RN Clinical Educator

Perioperative Services, OPERATING ROOM

About the Job:

The Clinical Educator will plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate strategies to ensure appropriate onboarding, competency attainment and professional and preceptor development. The Perioperative Clinical Educator serves as a clinical expert to staff to facilitate the provision of patient-centered, evidence-based care to the surgical services population. As a transformational leader, the clinical educator serves as a role model, drives or facilitates change and promotes an environment of teamwork and collaboration. The Clinical Educator, Perioperative Services, works in collaboration with the Surgical Services leadership team and reports to the Director of Nursing Professional Development.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate, develop and implement the unit-based orientation program and monitor the progress of new hires throughout the orientation period

• Facilitate unit-based preceptor development

• Assess needs, design, coordinate, implement and evaluate educational activities utilizing principles of adult learners to maintain and advance clinical competence of perioperative staff.

• Review and revise unit-specific competencies in collaboration with unit leadership

• Develop, coordinate and deliver perioperative training program for novice operating room RNs

• Coach and mentor staff to enhance care delivery skills and foster safe, quality care

• Evaluate processes and procedures within perioperative services areas

• Assure compliance of area-specific educational requirements

• Maintain documentation of required education

• Contribute to annual performance appraisals of perioperative staff as requested

• Collaborate with peers to promote unit, departmental and organizational goals

• Participate in review and revision of perioperative and procedural areas policy and procedures based on evidence-based guidelines, standards and regulatory requirements (AORN, ASPAN, DNV etc.

Who You Are:

• Master’s degree in Nursing or the ability to complete within one year of hire.

• Current NH licensure as a Registered Nurse

• Specialty certification attained within two years of hire.

• Minimum of three years progressive clinical experience in the Operating Room.

Why You’ll Love Us:

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees

• Short-term, long-term disability, life & pet insurance

• Tuition reimbursement

• 403(b) Retirement savings plans

• Continuous earned time accrual

& So much more!

Southern New Hampshire Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.