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Clinical Education Specialist RN Cardiac Procedural Services

$97,718.13 - $146,577.19 / year

Summary Job Overview The Clinical Education Specialist (CES) utilizes nursing arts and sciences, child development, education, psychosocial, and cultural theories to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive clinical care to patients and families at the unit level. They work independently, and in partnership with unit leadership and colleagues across departments. The CES provides expertise in education, educational design, adult learning theory, and scholarly inquiry. Major role responsibilities include competency management, education, role development, orientation/onboarding, research/EBP/QI, and collaborative partnerships. This position will support the educational needs of the Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR), Cath and Electrophysiology Lab, Cardiac Pre/Post Unit, and ECMO team. Our Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) cares for patients of all ages, including newborns requiring urgent surgery for complex heart defects. From minimally invasive repairs to open-heart procedures and heart transplants, our surgical team consistently delivers outcomes that surpass national benchmarks across the full spectrum of congenital heart surgeries. Together with Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Advanced Practice Providers (including Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants), Cardiac Anesthesiologists, and Surgical Technicians, our nurses successfully care for our pediatric cardiac patient population. With pediatric cardiac catheterization accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and the lowest-radiation equipment available, our pediatric cardiac catheterization team and facilities are among the most advanced in the world. By partnering with all cardiologists and sub-specialists in the Heart Institute, we care for patients with a wide range of heart conditions from birth to adulthood – and long after. The Pediatric and Adult Congenital Electrophysiology Program at Children's Hospital Colorado has been internationally recognized for treating children and young adults with pediatric cardiac arrhythmias. Seamlessly integrated with other pediatric cardiology subspecialties in our nationally ranked Heart Institute, our program provides top heart rhythm care for infants, children, teens and young adults. We also treat adults with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), providing lifetime treatment for patients born with congenital heart defects and heart rhythm abnormalities. From pediatric electrophysiology (EP) studies to cardiac ablation techniques, implantable heart pacing devices to cardiac genetics, we proudly offer the most advanced and sophisticated electrophysiology procedures and care in the region. The ECMO Program at Children's Colorado is comprised of a dedicated team of nearly 30 nurses and respiratory therapists called ECMO specialists. These specialists are trained by industry experts to monitor the ECMO circuit, one-on-one, at a patient's bedside. We treat approximately 80-90 kids per year in need of ECMO services. In addition to the ECMO specialists, Children's Colorado has an advanced clinical team specially trained in ECMO support. This team consists of dedicated ICU doctors, surgeons, nurses and perfusionists who oversee the program. This oversight includes specialized clinical and technical training, continued program development, investigation of new technology, and research to provide the best possible care for kids in need of heart and lung recovery. Department Name: Heart Institute Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits Shift: mostly days Monday through Friday, but must be available during some off shifts/weekends to support the teams as needed This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or equivalent with post-master’s certification in education Experience: 5 years of clinical pediatric experience. Previous experience in Cardiovascular Operating Room, Cath Lab and/or Cardiac Pre/Post experience preferred. Experience in ECMO preferred. Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire, American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) or Magnet approved certification. Licensure(s): Current Colorado RN License Duties & Responsibilities Designs , develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed team members to ensure they are prepared to practice safely and independently. Demonstrates leadership through team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships across the system. Assesses learning needs, incorporating adult learning principles, engaging learning strategies, and utilizing scholarly inquiry to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical education programs and outcomes to optimize patient care delivery and for team member’s ongoing clinical professional development. Ensures assessment, documentation, and record keeping of team members’ clinical competency. Mentors, develops, and evaluates preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires. Serves as a nurse planner, designer, and educator for unit clinical education programs. Demonstrates knowledge of effective communication principles and promotes communication among disciplines. Facilitates learning outcomes through innovative partnerships. Demonstrates skillful guidance and teaching of team members to advance the care of patients, families, and the profession of nursing. Supports quality improvement standards; regulatory standards; patient safety standards; error prevention tools, methodologies, technologies and resources. Salary Information Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $97,718.13 to $146,577.19 Benefits Information Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career. As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April. Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year. EEO Statement It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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Clinical Education Specialist RN Inpatient Heart Institute

Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO

$97,718.13 - $146,577.19 / year

Summary Job Overview The Clinical Education Specialist job description is in alignment with the Association of Nurses in Professional Development (ANPD). ANPD is the practice and thought leader for nursing professional development and the specialty practice organization upon which education specialists base their professional activities. ANPD has identified six core standards of practice on which this job description was heavily influenced: competency management, education, role development, orientation/onboarding, research/EBP/QI, and collaborative partnerships. This position will support the educational needs of the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) The Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) on Anschutz campus at Children’s Hospital Colorado offers a state- of-the-art unit with 24 beds dedicated to cardiac patients who do not need intensive care but are not well enough to go home. The CPCU team cares for patients across their entire lifespan and some of the subspecialty populations we commonly treat are: Maternal/Fetal, congenital heart disease, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), heart transplant, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension and single ventricle patients. The CPCU is served by an interdisciplinary team of highly specialized and trained team members including cardiologists, advanced practice providers, bachelor’s prepared nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, feeding specialists, social workers and education specialists that work closely together with the families to prepare them for discharge to home. The training we offer our CPCU team is diverse and emphasizes communication, teamwork, and critical thinking in addition to specialized clinical skills. We promote continued education and encourage team members to pursue specialty certifications. You will find our team to be a passionate and intelligent interdisciplinary team focused on providing excellent care to our patients, in a fast-paced environment. Department Name: Heart Institute Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits Shift: mostly days Monday through Friday, but must be available during some off shifts/weekends to support the teams as needed This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or equivalent with post-master’s certification in education Experience: 5 years of clinical pediatric experience. We are looking for a candidate with at least three (3) years of critical care experience, at least two (2) years in pediatric critical care. Cardiac experience strongly preferred. Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire, American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) or Magnet approved certification. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) required within six (6) months after hire per unit requirements. Licensure(s): Current Colorado RN License Essential Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform. Designs, coordinates, facilitates, onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed team members. Evaluates orientation and onboarding experiences to ensure newly hired team members are prepared to practice safely and independently. Mentors, develops, and evaluates preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires. Collaborative Partnerships: Demonstrates knowledge of effective communication principles and promotes communication among disciplines. Responds to diversity by recognizing, assessing, and adapting the nature of working relationships with other professionals and populations. Identifies and mitigates deterrents to collaboration. Participates in shared decision making, effective team work, and recognition of team and individual contributions. Collaborates with extraprofessional and other stakeholders to ensure educational programs are aligned with organizational goals and strategic plan Facilitates learning outcomes through innovative partnerships. Demonstrates skillful guidance and teaching of team members to advance the care of patients, families, and the profession of nursing. Acts as a resource to staff, department, and safety coaches related to patient safety issues Supports quality improvement standards; regulatory standards; patient safety standards; error prevention tools, methodologies, technologies and resources. Participates and mentors others in the development, implementation and evaluation of departmental, divisional and organizational goals to include research and the quality improvement/research process to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates leadership through team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships across the system. Salary Information Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $97,718.13 to $146,577.19 Benefits Information Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career. As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April. Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year. EEO Statement It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Registered Nurse Clinical Education Specialist PICU

Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO

$97,718.13 - $146,577.19 / year

Job Overview The Clinical Education Specialist (CES) utilizes nursing arts and sciences, child development, education, psychosocial, and cultural theories to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive clinical care to patients and families at the unit level. They work independently, and in partnership with unit leadership and colleagues across departments. The CES provides expertise in education, educational design, adult learning theory, and scholarly inquiry. Major role responsibilities include competency management, education, role development, orientation/onboarding, research/EBP/QI, and collaborative partnerships. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) provides care for children with life-threatening illnesses as well as those who are at serious risk for life threatening complications. We care for children from birth to 21 years of age. Patients treated here are experiencing multi-organ system failure, acute and chronic pulmonary conditions, meningitis, septic shock, near drowning, diabetic ketoacidosis, renal and/or hepatic failure, oncology/bone marrow transplant or airway management, among other diagnoses. Major diagnostic categories include respiratory, neurologic, injury/poisoning, trauma, oncologic and infectious disease. The PICU also provides care for patients receiving solid organ transplants as well as neurosurgical, burn, orthopedic, ENT and general pediatric surgical patients. Patients in the PICU are cared for by a multidisciplinary team including Pediatric Intensivists, RNs and dedicated PICU Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists, Nutritionists, Social Workers and Child Life Specialists. We provide family centered care by identifying and addressing the needs of the patient and family throughout their hospitalization. Department Name: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Anschutz Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits Shift: mostly Monday through Friday, normal business hours with some off shift coverage as needed This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater. Duties & Responsibilities Designs , develops, coordinates, facilitates, and evaluates onboarding and orientation programs for licensed and unlicensed team members to ensure they are prepared to practice safely and independently. Demonstrates leadership through team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships across the system. Assesses learning needs, incorporating adult learning principles, engaging learning strategies, and utilizing scholarly inquiry to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical education programs and outcomes to optimize patient care delivery and for team member’s ongoing clinical professional development. Ensures assessment, documentation, and record keeping of team members’ clinical competency. Mentors, develops, and evaluates preceptors to enhance learning experiences for all new hires. Serves as a nurse planner, designer, and educator for unit clinical education programs. Demonstrates knowledge of effective communication principles and promotes communication among disciplines. Facilitates learning outcomes through innovative partnerships. Demonstrates skillful guidance and teaching of team members to advance the care of patients, families, and the profession of nursing. Supports quality improvement standards; regulatory standards; patient safety standards; error prevention tools, methodologies, technologies and resources. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or equivalent with post-master’s certification in education Experience: 5 years of clinical pediatric experience. Previous PICU experience strongly preferred. Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire, American Nurses Credentialing Center(ANCC) or Magnet approved certification. Licensure(s): Current Colorado RN License Salary Information Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $97,718.13 to $146,577.19 Benefits Information Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career. As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April. Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year. EEO Statement It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.