Clinical Nurse Educator - integrated resources : Job Details

Job Title: Clinical Nurse EducatorLocation: Salinas, CADuration: 3 months (possible extension)Pay range: $75 - $80/hr. on w2Job Responsibilities:

• The primary goal of the Clinical Nurse Educator is to develop competent caregivers for quality patient care.
• The roles used to accomplish this consist of educator, consultant, and practitioner.
• The Clinical Nurse Educator is a clinical educator and professional practitioner with expertise in a specialized area of nursing.
• The Clinical Nurse Educator is accountable and responsible for facilitating, guiding, and supporting nursing personnel in the delivering of safe and effective patient care.
• Assesses the learning needs of department nursing staff and develops an educational plan to meet these needs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the orientation program for new personnel in the department.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates in services and continuing education programs for department in collaboration with the Education Department.
• Identifies the learning needs of the relevant patient population and supports the nursing staff in developing appropriate educational materials in collaboration with the Patient Education Committee.
• Based on department Quality Improvement results, develops and provides educational offerings as appropriate.
• Develops and implements house wide and department-based competencies.
• Participates in the development, dissemination, or implementation of department standards, policies and procedures for nursing care.
• Functions as a clinical role model by providing patient care, when appropriate, for the purpose of educating staff and maintaining their own clinical competence.
• Promotes improved quality of patient care.
• Attends all department staff meetings.
• Attends meetings with Manger as needed.
• Provides clinical consultation within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team meetings, as requested by the Manager.
• Identifies any staff or patient related clinical issues or problems and communicates to Nursing Director or Department Manager as appropriate.
• Provides clinical coaching to staff as needed when clinical issues are identified.
• Follows up with Department Manager when performance improvement plans are not met.
• Assists the Manager with development and implementation of new programs and projects.
• Utilizes positive communication skills to effect resolution and teamwork.
• Contributes to cost effective patient care by monitoring use of time, equipment and supplies.
• Complies with safety policies and procedures in order to provide a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.
• Demonstrates necessary flexibility regarding changes in Hospital or department activities.
• Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients.

Skills:This position is in Education and supports:

• Main, 4T, 5T, OCU
• Back up coverage for Procedural and Critical Care
• Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Precise hand/eye coordination and finger dexterity is necessary to administer medications, start IV, perform procedures and other direct patient care activities.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, significant others, co-workers, physicians, and other staff members.
• Essential Physical Requirements: See attached “Physical Requirements Sheet”
• Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to prioritize and perform critical thinking process to include, but not limited to: (respiratory, cardio-pulmonary, neuro and psychosocial), to formulate a plan of care based upon the assessment and to evaluate the patient's reaction to the plan of care.
• Essential Sensory Requirements: Must be able to hear, see, verbally communicate and have tactile sense.
• Performance Improvement: Assumes active role in the department's Continuous Performance
• Improvement Program. Develops, implements and assesses Continuous Performance Improvement efforts as assigned.