Clinical Nurse Educator- Critical Care | BWH

Job Summary

Full Time 40 Hours | BWH Main Campus Critical Care. The Clinical Nurse Educator reports to a designated Professional Development Manager and demonstrates clinical expertise by incorporating nursing theory and evidence-informed practice. The Clinical Nurse Educator participates in the execution of the staff development programs that contribute to the professional growth and development of nursing staff. The Clinical Nurse Educator establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with all disciplines and departments necessary to promote optimal patient outcomes and create a professional practice environment. The Clinical Nurse Educator promotes a just culture and a culture of safety and is positioned to be accessible to the nurse in direct care. The role requires competency in adult learning principles and a sound clinical nursing knowledge base. Hours are dependent on the program and the needs of the units.

Essential Functions

Orientation, Training and Professional Development

• Assists with central classes and orientation activities as needed.
• Participate in educational needs assessments and identify learning needs of patients and staff.
• Facilitate opportunities and developmental experiences necessary for staff to successfully precept, teach, and mentor others.
• Facilitate educational offerings that incorporate new initiatives, products, equipment, technology, policies, procedures, or regulations in either a classroom, a simulated laboratory setting, or an assigned patient care area.
• Track and monitor orientation progress for all department of nursing hires.
• Support competency training and annual HealthStream completion by all staff.
• Conduct an ongoing evaluation of educational offerings by using the latest evidence, scholarly information, and cost-effectiveness strategies.
• Serves as a nursing practice leader, coach and mentor to staff.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal process in an ongoing manner.
• Seeks feedback regarding role performance from his/her respective nurse leaders, peers, and others.
• Provides formal and informal opportunities for staff to develop personal career goals and recognizes their achievement.
• Provides ongoing formal and informal feedback regarding professional development to staff members.
• Facilitate and support peer-to-peer education.

Consultation/Collaboration

• Provides informal consultation on education and practice issues.
• Participates in committees and task forces as designated by the Professional Development Manager.
• Initiates and maintains effective collaborative relationships.
• Responds effectively to requests for education and training.
• Participates in developing nursing department policies and procedures with designated work teams.

Direct Patient Care

• Provides direct patient care in both collaboratively planned and emergent situations.
• Serves as a role model in providing expert care to patients.
• Engages in direct patient care experiences that promote, facilitate, and evaluate staff’s critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Models clinical decision-making skills and critical thinking behaviors in the clinical setting.
• Provides direct clinical support for orientation and training.
• Collaborates with nursing staff to manage emergency clinical situations.
• Serves as a clinical expert in patient care areas, maintaining and enhancing competency through a variety of methods, including but not limited to direct patient care, professional conferences, and participation in divisional journal clubs.

Quality / Research

• Participates in quality and process improvement initiatives as designated by the Professional Development Manager.
• Participates in Collaborative Care Reviews and supports improvement efforts as designated by the Professional Development Manager.
• Supports the education of new initiatives.
• Supports regulatory preparation and required learning.
• Implements audit plan as directed by the Professional Development Manager.
• Develops programs that are responsive to needs identified through divisional / unit quality data.
• Uses new information and/or research findings in developing and revising program content.