Nursing Professional Development Educator

This individual will serve as the lead preceptor for nurses on the assigned unit. They will be expected to mentor and train newly hired or inexperienced nurses. This role involves facilitating orientation programs, providing hands-on clinical instruction, and evaluating competency development to ensure high quality patient care. They will be expected to communicate regularly with other nurse preceptors on the unit to build consistent and effective precepting practices.

Essential Functions:

1. Mentoring and teaching new nurses about policies, procedures, and protocols of the assigned patient care area and facility.
2. Deliver hands on clinical instruction to reinforce theoretical knowledge and assist new nurses in developing clinical judgment and critical thinking skills.
3. Providing hands-on training to new nurses in patient care techniques, medical equipment usage, and documentation procedures.
4. Evaluating the performance of new nurses and providing constructive feedback to ensure their professional growth.
5. Acting as a role model in demonstrating high-quality nursing care, professional behavior, and effective decision-making.
6. Work closely with nursing leadership, educators, and unit managers to ensure consistency in training programs.
7. Facilitating a supportive and positive learning environment to encourage learning and skill development.
8. Helping new nurses to integrate theory learned in the classroom with clinical practice.
9. Documenting and reporting on the progress of new nurses to nursing supervisors or managers.

Patient Population Served: Adult population, 18 and over

Supervision received: Clinical Education Department Manager

Special Qualifications: BSN, minimum of 5 years of cardiac stepdown, ICU, or telemetry experience.

Materials and Equipment Used: Computer, EMR, standard patent care area equipment