NURSE EDUCATOR (79791)
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St. Mary's Medical Center is a full-service acute care facility with more than 575 physicians and 1,100 employees who provide high-quality and affordable health care services to the Bay Area community. Home to advanced medical practices, such as the nation's first digital cardiac catheterization laboratory, pioneering spine surgery and comprehensive rehabilitation, St. Mary's Medical Center is one of San Francisco's leading hospitals, offering patients a full range of outpatient and inpatient services delivered with the human touch. Strategies and business development are centered around Oncology Services, Cardiac Services and Orthopedics.
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Under the direction of the Director of Education, the Nurse Educator will primarily serve as an Educator but may include being a Mentor, Preceptor, Resource, and Facilitator. These roles will include education and training in varying degrees and will include responsibility for provision of operational support for the department and organization. Education and training will include but are not limited to the following: Orientation, Continuing Education Units, In-services, Rounding, Process Training, Products Training, Customer Service, Compliance, Competencies, Auditing etc. The Nurse Educator will comply with Education and Training as recognized by the Board of Nursing, other governing boards and institutions, the organizations policies and procedures, Federal and State Guidelines, Educational Department Philosophy etc. The Nurse Educator will primarily educate nursing employees but will include other hospital employees, including physicians and the community as deemed necessary. Included in the Nurse Educator's responsibilities are varied projects as allocated by the director, but not limited to as follows: coordination of clinical placements for Schools of Nursing, BLS training, symposiums, forums, assessments, research, data collection, educational assistance with other departments etc. An intricate part of the Nurse Educator's position includes accurate and efficient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs and projects as directed by the Director. The Nurse Educator must research prior to educating and be familiar with NPSGs, SCIP, Core Measures, evidenced-based practice etc. and must be evident in their practice. The expectation of the Nurse Educator is to deliver accurate and useful information that is pertinent to the needs of those being educated and the organization. The ability to work independently and with others is essential in contributing to the department as a place of positive and creative working environment conducive to learning, educating, sharing of relevant information and change towards excellence. The Educator will act as an educational and clinical resource to the Nurse Managers, their staff and other hospital employees. Essential to the Nurse Educator's position includes appropriate and timely communication, the ability to build and maintain respectful and trusting relationships, sharing of pertinent information and possessing team spirit that is shared towards the vision of departmental and organizational excellence.
Required: BLS Certified and BSN Degree, varied clinical experience (medical surgical, oncology, orthopedics, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, emergency, critical care etc. within the last 5 years and educational experience within the last 5 years.
Preferred: Master's Degree and Clinical Nurse Specialist.
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