Clinical Nurse Educator-General Oncology Full Time Days

The Clinical Nurse Educator   reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Clinical Nurse Educator is an educator consultant role model staff / patient advocate change agent and collaboration with nursing and practice leadership peers mentors the quality team and the NM Academy this position designs develops implements and evaluates a variety of educational offerings in order to improve clinical care and clinical / organizational outcomes. This role elevates the standard of professional nursing practice and the organization by developing coaching and mentoring staff to become expert clinicians and leaders.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• ONBOARDING & COMPETENCY : develops coordinates administers facilitates and evaluates onboarding and competency programs
• Conducts onboarding training and competency evaluation of new and existing staff.
• Develops and evaluates initial onboarding and training programs establishes initial competencies continues and reinforces onboarding activities
• Evaluates orientation of staff identifies further instructional needs.
• Coordinates practice level annual competency evaluations
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Identifies educational needs develops evidence-based adult education strategies and project plans and implements appropriately.
• Facilitates formal and informal clinical staff education for system educational initiatives
• Develops evaluates and facilitates appropriate education program record keeping promotes continuing staff competence.
• Conducts learning needs assessments
• Provides ongoing staff clinical competency feedback assists manager in establishing and evaluating staff clinical performance expectations.
• Supports ongoing development of critical thinking skills among clinical staff
• Identifies and develops the practice level mentor and preceptor acts as a clinical resource to the practice level staff.
• Supports department quality assurance programs
• Participates in the development and education of evidence informed policies clinical guidelines procedures protocols and clinical tools
• Coordinates student affiliations and participates in curriculum development
• QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
• Participates in assurance of regulatory requirements and training implementation of quality metrics.
• Identifies areas of opportunity to streamline work processes improve workflow and achieve clinical staff top of license practice.
• Identifies and resolves problems related to the work environment and the quality and safety of care and services actively participates in quality and process improvement projects
• Contributes to monitoring of nursing sensitive indicators
• Contributes to innovation knowledge dissemination evidence-informed practice and research initiatives by participating in activities such as conferences and journal clubs
• May perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications : Required

Preferred :

Additional Information :

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and at times internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and we follow all local state and federal laws including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical emotional and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our  Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility :  Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Client Server,Actuarial,Manual Testing,Control Engineering,Financial Consulting

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1