or desired educational credit from accreditation bodies for a given professional category and submits required documentation after the program

Participates in patient care delivery

Participates indirectly in the delivery of patient care in area of specialization.

Acts as a resource for staff in locating answers to questions, best evidence, current policies, procedures, and protocols.

Provides clinical consultation.

Participates in research/evidence-based practice

Incorporates research findings and best practice findings into the development of clinical practice guidelines/standards/policies.

Requirements:

Current RN license or work permit in Kentucky.

Three (3) years of acute care experience in the designated specialty within the last five (5) years

BSN from accredited nursing program

Certification as Professional Development Specialist (PDS) preferred

Basic Life Support certification.

ACLS/PALS/NRP/TNCC/ENPC certifications as required by department of assignment.

Benefits:

Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance

Life Insurance

Short Term and Long-term Disability and Life Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually

Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire

Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

PTO Sell Back Program

Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)

Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial assistance

Retirement with Company Match

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R26106627