West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

Nurse Education Instructor

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Full-timeJackson, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is required, except for employees hired to Clinical Education on or before April 18, 2016, who are grandfathered in terms of education.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing for practice in Tennessee is required.
Obtain American Heart Association Basic Life Support instructor status within six months of clinical education employment.
Obtain American Heart Association instructor status in at least one of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life Support within one year of clinical education employment, and maintain instructor statuses as required by American Heart Association policy.
Maintain current nursing-practice skills and knowledge of trends in an assigned specialty area.
Knowledge of legal guidelines normally acquired through three years of nursing experience, including two years in a specialty area, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and conduct orientation and ongoing education programs for personnel providing direct patient care.
Facilitate and enhance clinical practice and professional development for assigned nursing personnel under the general supervision of the Director of Clinical Education.
Evaluate the needs of health professionals and determine, implement, or develop best practices and programs to meet healthcare staff needs.
Develop and implement education and training programs for professional and non-professional staff that directly impact patient care.
Implement the general nursing orientation program as it relates to clinical practice.
Instruct staff on proper segregation and safe disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical waste.
Represent the hospital in community and professional development activities.
Attend education programs and participate in other activities that enhance nursing and education practice.

Desired Qualifications

Three years of nursing experience, including two years in a specialty area, is preferred.

Category:

RN Professional

City:

Jackson

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Coordinates and conducts orientation and ongoing education programs for personnel providing direct patient care. Under the general supervision of the Director of Clinical Education, facilitates and enhances clinical practice and professional development for assigned nursing personnel. Evaluates the needs of various health professionals to ascertain, implement, and /or develop the best practices and/or programs to meet the healthcare staff needs.

Responsibilities

Develops and implements education/training programs both for professional and non-professional staff that directly impact patient care.
Implements the general nursing orientation program as related to clinical practice.
Instructs the proper segregation and safe disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical waste.
Represents hospital in community and professional development activities.
Assumes responsibility for own professional development by attending education programs and participating in other activities that enhance the practice of Nursing and Education.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Baccalaureate of science degree in nursing required. All employees hired to Clinical Education on or before April 18, 2016, are considered grandfathered in terms of education and therefore are competent to perform their duties and responsibilities.
LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse as approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing for practice in the state of Tennessee. Obtains AHA BLS instructor status within 6 months of clinical education employment Obtains AHA instructor status in at least one of the following within 1 year of clinical education employment: ACLS, PALS Maintains AHA instructors statuses as required by AHA policy
EXPERIENCE: Current skills in nursing practice and trends in an assigned specialty area. Knowledge of legal guidelines as normally acquired in 3 years of nursing experience, including two years in a specialty area preferred.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

West Tennessee Healthcare is a public, not-for-profit health system based in Jackson, Tennessee, anchored by Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with 635 beds and several centers of excellence, including Women and Children, Cancer, Emergency, Rehabilitation, and Heart care. Care is delivered through a network of facilities offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty services, with centers coordinating to provide comprehensive treatment across the region. It differentiates itself by its not-for-profit, community-focused model and integrated centers of excellence under one regional system, rather than a for-profit, multi-provider setup. Its goal is to provide broad, community-focused healthcare across West Tennessee through an integrated hospital network, ensuring access to acute, specialty, emergency, rehabilitation, and cancer and heart services for residents in the area.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jackson, MS
Founded: 1950

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