About This Role
This role is for an elite Nurse Educator who excels in leadership and communication, making a real impact by using clinical experiences in behavioral health. Nurse educators are responsible for designing, evaluating, updating, and implementing new and current nursing education curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, continuously improve, and adapt curriculum and training, lesson plans, and professional development programs depending on educational needs and abilities
- Teach courses and provide training to licensed and unlicensed clinical team members in the use of new equipment, supplies, and instruments
- Coordinate in-service training and workshops for appropriate staff
- Incorporate evidence-based research into educational plans, clinical policies, development programs, and nursing practices
- Provide educational leadership to care providers to enhance patient care
- Initiate skills development programs within the parameters of established care models
- Monitor trends and implement educational strategies to ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory parameters
- Serve as a mentor to nurses and staff and identify growth opportunities and educational needs for practicing clinicians
- Promote critical thinking among staff and show commitment to professional development and lifelong learning
Requirements
- Master
’s degree in Education or Nursing
- 2 years of experience working as a registered nurse in a clinical setting, 1 year must be in a psychiatric setting
- Must possess current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland at the time of appointment and continuously while in position
- Will be required to obtain and maintain certification in CPR and CPI
- Must complete training to be a super-user of Sunrise EMR
Nice to have:
- MSN with education focus is preferred
Benefits
- A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
- 403b retirement match
- Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
- Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous mileage reimbursement program