Neuro Ortho Progressive Care RN Clinical Educator

Company: St. David''s Medical Center
Location: Austin
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

DescriptionSHIFT: No WeekendsSCHEDULE: Full-timeWith more than 130 sites across Central Texas, St. David''s HealthCare includes eight of the area''s leading hospitals with over 1500 beds and is one of the largest health systems in Texas. The organization was recognized with a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-the nation''s highest presidential honor for performance excellence-in 2014. St. David''s HealthCare is the third-largest private employer in the Austin area, with more than 10,600 employees.St. David''s HealthCare is a unique partnership between hospital management company HCA and two local non-profits-St. David''s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The proceeds from the operations of the hospitals fund the foundations, which, in turn, invest those dollars back into the community. Since the inception of St. David''s HealthCare in 1996, more than $269 million have been given back to the community to improve the health and healthcare of people in Central Texas.Located in central Austin, St. David''s Medical Center includes a 350-bed acute care hospital and a 64- bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. It is home to the internationally renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David''s Neuroscience & Spine Institute. The hospital provides a complete range of women''s services, including its acclaimed maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team, the region''s largest and most sophisticated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and The Breast Center; complex surgical services; a comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center; and a 24-hour emergency department.We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.POSITION SUMMARY:The nurse educator performs an advance practice role in the delivery of nursing care of high value to meet the needs of patients to maintain health and recover from illness. The nurse educator determines and identifies the education needs of the Progressive Care Department staff and meets those identified needs by providing appropriate education. The nurse educator functions autonomously and in collaboration with the health care team in education, consultation, recruitment, retention roles. The educator serves as a resource in the specialty area as a change agent by suggesting new or innovative approaches that result in improvement of the individual departments. Under the general supervision of the Manager of Progressive Care and the Director of Progressive Care, the Nurse Educator participates in the orientation of new staff and identification, assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of educational needs for all staff members of Progressive Care. The nurse educator performs practice role in the delivery of nursing care of high value to meet the needs of patients to maintain health and recovery from illness. The nurse educator determines and identifies education needs of the Progressive Care services staff and meets those identified needs by providing appropriate education. The nurse educator functions autonomously and in collaboration with the health care team in education, consultation, recruitment, retention.The Nurse Educator may provide direct patient care.Participates in providing patient specific care standards as directed, and follows service excellence standards to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction.QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:Required: Graduate of accredited nursing school with Bachelor''s Degree or higher level education. Minimum two recent years of critical care nursing experience.Preferred: Master''s of Science in Nursing. Documented experience demonstrating leadership, management, communication, and interpersonal skills.LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:Required: Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN license from a NCLA Compact State; Valid Basic Cardiac Life Support certification with specialization for healthcare providers. ACLS within six months of employment.Preferred: Instructor level certification in BLS and ACLS; Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Care Nurse (ATCN); Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)NoticeOur Company''s recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking here.For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.by Jobble

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