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This role is for a Clinical Educator in the Critical Care Division.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

GENERAL DUTIES

Education: Assists with the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education in the assigned clinical areas. Serves as a resource to nursing staff, nursing students, and other healthcare personnel in the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to nursing competency and critical thinking. Collaborates with Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development and unit department director/manager to oversee clinical training and patient safety initiatives in the assigned clinical area.

Role-Modeling/Coaching Nursing Practice: Models excellence in nursing practice through the utilization of advanced concepts in the areas of assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of perceived, actual, or potential problems that occur in a variety of patient populations. Assist new graduates and new hires during orientation to assigned clinical areas. Providing clinical expertise that supports clinical competency while reinforcing new knowledge. Provides oversight of all new clinical practices and reinforces current practices and processes with clinicians in the assigned clinical areas, establishing competency when appropriate. Assist and provides direction to nursing staff with clinical decision-making and priority setting, utilizing critical thinking skills.

Leadership: Collaborates with clinical staff nurses, unit directors/managers, Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development, and other members of the health care team to assure clinician performance meets established evidence-based standards; ensuring patient safety and quality is maintained. Demonstrates effective leadership: Acts with vision and purpose, fosters teamwork, and communicates effectively and openly. Complies with all hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and programs. Participates in departmental and hospital committees and meetings, and special projects as assigned to facilitate improvement of patient care tech and development of goals and objectives for the unit’s patient population.

Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, & Research: Maintains current knowledge, generates new knowledge, and integrates evidence-based practices into all educational initiatives Participates in and supports research activities. Participates in and supports quality improvement initiatives.

Acts as a Change Agent: Introduces and supports new ideas. Embraces meaningful change. Communicates the vision for the change. Develops programs to educate staff and help staff cope with change. Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession. Demonstrates energy, excitement, and a passion for quality work.

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EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Three years prior clinical experience.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or in healthcare related field. 

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Registered Nurse through the Louisiana State Board of Nursing 
American Heart Association Basic Life Support/CPR

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.  Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

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