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About the Job
MedStar Washington Hospital Center— a proud Magnet® designated academic medical center — is seeking an experienced and passionate Clinical Nurse Educators to join our Division of Nursing. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of nursing practice, support clinical excellence, and elevate patient care through evidence-based education and professional development.
Position Overview
The Nurse Educator acts as a clinical consultant and resource while closely collaborating with Nursing leaders, clinical specialists, physicians, preceptors, nursing staff, students, and external agencies. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement orientation and career advancement programs, lead research initiatives to enhance clinical practices, foster effective relationships across departments and institutions, utilize advanced teaching methods to educate and mentor individuals and groups, and oversee educational and quality improvement programs for our dedicated staff and students. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare education and nursing excellence!
We are currently seeking candidates with experience in the following areas:
- Medical Surgical/Cardiac
- Peri-operative and Procedural Areas
Key Responsibilities
- Designs, implements, and evaluates designated learning and educational programs and consultative services. Assesses learning needs through formal and informal approaches to data collection to determine specific education needs of associates.
- Applies teaching techniques that promote critical thinking and evidence-based practice incorporating principles of adult learning theory.
- Plans and conducts orientation of new personnel to facilitate a new associate's transition to the practice environment and meeting competency assessment requirements in conformance with departmental objectives, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
- Identifies and assesses learning needs and knowledge or skill gaps that require remediation and collaborates with unit leaders to promote critical thinking and competent patient care delivery.
- Collaborates with other departments, experts, and leaders, both internal and external to MedStar Health, to obtain information needed to purse development of relevant learning programs.
Why Join Us
- Work with a highly skilled, motivated, and committed team of professionals dedicated to excellence.
- Embrace a patient-centered approach and engage in multi-disciplinary collaboration.
- Competitive Comprehensive Benefit Plan.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in nursing required (Master's Preferred)
- Active DC RN License
- Experience in teaching or professional development preferred
- Three or more years' Experience in the specialty area(s) is also required
This position has a hiring range of
USD $87,318.00 - USD $157,289.00 /Yr.
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