RN - Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Educator

Job Summary

Becker’s Hospital Review, we’re working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing our region services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out. Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we’ve built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact.

Job Duties

The RN Clinical Nurse Educator serves in an expanded nursing role to develop, coordinate and provide oversight for the training program. Collaborates with the management team to design the staff orientation and ongoing staff development and training program. Develops orientation, and educational materials and process improvements to promote high quality orientation and ongoing professional development. Works with the leadership team to design, build and maintain documentation tools to support high quality and efficient processes.

This role is full time, 40 hours weekly, days. At least five (5) years of RN work experience is required.

• Designs, implements and evaluates education programs that enhance the patient experience and drive quality outcomes.
• Provides oversight to new employees, assisting with orientation scheduling, training, integration among all teams, and information systems training.
• Develops training materials for onboarding and ongoing staff development programs.
• Directs individual professional development through mentoring, coaching and education.
• Identifies staff with opportunities and designs staff-specific development plans to address gaps in performance and improve efficiency.
• Develops ongoing development programs that promote staff development as well as target opportunities for staff optimization.
• Provides training programs utilizing community based clinical experts.
• Leverages technology to support onboarding and staff development.
• Develops documentation tools to promote reliable and accurate documentation, assuring delivery of data elements.
• Evaluates and identifies problems, and proposes process improvement strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness that drives quality outcomes.
• Designs training programs to optimize outcomes across the health continuum with a focus on effective and safe transitions, quality care, utilization management and reducing avoidable readmissions back to acute care.

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance