Registered Nurse Nurse Educator Surgical Services- Days, BSN, ! Yr Exp., Will Consider Floating RN in OR, GI LAB, Endo, or PACU Without Teaching Exp.

Operating Room Registered Nurse Educator 

POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN) – Nurse Educator

SPECIALTY UNIT: Operating Room

LOCATION: Arlington, TX

SHIFT: Days

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Description:

We are looking for an RN-Nurse Educator with Operating Room experience to provide the highest degree of education to our Registered Nurses, Surgical and Special Procedure Technicians for care and treatment in cardiothoracic, vascular, electrophysiology and advanced heart failure to ill, injured and recovering patients. 

Nurse educators are the driving force behind the training of skilled nursing and technician professionals. Nurse educators are registered nurses who combine their clinical experience and academic expertise to train students in nursing and technician skills. They determine educational curriculum and standards, prepare students to successfully transition out of academia, empower new nurses and technicians to thrive in the healthcare profession, and improve the systems that uphold nurse education.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate clinical and instructional expertise.  
• Responsible for nursing and technician staff development, delivers, coordinates, and evaluates learning activities for nursing and technician staff to meet orientation, regulatory training, and continuing education needs. 
• Collaborates with the nursing management team and Physicians to support quality patient care and strategic initiatives. 
• Exhibits creative and effective problem solving and initiative in managing change.
• Independently and efficiently performs responsibilities and day to day tasks.
• Design and implementation of staff development programs and demonstrated effectiveness in interpersonal competencies.  

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employee discount program
• Excellent room for growth and advancement

Requirements:

• Active RN license within State of practice.
• BWSN Required
• Five (5) years of experience as a RN in a Operating Room unit.  
• Two (2) plus years Professional Leader in nursing experience as Staff Educator preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
• Demonstrate expertise in area of clinical specialization; exceptional interpersonal relations and skills in problem solving, learning, instructing, and instructional planning. Computer literate, including use of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Professional, collaborative, innovative, flexible, and able and willing to assist team members hands on to assure high quality, safe and effective patient care for the population served. 
• Experience assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating education needs for team members supporting care of the patient population.
• Must maintain education, training, and certifications.