Clinical Nurse Educator

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a  Clinical Nurse Educator (Operating Room) to join our team!

The Clinical Nurse Educator (Operating Room) enhances professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence-based quality educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing,

inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at the assigned facility.

Essential Functions

• Provides orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.

• Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences.

• Develops activities to achieve specific outcomes related to identified deficits or opportunities for improvement in knowledge, skill and practice. Plans educational content delivery that encourages learner engagement.

• Identifies and develops strategies to facilitate a continuous process of maturation through lifelong learning.

• Utilizes novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff. Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.

• Responsible for determining staff education specific needs based on needs assessment.

• Responsible for creating, developing, implementing, and evaluating new staff education to include, but not limited to orientation, providing education as needed, based on the organizational needs.

• Develops curricula, instructional materials, tests and evaluation tools. Makes changes to the curricula based on feedback and current clinical and/or educational evidence.

• Promotes evidence-based educational methods and technologies that support development of nursing expertise.

• Assures that staff meets required competencies, both annual and unit based for area of practice.

• Promotes evidence-based educational methods and technologies that support development of nursing expertise.

• Keeps current on best practice standards of nursing practice and education. Identifies policies, standards and practices not in compliance with current standards and communicates needed revisions through the nursing leadership.

• Ability to work in a self-directed manner, collaborating and coordinating with health care professionals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General knowledge of the scope of practice and evidence-based practices.

• Attention to detail with time management and organization skills with the ability to work with a high degree of initiative and independence.

• Possesses solid written and public speaking skills, including the ability to clearly and professionally explain medical, technical, or sensitive information to diverse audiences.

• Broad knowledge of clinical nursing, including current trends, safety precaution policies, equipment, electronic

Education and Experience

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas or has an active compact state license in accordance with law and regulation; License must remain active and unencumbered while employed.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or other clinical field

• Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or other clinical field Preferred

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of hire.

• Three (3) years’ experience working in the Operating Room

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.