Clinical Nurse Educator-Women's, ICN & Outpatient Peds

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) at Duke is instrumental in creating a professional nursing climate within Duke Health to meet the needs of the diverse environment and the global needs of Duke Health. This role will cover the Birth Center, ICN, and Outpatient Pediatric units and have opportunities to promote the professional development of staff by collaborating with unit and health system leaders.

Expected Hours: Salaried Position with an expected 40-hour workweek. 

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, values, and goals
• Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles and responsibilities - Interprets and communicates across multiple disciplines
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment

Leader:

• Serves as a role model to promote excellence and safety
• Maintains required educational and/or clinical competencies
• Seek opportunities to develop staff in various roles
• Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice
• Serves as a role model for education and professional nursing practice
• Role models and promotes the concept of lifelong learning
• Leads committees, workgroups and/or projects related to the implementation of educational activities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic Computer Skills in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Audiovisual equipment set-up an advantage

Education

• BSN required, MSN preferred.

Experience

• 5 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience required.
• A Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for 2 years of required experience.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina is required or compact RN licensure from participating compact state. (Must obtain permanent NC RN licensure within the first 90-days of employment)  
• BLS required. BLS, PALS, and NRP Instructor level certification is preferred.

The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) across the enti ties of Duke Medicineby providing staff development expertise as an educ ator, consultant,facilitator, change agent, leaders and researcher. Each supports thedevelopment of the bedside nurse, and fosters empowerment t hroughknowledge to achieve excellence through the delivery of evidenced basednursing practice. This occurs through the facilitation of theeducat ional process through assessment, development, planning,implementation and evaluation of competency assessment, continuingeducation and leadersh ip development. In addition, as a role model ofprofessional behavior, th e CNE is instrumental in creating aprofessional nursing climate within D uke Medicine to meet the needs ofthe diverse units within DUHS and the g lobal needs of Duke Medicine.Must be able to withstand physical activity which includes the abilityto move or lift at least 50 pounds. Travel ma y be required to facilitatecollaboration with entities across Duke Medicine.

Educator:- Conducts needs assessm ents using a variety of strategic tools- Assists learners in the assessm ent of needs and identification ofoutcomes- Incorporates principles of a dult learning in the planning,implementation, and evaluation of educatio n programs- Coordinates orientation of new staff to the organization- De velops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoingcompete ncy validation- Develops/coordinates core education to address patient p opulationspecific nursing care- Develops/coordinates core education for the development of besideleaders- Plans, prepares and maintains material s for use in educationalprograms for accuracy and relevance to the targe t audience- Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all type s of mediaand formats- Adjusts content and teaching strategies appropria te learner needs- Provides educational opportunities that benefit nurses at all stagesof their career development- Delivers competence based programs for nursing staff with a focus uponimprovement of skills and reten tion of knowledge- Develops evidence-based educational materials- Suppor ts staff development with educational activities (which includeremediati on, certification, mentoring, life support, JCAHO requirements,product r oll-outs, etc)- Evaluates the effectiveness of educational programming- Prepares short and long term planning and programs to addressidentified needs- Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within clinical experti se tofacilitate orientation, staff development and/or safe practiceConsu ltant:- Serves as an educational consultant to facilities, task forces,c ommittees, and projects relating to policy, procedure and programdevelop ment- Responses to regulatory mandates for research and management ofsen tinel events- Responds to identified needs of Duke Medicine to promote q ualitypatient care and safety- Collaborates with Duke Medicine to recomm end educational strategiesfor the implementation clinical standards- Consults with staff regarding individual learning needsResearcher:- Support s the integration of research into practice- Provides information to doc ument effectiveness of role as a staffdevelopment educator- Incorporates current educational evidence into individual practice asa staff develop ment expert- Conducts and/or contributes to nursing research- Interprets , communicates, and incorporates research findings intoprogram planningF acilitator:- Facilitates the adult learning process, creating a climate whichsupports learning across the health system- Identifies and recruits internal and external resources (nurse,doctor, other specialists) for e ducational activities- Coordinates educational activities (includes cont inuing educationcredit, clinical affiliations, nurse residency, etc) acr oss DukeMedicine- Participates in committees, task forces, projects for areas ofcoverage and Duke Medicine- Facilitates teambuilding and leaders hip development for areas ofcoverage and Duke Medicine- Participates in review of activities or processes for area of coverageand departmentChan ge Agent:- Responds to changes in nursing practice and develops programs tosupport those changes- Ensures that educational programs are congruen t with organizationalmissions, values, and goals- Maintains flexibility when managing multiple roles andresponsibilities- Interprets and communi cates across multiple disciplines- Promotes a safe and healthy work envi ronmentLeader:- Serves as a role model to promote excellence and safety- Maintains required educational and/or clinical competencies- Seek oppor tunities to develop staff in various roles- Integrates ethical principle s in all aspects of practice- Serves as a role model for education and p rofessional nursing practice- Role models and promotes the concept of li fe long learning- Leads committees, work groups and/or projects related to theimplementation of educational activities- Performs related duties as assigned

Basic Com puterSkills in Microsoft officeKnowledge of Audiovisual equipment set u p an advantage

N/A

BSN required, MSN preferred.

5 years of nursing, clinical educator, or nursing instructor experience required. A Master's Degree in Nursing may substituted for 2 years of required experience.

Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina required.    BLS required. BLS, ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP Instructor level certification is preferred.

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