Nurse Educator Job at Dignity Health, Sacramento, CA

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  • Dignity Health
  • Sacramento, CA

Job Description

**Responsibilities** **Job Summary:** The incumbent is the clinical educator for a program or area of clinical practice. As a RN Clinical Educator for Perioperative Services, the Nurse Educator functions as an expert clinician in the above arena. They are responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating patient-specific and population based programs of care and associated competencies for patient care staff. The Educator provides expert knowledge and skill in a specialized area of practice to other nurses and the multidisciplinary health care team. They serve as a leader, consultant, mentor and change agent to achieve quality cost-effective outcomes. They have the ability and responsibility to communicate within and across the system to affect improved patient outcomes. The Educator has a responsibility to generate and evaluate evidence based practice through innovative evidence-based interventions, best practice guidelines and modification of professional standards, organizational policies that direct the care of nursing professionals and other providers to improve patient outcomes. The Educator functions include observing direct clinical practice , including assessment, and evaluating outcomes, teaching, as well as clinical competency development and assessment. The Educator works in partnership with the department management team. The Educator must role model the following role-based competencies: critical thinking, nursing judgments, clear communication and collaborative teamwork. This position is to provide education support to the following CV departments: PCU, CSU, and CIU in collaboration with the other PT CV Educator. **Qualifications** **Minimum Requirements:** + Current California RN License + BSN or equivalent experience and education + Current BLS certification (American Heart Association) + Skills: + Current nursing techniques, principles and practices. + Advanced perioperative nursing. + Regulatory/ accreditation agency standards. + Current Evidence based best practices. + Effective oral and written communication skills. + Staff development and needs assessment techniques. + Interpersonal relationship skills. + Current trends and issues in nursing. + Stress control techniques. + Problem solving skills. + Organizational and prioritization skills. + CQI and QA methodologies. + Computer skills. **Overview** Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement, Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center, Ventricular Assist Device, and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars, Practice Green Health 2021, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A", Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission, vision, and values. One Community. One Mission. One California ( **Pay Range** $64.64 - $83.51 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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