Registered Nurse (RN) Educator- Medical Practice- Danbury, CT
Location: Danbury, CT, United States
Salary Range: 45.29 - 84.11
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40
FTE: Exempt
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: Varies
Date Posted:
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Nuvance Health extends from New York’s Hudson Valley to western Connecticut. Our team of more than 15,000 caregivers delivers compassionate care through seven community hospitals, primary care and specialty practice locations, outpatient settings, home care services and telehealth visits. With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. As we journey forward, we are guided by our values: personal, imaginative, agile and connected. Our curiosity is opening new pathways and creating new advancements in healthcare for all.
Description
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
2. Provides and promotes service in a professional, courteous manner towards patients, visitors, and other staff members.
3. Coordinates and implements educational/training programs for the day, evening and night shifts. Develops education action plans in collaboration with the department manager.
4. Creates and maintains orientation schedules for preceptors and orientees and ensure communication of schedule. Reviews and discusses orientee’s progress at least weekly with orientee and department manager.
5. Facilitates the implementation of clinical practice procedures, standards, and policies. Knowledgeable in quality improvement processes; and assists in the implementation/monitoring of performance improvement activities. Collaborates with the nurse leadership team to assess the educational needs of staff; and empowers the nursing staff to participate in professional development programs.
6. Provides training and continuing educational programs using adult learning techniques. Promotes team building, leadership and professionalism through performance.
7. Works closely with the preceptee/preceptor to establish and achieve goals during the new hire process.
8. Functions as a role model to staff; mentors, coaches and counsels staff to ensure effective learning experiences. Acts as a role model in building supportive and collaborative work relationships.
9. Ensures the design, implementation and evaluation of a cost-effective orientation process that focuses on knowledge skills and relationships.
10. Provides training to the staff on quality trends and findings.
11. Performs quality based audits as needed.
12. Develops educational programs in response to quality trends.
13. Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop revise and evaluate nursing standards, policy, procedures and practice.
14. Participates in the interviewing process for new staff and makes recommendation for hiring. Provides input for staffs annual review. Assists with the completion of unit based competencies in collaboration with director and manager.
15. Engages in nursing research and performance improvement initiatives.
16. Trend activity, support and encourage nurses pursuing and maintaining specialty certifications.
17. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Experience: three years
Desired: CPR/ BLS instructor certification within one year. Nursing Board Certification. Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD). PALS instructor certification.
We are an equal opportunity employer
Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
