Nurse Educator - Surgery

Description

Nurse Educator - Surgery @ Swedish First Hill

Full Time Day Shift

8-Hour Shifts

Functions in collaboration with the Director and Nurse Managers to develop and maintain the clinical orientation program and competency of all nursing staff. The primary responsibility is to ensure that nursing staff, new to the organization, have the resources, support and knowledge to provide excellent nursing care. Main areas of focus will include Medical/Surgical and Critical Care on the evening and night shifts. Other responsibilities may include house-wide education, skill validation, development and coordination of competency programs.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

• Provides support, mentorship, and education to new hires and staff on evenings and nights.

• Develops ongoing strategies to ensure that nursing staff is demonstrating competency and providing care based on standards of nursing practice.

• Demonstrates clinical competency in all phases of the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patient status, planning and implementing patient care based on standards of nursing practice and evaluating results of that care.

• Functions as a professional role model by maintaining current knowledge of nursing care trends, practices and standards.

• Collaborates and participates with managers, clinical nurse specialists and preceptors to ensure the appropriate orientation of newly hired staff, providing appropriate learning opportunities, validating competencies and evaluating the outcome of the orientation process.

• Participates in committee and task force groups as needed. Participates in ongoing quality improvement initiatives intended to improve clinical outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: Graduate of an accredited registered nurse program.

• If incumbent does not have Bachelors of Nursing at time of hire, they must be enrolled and actively pursuing Bachelors of Nursing degree.

• Washington Registered Nurse License upon hire.

• 3 years of Current Surgery Nursing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

• Master's Degree

• Teaching degree or equivalent experience upon hire.

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Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.