Nurse Educator, Wake Market Endoscopy

Overview

Embark on a rewarding journey as a Nurse Educator (full time, days) in the Wake Endoscopy Units at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. You'll be part of a team of thriving health care professionals providing top-quality care to help patients in their healing journeys. This is your chance to make a real impact while being surrounded by a supportive team of leading medical experts! 

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for ensuring that nurses are educated to assess and identify patient care needs for assigned patient population. Education is provided based on unit/patient needs and includes but is not limited to skill based competency, equipment use expertise, and/or clinical assessment competency. Collaborates with all health care providers to enhance staff education and competency in the management of cost effective/clinically effective complex patient and family care. 

Position Highlights:  

• Shift Schedule:  Full time, Days, 8am – 5:00pm
• Department:  Wake Endoscopy Market/Units
• Location:  Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Winston Campus and Outpatient location, High Point Medical Center and Outpatient location.

What We Offer: 

• Generous PTO: Accrue up to 200 hours/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. 
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree. 
• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being. 
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid birthing-mother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave. 
• Retirement: Secure your financial future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.  

What You’ll Need:  

• Graduation from accredited School of Nursing; BSN required, MSN preferred
• Minimum 3yrs specialty (Endoscopy) Nursing experience..
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing 
• National certification in specialty required within one year of hire. 
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines  
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines   

How You’ll Impact Patient Care:  

As a skilled and compassionate Nurse Educator, you will play a pivotal role in our healthcare team, leading the coordination of patient care from assessment to evaluation. Your expertise will be showcased as you provide clinical education to nurses that prescribe, delegate, and carefully orchestrate nursing care tailored to each patient's unique needs, encompassing their age, health/illness status, and physiological/psychosocial well-being. By joining our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and contribute to our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional and top-quality healthcare.  

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:   

1. Teaches and demonstrates proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care and nursing skills (i.e. mobility, respiratory care, nutrition, pain management, oral care, preventing infection, lift equipment). 
2. Reinforces policies and procedures, protocols and guidelines with nursing staff. 
3. Coordinates nursing centered rounds and bedside reporting in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Case Manager with an ability to phase in multidisciplinary rounds. 
4. Provides population specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and staff development instructors in informal, on-site settings. 
5. Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth. 
6. Communicates in an effective, positive, and professional manner role modeling behaviors associated with Caring Science. 
7. Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility including assisting in teaching interpretation of and developing strategies to address nurse sensitive indicators and performance improvement. 
8. Supports provision of age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Effective oral, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills Critical thinking skills Delegation skills Knowledge of policies and procedures Ability to synthesize and prioritize knowledge Ability to tailor teaching to different learning styles 

 If you are a dedicated Nurse Educator looking to make a difference by providing training for nurses in patient care, we welcome you to be a part of our team in the Endoscopy Units at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical. Join us and experience the fulfillment of providing exceptional healthcare in a supportive and dynamic environment.  Apply today!