RN Nurse Education Coord - Education Department

Description

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Summary:
The Nurse Education Coordinator is responsible for designing and conducting educational programs for nursing/clinical staff. This position develops programs to keep existing staff up-to-date, and acts as general resource for nursing personnel.

Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates classes given by the department for precepting & charge nurses. The coordinator establishes the dates for the courses based on identified need, communicates the availability of the courses & identifies the faculty and curriculum for the courses. The coordinator also analyzes the evaluation data for effective teaching strategies & opportunities for improvement. The coordinator revises the courses as needed & works with staff for needs assessment of new curriculum content or additional related courses.
2. Supervises nursing and other clinical staff to include hiring, monitoring & guidance to staff in the areas of performance, counseling & disciplinary actions as needed. Provides guidance on professional development for staff. Provides administrative & programmatic guidance to staff in the director's absence. Oversight of Charge Nurse, Preceptor & AHA Program Development in addition to Liaison to Schools of Nursing and/or Medical Assisting. Facilitates the work of specialized nursing/clinical education providers for specific programs & job classes to ensure programs meet nursing/clinical staff education needs. Assesses program effectiveness for accuracy of content, evidence-based content & standards & outcomes of programs. Utilize needs assessment data to determine future programming & evaluation data to determine the need for revisions in programming.
3. The coordinator is a liaison to the various schools of nursing and/or medical assisting who have students in clinical placements at UNC. Coordinates the schedules of the school's students on the clinical rotations & communicates these assignments to the clinic and/or nurse coordinators. The coordinator works with the UNC nursing department/Outpatient Services and the schools of nursing/medical assisting faculty to problem solve any issues that arise due to faculty or student performance & is also a liaison to the schools with the UNC clinical areas. The coordinator also arranges the preceptor placements for the schools with the UNC nurse/clinic coordinators. The coordinator gives feedback to both parties on performance & operational issues & effective strategies in the clinical areas.
4. The coordinator works with other members of the department of nursing/Outpatient Services in developing content for nursing/clinical documentation related to the provision of care. The coordinator ensures that program content meets evidence-based standards of care. The coordinator is inclusive in his/her work with others to ensure that input into new programming encompasses the appropriate patient populations.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Master's degree in an appropriate discipline.
* Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Five (5) years of experience in tertiary care with three (3) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Education

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$38.55 - $55.43 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.