Clinical Educator

Your job is more than a job.

As a Clinical Educator and a nurse, you know the needs of your colleagues firsthand. You’ve been there, done that, and got the insight t-shirt to design, assess, coordinate, implement, and evaluate unit-based clinical nursing education.  You implement and support all unit-based educational activities such as onboarding new personnel and conducting in-service and continuing education programs for established nurses. You set the example for upholding nursing care standards and shaping/influencing nursing practices within the organization. Knowledge+skills+teacher= you.  

  

While promoting excellence, you serve as a clinical resource for nurses and other members of the care team.  Improving nursing practices is serious business in your mind and so you vigorously evaluate and re-evaluate standards of care. Championing your colleagues' trust and enhancing clinical skills is top of mind for you, always, because that little extra is what takes nursing and patient care from ordinary to extraordinary. We love that about you.  

  

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this clinical education nursing role. 
 
Your Everyday 

• Assist with the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education.  

• Serve as a resource to nursing staff, nursing students, and other healthcare personnel providing direction, priority-setting, clinical decision-making and critical thinking. 

• Collaborate with Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development and unit department director/manager to oversee clinical training and patient safety initiatives.  

• Utilize 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.  

• Provide clinical expertise that supports clinical competency and new clinical practices, while reinforcing current practices and processes. 

• Collaborate with clinical and healthcare teams to ensure clinician performance meets established evidence-based standards, patient safety and quality standards. 

• Demonstrate effective leadership: acting with vision and purpose, fostering teamwork, and communicating effectively and openly.  

• Use and support evidence-based practices and research in all educational initiatives. research activities and quality improvement initiatives. 

• Act as a change agent by introducing and embracing new ideas and communicating the vision for the change.  

• Demonstrate energy, excitement, and a passion for quality work. 

 

The Must-Haves 
 
Minimum: 

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. 

• Three years clinical experience. 

• Current American Heart Association BLS certification. 

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 New Orleans East Hospital

New Orleans East Hospital, vital to LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been New Orleans East’s and the surrounding community’s trusted healthcare leader since 2014, embodying our mission of not only superior care, but healthcare with heart, courtesy, concern, kindness, and welcoming spirit for everyone. Learn more about New Orleans East Hospital and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction.

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.

 

Simple things make the difference. 

1.    To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. 

2.    To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.  

3.    To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. 

4.    To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.