Clinical Nurse Educator-Duke Raleigh Hospital

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About Duke Raleigh Hospital

 

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been part of Duke Health since 1998 and has served Wake County for more than 35 years. Duke Raleigh Hospital features 204 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

 

 

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The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) at Duke Raleigh Hospital is instrumental in creating a professional nursing climate within Duke University Health System to meet the needs of the diverse units within Duke Raleigh and the global needs of Duke. This role will cover all areas of nursing practice.

 

Expected Hours: 40 hour work week

 

Work Performed

 Educator:

• Conducts needs assessments using a variety of strategic tools
• Assists learners in the assessment of needs and identification of outcomes
• Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs
• Coordinates orientation of new staff to the organization
• Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation
• Develops/coordinates core education to address patient population-specific nursing care
• Develops/coordinates core education for the development of beside leaders
• Plans, prepares and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience
• Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all types of media and formats
• Adjusts content and teaching strategies appropriate learner needs
• Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stages of their career development
• Delivers competence-based programs for nursing staff with a focus upon the improvement of skills and retention of knowledge
• Develops evidence-based educational materials
• Supports staff development with educational activities (which include remediation, certification, mentoring, life support, JCAHO requirements, product roll-outs, etc)
• Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programming
• Prepares short and long term planning and programs to address identified needs
• Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within clinical expertise to facilitate orientation, staff development and/or safe practice

 

Consultant:

• Serves as an educational consultant to facilities, task forces, committees, and projects relating to policy, procedure and program development
• Responses to regulatory mandates for research and management of sentinel events
• Responds to identified needs of Duke Medicine to promote quality patient care and safety
• Collaborates with Duke Medicine to recommend educational strategies for the implementation of clinical standards
• Consults with staff regarding individual learning needs

 

Researcher:

• Supports the integration of research into practice
• Provides information to document the effectiveness of role as a staff development educator
• Incorporates current educational evidence into individual practice as a staff development expert
• Conducts and/or contributes to nursing research - Interprets, communicates, and incorporates research findings into program planning

 

Facilitator:

• Facilitates the adult learning process, creating a climate which supports learning across the health system
• Identifies and recruits internal and external resources (nurse, doctor, other specialists) for educational activities
• Coordinates educational activities (includes continuing education credit, clinical affiliations, nurse residency, etc) across Duke Medicine
• Participates in committees, task forces, projects for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
• Facilitates team building and leadership development for areas of coverage and Duke Medicine
• Participates in the review of activities or processes for the area of coverage and department

 

Change Agent:

• Responds to changes in nursing practice and develops programs to support those changes
• Ensures that educational programs are congruent with organizational missions, value