Perioperative Services Educator - 661101

Company: Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
Location: Alamogordo
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned area--- Maintains required core competencies.--- Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i.e. name tag, dress code, parking, smoking, etc.)--- Maintains BLS, ACLS and PALS classification.--- Serves on selected committees as needed for the process of establishing policy and procedures to reflect current standards of care.--- Assists in the planning, development, and maintenance of a Nursing Services Orientation and Competency Program.--- Participates in presentation of the Operating Room Nursing orientation program, including PERIOP 101 etc.--- Makes self-available to nursing staff when on duty.--- Provides feedback to departmental managers on individual staff member's performance as requested and available. If individual needs of staff member identified, documents and refers in timely manner to department manager.--- Participates in the organization's CEARP accreditation.--- Attends education related meetings.--- Uses sick time appropriately.--- Participates in community health fair and education.--- Participates in the education committee and attends meeting quarterly.--- Incorporates the roles of facilitator, change agent consultant, and leader in learning activities that support the nurse in developing and maintaining continuing professional nursing competence.--- Assist learners to identify both their learning needs and effective learning activities required to meet those needs.--- Assist individuals and groups in defining problems, identifying available internal and external educational resources and selecting educational options.--- Integrates relevant research outcomes into nursing professional developmental and organizational goals.--- Demonstrate leadership by maintaining educational or clinical competencies appropriate to role, reflecting own professional growth and development.--- Demonstrates knowledge of relevant educational content and appropriate methods of delivery and the ability to develop and facilitate relevant and effective education for adult learners.--- Develops, maintains and enhances own expertise in testing and outcome measurement, evaluation, learning theories and principles, methodologies of delivery and knowledge of teaching.--- Collects pertinent information related to potential educational needs of the nurse and the organization.--- Participates in regular needs assessment using sources including but not limited to the nurse, professional organizations, consumers, nursing experts, and reports on trends in the healthcare system, legislation, information about societal and organizational trends, and reports of advances in treatment and technology.--- Analyzes assessment data to determine the target audience and learner needs.--- Identified needs are validated with the nurse, content experts and other educators when possible and appropriate.--- Identifies the general purpose and educational objectives for each learning activity.--- Educational objectives are determined from the identified needs and incorporate principles of adult learning.--- Educational objectives are stated in behavioral terms and are written as measurable goals.--- Identifies and collaborates with content experts to develop activities to facilitate learners' achievement of educational objectives.--- Learning activity content is individualized to the target audience, the resources available, and the domains of learning.--- Adult learning principles are evident in the planning and implementation of the learning activity.--- Conducts comprehensive evaluation of educational activities.--- Future educational activities are planned incorporating feedback data.--- Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues.--- Provides peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice.--- Interacts with colleagues to enhance professional nursing practice.--- Contributes to an environment that is conductive to the education of students, peers, colleagues and others.--- Contributes to a health and supportive work environment that fosters mutual respect.--- Integrates ethical principles into the practice of nursing professional development.--- Safeguards learners' rights related to the educational process.--- Sensitive to the boundaries of individual or organizational ownership of educational and program materials developed as part of the educator's fulfillment of work responsibilities.--- Properly credits colleagues work both published and unpublished.--- Promotional materials accurately represent learning activity.--- Practices in a manner that is sensitive to cultural diversity.--- Follows appropriate guidelines for commercial support of educational programs.--- Collaborates with organizations and other professionals in teaching, consultation, management, research, leadership, facilitation and change agent activities.--- Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving professional development activities, nursing practice and patient outcomes.--- Uses available evidence, including research data, in the educational activities.--- Advocates and plans for appropriate support services for educational activities.--- Provides an appropriate climate for learning that facilitates the adult learning process and maintenance of continuing professional nursing competence.--- Ensures that educational programs are congruent with organizational goals and are based on identified needs.--- Evaluates factors related to safety, effectiveness, availability and cost when choosing education options.--- Maintains excellent records.--- Practices in a manner that provides leadership in the work setting as well as the profession.--- Monitors educational, clinical practice, legislative and regulatory, organizational and health care delivery systems, issues and trends.--- Incorporated new models, techniques and theories related to nursing professional development and clinical practice.--- Provides guidance, resources and knowledge for professional growth of others.--- Participates in professional nursing organizations and the community.--- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.ExperienceRequired3 year(s): needs experience in the OREducationRequiredAssociate of Science or better in Nursing or related fieldPreferredBachelor of Science or better in Nursing or related fieldLicenses & CertificationsRequiredL-RN MultistateL-RN SinglestatePreferredC-PALSC-BLSC-ACLS

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