RN Unit Educator Medical Surgical Department

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with nursing leadership team to assess education and performance needs of staff.


• Maintain proficiency as a Staff Nurse by providing patient care directly, precepting and/or providing bedside "just in time" education to the nursing staff.


• Serve as a clinical resource to staff; maintain visibility in the clinical environment for just in time learning facilitation and/or assisting in providing direct patient care. 


• Precept registered nurses new to the department.  Support role transition, role integration, skill acquisition and mastery as nursing staff advance from novice to expert.


• Develop and deliver education and training processes/activities to foster learning using strategies that engage learners in critical inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, and foster the development of competence in learners.


• Mentor and evaluate preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires.


• Partner with educators throughout the organization to design educational programs that employ a variety of teaching-learning strategies and the use of technology.


• Assist in maintaining employee education documentation via database or hard copy documentation.


• Provide reports to management on continuing education programs as needed or required.


• Assess the success of training programs and modify programs, as needed to drive clinical competency of unit staff.


• Provide direct patient care per the staff RN role in the assigned unit as needed or required.


• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of Nursing


• Preferred: Master's in nursing

Experience Requirements

• Minimum Required: Three (3) years of clinical experience in the designated specialty area where the position will be located


• Preferred: Five (5) years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a hospital setting. Experience developing and delivering both didactic simulated clinical education programs requiring skills demonstration in an acute hospital setting.

License/Certification Requirements

Minimum: 

• Registered Nurse License eligible to practice in the state of Indiana


• Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association


• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through AHA within six (6) months of hire

Preferred: Certification in Med-Surg, Orthopedics or Chemotherapy