RN Nurse Educator, Multidisciplinary Service Line, Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

Overview

Job Title: RN, Clinical Educator for Critical CareWe are Hiring at Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLocation: 1850 Bluegrass Ave. Louisville, KY 40215Shift Options: Full Time, First Shift

 

About UsUofL Health - Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is a 298-bed, full-service hospital which has served generations of patients in south Louisville. Originally founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1874, the hospital offers a full range of vascular, orthopedic, cardiac, neurological, surgical, rehabilitative and 24/7 emergency services including 24/7 STEMI service.Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is home to UofL Health – Weight Loss Care, the region’s only weight-loss management program utilizing the Lap-Band® System. In addition, the hospital provides the Orbera® gastric balloon procedure. The hospital has been recognized as one of the first health care facilities in the nation to receive a Blue Distinction® Center for bariatric surgery.The hospital partnered with sister facility, UofL Health – Peace Hospital to open a voluntary inpatient medical detox unit at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital to care for patients with substance use disorders. Most recently, Cancer & Blood Specialists, located adjacent to the Mary & Elizabeth Hospital campus, became the third location of UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center. At the center, patients will have continuity of care with trusted oncology and hematology providers, along with access to the multidisciplinary care, pioneering research and clinical trials of the Brown Cancer Center. In addition to the hospital, Mary & Elizabeth has three medical plazas on its campus to provide office space for a wide array of primary care and specialty physicians.

Our MissionAs an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

 

Responsibilities

The RN – Nursing Professional Development (NPD) II works collaboratively with leadership and the Education Department to improve the quality of patient care and nursing practice, with associated patient and organizational outcomes across UofL Health. The NPD 2 accomplishes this through facilitation of clinical education programs, professional development, and competency initiatives and professional development activities. Responsive to evolving educational needs across the system, and serves as a clinical expert, proficient educator, consultant, researcher, change agent, leader and interdisciplinary collaborator in specific area of responsibility across UofL Health. Collaborates to identify, develop and deliver educational programs for both individuals and groups in both clinical, classroom, and virtual settings. Fosters empowerment of clinical staff by providing clinical instruction and support to assure clinical competency of staff and safe, effective delivery of patient care, incorporating evidence-based practice (EBP), nursing research, and appropriate skill set standards and best practices. The NPD 2 actively participates in quality improvement (QI), EBP, and nursing research processes across the system. The position supports core behaviors, standards, values, and missions of UofL Health, accrediting bodies, and the profession of Nursing as a professional role model.

 

Clinical Expert• Serves as a role model to nursing staff in the delivery of excellent patient care for designated patient populations• Collaborates with nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to address complex patient care issues• Assists staff with clinical decision making and priority setting

• Collaborates with leadership to develop, evaluate, and implement standards of patient care / care planning and professional practice with attention to quality, service, cost effectiveness, comfort, safety, age specific implications, and cultural competence• Serves as a patient / family advocate, incorporating respect for and acknowledgement of cultural diversity and individual patient needs• Promotes an environment consistent with the core concepts of Patient Centered Care, and demonstration of the core values

 

Learning Facilitator• Facilitates the ongoing education, competency and professional development of the nursing staff and students to meet competency requirements in accordance with departmental objectives and appropriate accreditation standards• Coordinates orientation of newly hired nursing department employees to the organization• Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in competency based educational programs, utilizing current standards, regulations, and evidenced based resources• Collaborates in the development or modification of patient education materials, as appropriate• Collaborates with stakeholders to assess