Clinical Educator Spl MS Women's and Infants

Clinical Educator Spl MS Women's and Infants

Location: Texas Health Denton
Job ID: 47483
Department: Education
Area of Interest: Education
Job Type: Full Time
Shift: Variable
Relocation Provided:
Travel Required: No
Specialty: SN
Job Function: RN

Qualifications/Duties
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is seeking a full time Clinical Educator Specialist MS. The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications.

Master's degree in Nursing

Minimum 3 years clinical experience, 2 years staff development or adult education experience and/or demonstrated expertise.

Texas RN licensure, Professional Development Certification preferred; BLS Instructor
Women's & Infant services experience required ( antepartum, perinatal, postpartum, newborn/nicu)

Effective leadership & interpersonal communication skills; Verbal & written communication skills in English; Advanced knowledge of current professional nursing & health care issues.

Responsibilities:
Full time hours, Mon-Fri 8:00am -5:00pm or as needed

Utilizes current research and standards of practice to develop, analyze and coordinate a comprehensive plan of continuing education activities, including goals assessment, planning, implementation, needed resources, and evaluation methods to support hospital clinical goals.

Facilitates successful integration of employees into their work unit/hospital/THR system.

Functions as a consultant by collaborating with managers, staff, physicians, patients and other members of the healthcare team to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions regarding specific issues.

Serves as resource and mentor to staff by providing advanced perspectives in critical thinking, decison making and problem solving. Implements change to improve patient outcomes & employee retention. Accepts additional duties as assigned

Assess, defines, and revises clinical competencies for Women's Services based on unit/division requirements, current standards of practice, and research findings.
Performs annual Needs assessment to detemrine learning needs within specilty areass and outpatient areas.
Aligns Educational activites with THDN strategic plan, and works as team member within the Education department.
Seeks opportunities to enhance the Patient Experience and Patient safety
Utilizes PI information looking for trends, and
Seeks input from directors, professional staff, and multidisciplinary teams, and THR entities to determine learning needs.
Education programs reflect current clinical and education research findings.
Educational activies reflect adult learning and education principles.
Evaluates process, outcome, impact, and cost effectiveness of educational activities.
Evaluates process, outcome, impact, and cost effectiveness of educational activities.

Entity Information
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, located in Denton, Texas, is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art facility, serving people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma with 255 all-private beds. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and has a broad range of services, including Open Heart Surgical Services, The Center For Women, A Comprehensive Cardiac Services Department with Chest Pain Accredited designation, Outpatient Surgical Services, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 64 slice Computerized Tomography (CT), Bone-Density Screening, Wound Management/Ostomy Center, 28 all-private-bed Emergency Department, Accredited Mammography, Oncology Services, Physical Therapy, Lithotripsy, Sleep Studies and Sports Medicine.

Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V