Nursing Clinical Educator
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
- Spartanburg, SC
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Bachelors prepared RN with at least 3 years of experience as a bedside RN
- Unrestricted nursing license permitting practice in South Carolina
- BLS/ACLS/PALS Certification. Maintains BLS/ACLS/PALS instructor status (if applicable)
- Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required to meet the needs of the staff and patient population.
- Design, develop, and implement standardized education to all nursing associates in all patient populations
- Onboard all nursing associates including the following job codes: Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Patient Care Technician, Student Nursing Associate, Transitional Nursing Resident, Monitor Tech, Unit Ambassador, and Companion
- Verify new associate clinical access and oversee all learning management modules and assignments
- Lead workflow documentation courses to teach nursing curriculum and documentation in the HER
- Oversee curriculum development and planning for the Nurse Residency Transition to Practice program for the new graduate nurse.
- Facilitate Transition to Practice Population Specialty Pathways
- Manage and coordinate Quality Improvement Projects within the Transition to Practice cohort
- Develop, plan, and facilitate Charge Nurse course for staff development
- Develop, plan, and facilitate Preceptor Pathways for staff development
- Coordinate and perform new associate rounding including skills validations for new nursing associates
- Complete Unit specific rounding to address âjust in timeâ education needs
- Schedule and lead mock medical emergencies through simulation on units with multidisciplinary healthcare disciplines to provide immediate staff feedback and learning opportunities
- Develop downtime documents and network communication tools for front-line staff and ancillary departments
- Oversee Agency Nurse Onboarding and Clinical Orientation Tools
- Lead Nursing Student Clinical Orientation, Onboarding, Training, and Fit Testing
- Simulation (High-Fidelity and Basic) development for hands-on training and skill validation
- Serve as a nursing leader and mentor throughout orientation, onboarding, and continued education
- Provide coaching and feedback in a timely manner to nursing associates and nurse leaders
- Develop and lead system wide education competencies for all nursing associates, while meeting regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with all ancillary departments to oversee go live of new products, processes, and technologies
- Participate and support success of regulatory readiness surveys
- Utilize various technologies to develop curriculum to meet the needs of the adult learner
- Creation and ongoing updates for orientation validation tools, immediate education, and competency documents
- Implement evidence-based practices throughout onboarding and continuing education
- Create and lead nursing education classes, competencies, and blitz/roving education
- Collaborate with ancillary departments to provide standardized education for quality patient care
- Collect, monitor, and analyze nursing quality indicators to identify trends and education needs
- Identify opportunities for improvement and knowledge gaps within the practice of nursing
- Serve as an expert resource to front-line staff 24/7.
- Must be in good physical condition and able to withstand the stress and demands of an active position.
- Must be able to withstand many long hours of standing, walking, stooping, bending and sitting.
- Manual dexterity, good eye/hand coordination and acceptable vision and hearing needed in daily work.
- Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
- Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, the public and other agencies.
- Must be able to respond calmly and efficiently in crisis situations.