Nurse Educator, Acute Care (Columbia County)

Nurse Educator

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence, and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry and in people's lives.

Job Description

• The Nurse Educator is a clinical practitioner who possesses advanced skill and expertise in nursing care and education.
• The Nurse Educator plans, creates, and facilitates mandatory and non-mandatory education classes for nurses.
• The Nurse Educator works with departments and units to identify ways to fulfill training needs.
• The Nurse Educator is responsible for the onboarding of Patient Care Services employees.
• The Nurse Educator will take an active role in Shared Governance at Wellstar MCG Health.
• Partners with departments and units to identify training needs and competency requirements.
• Designs training curricula to fulfill needs and collaborates with leadership to refine training objectives and delivery.
• Conducts annual educational needs assessments and builds year-long program plans to fill education gaps.
• Facilitates training courses for nurses and provides feedback to trainees, as appropriate.
• Works in collaboration with other nursing educators to enhance delivery quality and streamline efforts.
• Maintains cooperative relationships and supports healthy work environment concepts.
• Fosters a collaborative work environment for nurses, physicians, and other care providers who are part of the multidisciplinary care delivery team.
• Sustains a culture of inquiry and excellence in clinical nursing and ensures excellent implementation of care delivery.
• Plans and organizes onboarding education of Patient Care Services employees throughout the year providing them a beginning knowledge base to become successful Wellstar MCG Health employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Nursing or Master's in Nursing (preferred).
• RN - Registered Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact.
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - American Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor.
• Minimum 3 years experience in clinical nursing.

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