Clinical Nurse Educator - Nursing Excellence Program Coordinator - Part Time Hybrid

The Nursing Excellence Coordinator is a key leadership role within the nursing administration team, responsible for overseeing and coordinating various aspects of nursing excellence initiatives. The incumbent will play a pivotal role in achieving and maintaining Pathway to Excellence designation, promoting Shared Governance, managing nursing recruitment and retention strategies, monitoring nursing turnover rates, overseeing the creation and distribution of the nursing newsletter, and implementing meaningful recognition and award activities and programs.

This is a hybrid position with a primary schedule of Monday through Friday, dayshift hours (24 hour a week). There does need to be flexibility and availability to work alternate shifts, including evenings, nights, and weekends, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Minimum of 5 years recent experience as a practicing registered nurse or adult nursing educator.

Preferred Qualifications

• MSN or master’s degree in related field preferred.
• Professional Nursing Certification in area of specialty preferred (for example NPD-BC, NE-BC, CEN)
• Magnet or Pathway to Excellence experience

Skills

• Able to communicate well with customers (team members, volunteers, providers, managers, peers, community groups, and individuals) both verbally and in writing: able to hear normal conversational tones and read normal print.
• Able to speak clearly and fluently in English.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in nursing practice and knowledge of adult learning principles.
• Demonstrated interest in professional associations and other sources of career and knowledge development.
• Extensive experience in nursing leadership, with a focus on nursing excellence initiatives.
• Knowledge of Pathway to Excellence standards and requirements.
• Strong understanding of Shared Governance principles.
• Experience in nursing recruitment and retention strategies.
• Analytical skills to assess turnover data and implement effective interventions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated self-direction, creativity, intellectual curiosity, and accountability.
• Able to use PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams independently.
• Able to engage team members through social media.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include

• Healthcare Benefits
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
• Free onsite parking
• 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite child care
• Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Onsite credit union
• Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets

Company InformationAugusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.