RN Educator, Full Time, Days
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Huntsville Hospital Health System
Decatur, AL, US
Summary
The nurse educator identifies learning needs, plans and implements educational programs, and coordinates unit-based activities for nursing staff. They also facilitate competency assessments, oversee clinical rotations, and support recruitment and retention efforts.
Job Description
Overview
Job Summary:
Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision and values. Additionally, the nurse educator provides support to all Decatur Morgan Hospital Nursing Services employees by identifying needs for education, preparing and presenting education activities and evaluating the effectiveness of Nursing Resources activities and outcomes. Serves as a resource to all Nursing Services staff.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions
12. Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:
- Uses common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick
- Understands technical information from reference books, manuals, educational journals etc.
- Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers with skill
- Communicates with people
- Change from one duty to another frequently
- Follow and/or give precise instructions
- Records and interprets information accurately
- Demonstrates teaching skill / ability
- Current in BLS Instructor
Reasoning, Mathematical and Language Development are indicative of the general level of development required to do this job. Some, but not necessarily all, areas mentioned in this section will be included in this job.
Reasoning Development:
Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Deals with several abstract and concrete variables.
Mathematical Development:
Practical application of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion in addition to basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division abilities.
Language Development:
Reading: Read scientific and technical journals, abstracts, and financial reports. Records data via paper and electronic means.
Speaking:
Communicates verbally using effective voice tone, diction and medical terminology.
RELATIONSHIPS TO DATA, PEOPLE AND THINGS:
Data:
Gathers, complies and classifies information about patients and other people. Analyzes and interprets data to carry out operational functions of the hospital.
People:
Speaking, hearing, talking with people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving directions to staff, patients, families and/or visitors.
Things:
Manual dexterity: Use of body members or special devices to work, and perform functions pertinent to accomplishment of job assignment.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing – BSN required, MSN preferred. Possesses a nursing license in good standing in the State of Alabama
Experience: Minimum of five years hospital clinical experience. Time served as an instructor or preceptor preferred, but not required
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
