Job Description

Job Description

Summary:
Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments may be characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service. Serves in a lead capacity over others as it relates to special projects or subject matter expertise. Work may be performed collaboratively for multiple disciplines across the continuum of care and for a specific patient population or service area. 

Responsibilities:

1. Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence-based practice. Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups. 
2. Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units. Serves as resource to faculty. 
3. Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of clinical nursing research/performance improvement projects. 
4. Assists nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meet competency expectations. 
5. Conducts learning needs assessments to plan staff educational programs. 
6. Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff. 
7. Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same. 
8. Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self-instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff. 
9. In conjunction with other subject matter experts, develops and evaluates patient family education materials. 
10. Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities. 

Other information:

Technical Expertise: 

1. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required. 
2. Experience in healthcare is preferred. 
3. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Epic experience preferred. 

Education and Experience: 

1. Master's degree required. 
2. Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Ohio. 
3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
4. Valid OH Driver's License.
5. Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty. 

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite

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