Nurse Educator

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Nurse Educator plays a critical role in ensuring that behavioral health staff are well-equipped to provide safe, high-quality patient care. This hands-on position is responsible for developing and implementing education plans, identifying learning needs, and leading new hire orientation from a clinical perspective. The Nurse Educator facilitates ongoing training programs, ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines, and fosters a culture of continuous learning. By modeling best practices and engaging staff in evidence-based education, this role directly contributes to enhancing professional competency and patient safety within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention
• Conduct orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment
• Role model organizational and personal commitment to new employee success
• Participate in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel
• Identify learning needs of staff and/or facility
• Role model competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities
• Assess practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice
• Collaborate with Corporate Nursing Director /Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities
• Assist with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies
• Develop education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes
• Align educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures
• Implement and deliver educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CARF, CMS and State agencies
• Create engaging, evidence-based educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience
• Demonstrate exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement
• Act as a general resource for nursing staff
• Collaborate with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients
• Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol
• Promote safe, quality, and compassionate patient care
• Assist patient and caregivers with education needs, problem solution and health management across the continuum of care
• Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinate in-service training for appropriate staff