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Tri-County Health Care RN Clinical Nurse Educator in Wadena, Minnesota
Astera Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator (RN) with a passion to provide quality education to ensure safe, quality care for patients and families .
This is a full time, exempt position, scheduled at 80 hours bi-weekly. Hours generally 8:00am - 4:30pm with the occasional need to start earlier/later to accommodate night shift teams. Candidates must be willing and able to be on-site in Wadena, Minnesota.
Some responsibilities of the Clinical Nurse Educator include, but are not limited to the following:
Serves as a mentor, preceptor, educator, and leader providing education, training, and guidance to RN’s, LPN’s, HUC’s and CNA’s regarding safe and effective patient care, conducting procedures, competencies, and proficiency with procedures, and problem-solving regarding patient needs and delivering patient care.
Provides direct leadership with evaluation, revision, and implementation of the preceptorship program, policies, procedures, and protocols to accompany the learning modules being taught.
Represents ongoing education and competency need for Nursing. Initiates and ensures completion of competencies and certification/recertification of continuing education.
Evaluates and provides communication for the educational needs of Nursing staff including mandatory and elective programming.
Assists with planning, developing, teaching, and evaluating in-service and other education programs.
Serves as the main educator for Nursing programs
Provides leadership in the provision of safe and therapeutically effective nursing care to patients of all ages.
Coaches staff on the use of the nursing process and involvement in performance improvement opportunities.
May need to take a patient assignment with increased census and supervise on a regular basis.
Education and experience required:
Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN/BAN)
Current licensure as Registered Nurse (RN) in Minnesota
Maintain active BLS, CALS and ACLS Certifications
Benefits:
Comprehensive benefits package for part time and above including health, dental, vision, life and retirement.
Work-life balance through benefits such as paid time off, short and long-term disability and our employee wellness initiatives.
Astera Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.