Registered Nurse (RN) - Educator
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
4x8 hrs, Days

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

We are actively looking for a Nurse Educator to support our med/surg area at NWH. The Nurse Educator (NE) participates in the overall planning, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive program for competency-based staff education, including department orientation, mandatory education programs, continuing education, and quality/performance improvement activities. This individual collaborates with the Nurse Director to implement unit-based orientation, educational programming and quality improvement initiatives. The NE works jointly with the nursing staff to determine educational and resource related needs to advance nursing practice and support patient care and education. The focus of this role is in the following key areas: · Conducts formal and informal needs assessments. · Develops, implements and evaluates programs that focus on the knowledge, skills and behaviors needed to deliver evidence-based nursing practice and quality patient care. · Participates in planning,implementing and evaluating a department competency-based orientation program for all staff. · Trains staff on unit specific equipment, computer software applications, and other technology. · Participates in the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of educational and clinical technologies. · Evaluates and participates in purchasing teaching materials/new technologies that optimize learning and clinical practice. · Develops and implements continuing education programs for registered nurses using the American Nurses Credentialing Center criteria. · Serves as an American Heart Association (AHA) CPR Instructor and provides training for all staff. · Collaborates with Nurse Director in planning, implementing and evaluating unit specific education programs and staff competencies. · Promotes an environment that fosters creative thinking, new ideas, professional growth, adult learning, open communication and collaborative relationships. · Provides coaching and feedback to staff as needed. · Uses QI data to determine staff competency needs and improve patient outcomes. - Engages clinical staff in unit based educational and quality/safety/performance improvement activities. · Collaborates with nursing staff and other health care providers to develop educational materials and resources for staff and patients. The ideal candidate will: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and Master’s degree in Nursing required. Minimum of 3-5 years current clinical experience in medical/surgical specialty required. · Cardiac/Telemetry experience required · Prior critical care experience preferred · Strong interpersonal communication, problem solving and conflict management skills required · Demonstrated ability to use evidence to develop, teach, guide, and, and implement practice standards and policies required · Prior educational/ teaching experience required · Proficiency in Microsoft applications and other computer skills required · CPR training required, ACLS/BLS required.

Recruiter: Gould, Randi E