- Location
- Newark, NJ, US
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Master
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Category
- Healthcare
- Role type
- Individual Contributor
- Environment
- Clinical
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Overview
Serve as an educator, consultant, researcher, and administrator to develop nursing staff competencies for safe, effective, and financially productive patient/family centered care. Must be a licensed RN in New Jersey with a Master's degree in Nursing and five years of nursing practice experience, including three years in acute hospital settings. Position requires strong communication and facilitation skills, knowledge of adult learning techniques, evidence-based practice, and healthcare standards. Experience in staff development is preferred. Role involves interfacing with diverse multidisciplinary teams to improve care delivery and foster collaborative relationships.
Description
Responsibilities
The primary purpose of the Educational Specialist position is to function as an Educator, Consultant, Researcher and Administrator in support in developing and expanding staff competencies to perform safely, effectively, and financially productive in a patient/family center Model of Care Delivery.
The Education Specialist is a positive role model, skilled communicator/facilitator, and non-territorial team player with solid teaching/learning skills. He/she is skilled at interfacing with broad and diverse groups in multi-disciplinary forums facilitated to learn, improve, and innovate care delivery. The Education Specialist has extensive knowledge of adult learning techniques, Evidence Based Practice/Practice Based Evidence Skills, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice for Staff Development, The Joint Commission Standards, National Patient Safety Goals, Department of Health Standards, Policy and Procedures of patient/Family Centered Principles. He/she engenders confidence and trust and fosters collaborative/collegial relationships that generate high staff achievement and goals.
Qualifications
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey. Master’s Degree in Nursing required. Five (5) years of nursing practice experience required in which at least three (3) years of experience in an acute hospital setting. Experience in staff development preferred. BLS (CPR) required.
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About University Hospital
University Hospital is located in Newark, NJ and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.