ICU RN Education Coordinator part time

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as primary educator for new staff on their units

• Participates in education as appropriate for the Electronic Medical Record, especially as it relates to clinical content

• Is a mentor for new employees and new graduate nurses by supporting the new employee through programs such as the new grad support group and the preceptor group.

• Conducts periodic educational needs assessments and develops educational programs based on the identified needs.

• Identifies clinical learning needs through use of a variety of methods including observation, staff meetings, occurrences, unit-based data and partner input

• In collaboration with unit leadership, creates an annual calendar of planned educational offerings and updates throughout the year

• Enhances partner growth through promoting clinical ladder level advancement and attainment of national certification.

• Assists partners in portfolio development and in attaining education required to achieve national specialty certification

• Participates in unit-based meetings including practice council and routine staff meetings, sharing upcoming learning opportunities along with identified needs within the department

• Implements innovative instructional methods for use in meeting the educational needs of all nursing department personnel.

• Coordinates outside consultants and trainers who conduct training on specific topics (i.e. vendors whose new products have been selected for use within the hospital).

• Maintains class evaluations of instructors, consultants, and trainers.

• Assists directors and clinical nurse specialists in maintaining unit bulletin boards.

• Obtains CEU's for programs as appropriate

• Collaborates with others in order to provide monthly newsletters,

• Assists in coordinating education as requested to all components of the health system (i.e. Harvard, Walworth, clinics).

• Participates as a member of the Education Team for house wide education and dissemination of information.

• Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Specialists in coordinating annual nursing documentation and skills fair.

• Plans and hosts unit-based skills validations as appropriate to the department

• Coordinates and participates in teaching programs as appropriate for areas of expertise such as EKG Class, CCRN review, monthly nursing education classes.

• Participates in writing and updating policies/procedures as appropriate

• Maintains records for mandatory certifications of staff as appropriate for their units