Nurse Educator RN 8A-AntePos--Wom-Child Nursing-28014

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: 8A-Antepartum-Postpartum

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:00:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $48.07 - $83.16 per hour

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Summary

The Nurse Educator provides and coordinates care for a specific patient care unit(s). The Nurse Educator promotes quality patient care by participating in performance improvement activities, development of nursing staff, and clinical practice. The Nurse Educator serves as a role model for other clinical nursing staff. The Nurse Educator exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other Information

Required Job Qualifications:

• Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure.
• Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience and advanced knowledge in a specialized area of clinical nursing.
• National Certification achieved within 12 months of hire.
• Demonstrates advanced of analytical ability and problem solving skills.
• Ability to use electronic business programs and technology.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in complex organizational systems or programs.
• Communication skill is required in order to lead, teach and persuade others.
• Able to interact effectively with others in difficult situations that encompass organizational and departmental issues.
  
  

Preferred Job Qualifications

• APN license.
  
  

Physical Demands

• The ability to walk throughout the Medical Center and to be standing or walking most of the designated shift.
• Lifting or carrying objects 35-40 lbs. and lifting and positioning patients, some of whom exceed 300 lbs.
• The ability to check documents for errors, use a keyboard to enter and retrieve data, and closely examine specimen, images or reports is required.
• Work conditions include performing procedures where carelessness could result in injury or illness and contact with potentially infectious materials and/or strong chemical agents.
  
  

Responsibilities

Evidence Based Practice

• Integrates data and knowledge of growth and development in planning patient care.
• Leads process improvement teams targeting nursing practice and innovation using evidenced based practice and research findings.
• Develops effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices. (UD)
• Collaborates with Unit Director in the design, implementation and evaluation of process improvement initiatives at the unit, department and division level.
  
  

Relationship and Caring: (based on UD/some deletions)

• Creates an environment, which establishes a caring, therapeutic relationship with patients and families through effective communication, acknowledgement of patient/family perceptions of health and illness and mutual goal setting.
• Establishes constructive and strategic partnerships with peers, professional nurses, the University, other disciplines and departments to achieve positive clinical and service outcomes.
• Uses leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships within and across units.
  
  

Critical Thinking

• Promotes the development of critical thinking skills of all unit personnel through appreciative inquiry.
• Critically reviews cases and events to determine the Root causes and develop action plans for improvement.
  
  

Technical Expertise

• Collaborates with Unit Director to promote a culture of safety and accountability
• Utilizes clinical information systems to promote safety, quality and cost effective care. (UD)
• Strategically plans for ongoing education to acquire new knowledge and skills.
  
  

Leadership

• Leads nursing staff in the development of practice Innovations.
• Assumes a leadership role in analytical problem solving of both clinical and system wide issues.
  
  

Assists staff nurses in their professional growth.

• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice, including progress toward achievement of annual goals.
• Provides and invites ongoing performance feedback to peers, staff and other disciplines to achieve positive clinical and service outcomes.
  
  

Systems

• Contributes to the development of policies, procedure, protocols, and patient and staff educational materials.
• Participates in case management activities as negotiated with unit leadership.
• Establishes procedures and processes to ensure clinical excellence.
• Promotes continuity of care by working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
  
  

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.