Nurse Educator - Long-Term Care

Job Title: Nurse Educator
Department: ETW RRH Extended Care Admin                     
Location: St. Mary's Campus                          
Hours Per Week: 0
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm or 8am-4:30pm                      
             

SUMMARY:

The Nurse Educator is responsible for identifying, developing, facilitating and evaluating educational activities for nursing and clinical staff. This position provides opportunities to promote life-long learning for employees and lends to safe, quality patient care.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates the orientation process for all new nurses and patient care technicians in the acute care area settings. Develops, organizes and delivers all classroom orientation lesson plans.
• Maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support instructor status and provides regular class instruction. Supports staff educational needs for emergency response measures.
• Provides ongoing educational needs assessment to identify relevant educational activities such as new diagnoses, new equipment, policy and procedure expectations, quality outcome data.
• In collaboration with Director/Managers, provides support and education remediation, as appropriate.
• Assesses staff competency levels and facilitates various methods to accomplish competency completion.
• Develops quality educational activities that includes all aspects of eligibility for ANCC contact hours. This includes advertisement, measurable objectives, content outline that is based on current, evidenced-based literature, evaluation and certificate.
• Maintains strict recordkeeping of all educational activities with attendance as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, NYDOH. 
• Utilizes a variety of learning methods such as Powerpoint presentations, on-line computer programs, self-learning packets, demo/re-demonstration, simulation training. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing 
• 2 years of clinical nursing experience. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Able to perform instructional inservice programs before potentially large groups. 
• Very good working knowledge of basic computer skills (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).

EDUCATION:

BS: Nursing (Required), MS: Nursing

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: 

BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA), RN - Registered Nurse - NYS Office of Professions

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Sedentary - Sedentary roles are primarily office-based and require prolonged sitting (67–100% of the workday) with minimal physical effort and lifting limited to under 10 lbs. Fine motor skills are necessary for computer work, writing, and telephone use, supported by clear visual and auditory ability. Cognitive and emotional demands are high due to extended concentration, frequent interruptions, independent decision-making, and information processing. Although physical exposure is low, administrative areas within healthcare environments may occasionally involve contact with infectious agents. Some roles may require flexible hours, TB screening, or a valid driver’s license.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$85,224.00 - $116,975.00Rochester14611

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.