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Dignity Health Nurse Educator NB in San Francisco, California
Overview
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital is an accredited not-for-profit community hospital that has been providing exceptional health care in San Francisco for more than 100 years. As San Francisco’s only downtown hospital Saint Francis is uniquely situated to care for international and domestic visitors as well as the residents that make up San Francisco’s diverse population.We encourage employee participation at all levels to encourage growth and excellence. Known as the downtown hospital Saint Francis boasts all private rooms and a friendly atmosphere.The hospital is renowned for orthopedics with leading programs in sports medicine joint replacement spine care and occupational medicine. Saint Francis is also known for outstanding acute burn care emergency medicine acute rehabilitation and a nationally-honored cancer care program.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Provides quality education to hospital staff based on identified learning needs. Demonstrates progressive experience and masters level preparation in nursing in the required specialty area. Scope of practice encompasses use of nursing process in the following major areas: practice, education, consultation, research and administration. This position is accountable for promoting excellence in the clinical nursing practice. The incumbent is a consultant to staff, nursing leaders, hospital administration, physicians, patients, family and community.
Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families.
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Participates in the development of the hospital education program.
Develops education plan for clinical specialty areas, implements and evaluates programs
Develops curricula based on hospital, corporate & regulatory requirements for both licensed & non-licensed staff
Schedules programs for the convenience of target audience
Advertises programs with appropriate lead time
Researches best practice standards
Conducts needs assessments to determine educational needs in specialty areas.
Assesses education and development needs in alignment with competencies and strategic goals
Provides remediation or referral to resources for staff with continued learning needs. Reports needs to management as appropriate
Administers needs analysis and develops programs to meet needs
Coordinates staff development programs including:
Hospital and Nursing orientation
CE program coordination to meet state, national & other regulatory requirements
On-going unit education as needed
New equipment and technology training
On-line learning programs & special projects
Serves as consultant to various groups within hospital, community and healthcare network, including local colleges.
Designs and coordinates new graduate RN programs.
Ensures continuous improvement of programs
Updates curriculum annually to address learning needs
Oversees student clinical & preceptor programs
Serves as an educational resource for special projects, new technology or equipment.
Provides oversight and direction for the on-line learning programs and required regulatory compliance programs.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Five years progressive experience in area of specialty including: needs assessment, coordination, planning, implementation, teaching and evaluation
Demonstrated working knowledge of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Experience in management of projects and adult learners to include: curriculum development, evaluation of personnel and interpretation and utilization of evidence based practice
Master's degree in Nursing
CT CPRBLS;RN
Pay Range
$54.43 - $78.93 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.