RN/Registered Nurse Clinical Educator

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The Clinical Nurse Educator assists with educational needs assessment, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of unit-based clinical education for primary staff in assigned clinical areas. The educator will support all unit based educational activities such as onboarding new personnel, in-service education and continuing education programs.



* This RN Educator role is specifically for the Emergency Department*

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

GENERAL DUTIES

Education: Assists with the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education in the assigned clinical areas. Serves as a resource to nursing staff, nursing students, and other healthcare personnel in the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to nursing competency and critical thinking. Collaborates with Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development and unit department director/manager to oversee clinical training and patient safety initiatives in the assigned clinical area.

Role-Modeling/Coaching Nursing Practice: Models excellence in nursing practice through the utilization of advanced concepts in the areas of assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of perceived, actual, or potential problems that occur in a variety of patient populations. Assist new graduates and new hires during orientation to assigned clinical areas. Providing clinical expertise that supports clinical competency while reinforcing new knowledge. Provides oversight of all new clinical practices and reinforces current practices and processes with clinicians in the assigned clinical areas, establishing competency when appropriate. Assist and provides direction to nursing staff with clinical decision-making and priority setting, utilizing critical thinking skills.

Leadership: Collaborates with clinical staff nurses, unit directors/managers, Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development, and other members of the health care team to assure clinician performance meets established evidence-based standards; ensuring patient safety and quality is maintained. Demonstrates effective leadership: Acts with vision and purpose, fosters teamwork, and communicates effectively and openly. Complies with all hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and programs. Participates in departmental and hospital committees and meetings, and special projects as assigned to facilitate improvement of patient care tech and development of goals and objectives for the unit's patient population.

Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, & Research: Maintains current knowledge, generates new knowledge, and integrates evidence-based practices into all educational initiatives Participates in and supports research activities. Participates in and supports quality improvement initiatives.

Acts as a Change Agent: Introduces and supports new ideas. Embraces meaningful change. Communicates the vision for the change. Develops programs to educate staff and help staff cope with change. Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession. Demonstrates energy, excitement, and a passion for quality work.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Three years prior clinical experience.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in nursing or in healthcare related field.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Registered Nurse through the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
American Heart Association Basic Life Support/CPR

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Does this position formally supervise employees? No

• Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

• Sitting - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Carrying objects - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Push/pull - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Bending - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Reaching forward - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0.